Who don't like a little touch of the all fresh look of Windows 8 tiles. Here is something i really liked and great that you can use it on all OS. The author says:
Enhance your New Tab Page with ultimate customizability and power. Awesome, like you.Ya its awesome. Here are few more facts: Features ======== - A New Tab Page with more than just icons; meet dynamic widgets - Move things around to fit your needs. Remove things that don't. - Create custom shortcuts (just like apps) anywhere on the web - Make your own widgets (if you're a developer) using HTML5/CSS3, just like a Chrome extension (because widgets *are* Chrome extensions!) Weather Widget ============== https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/goeepbfnllchoihkoiecpkkekbpfiboc Developing a widget? =================== This may help get you started: https://github.com/michaelhart/ntp-widget-shell When you're ready to publish your widget to the Chrome Web Store, be sure to mention that it is or contains a widget for Awesome New Tab Page. Be sure to include the text "Awesome New Tab Page" This way, widgets can be found here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/%22Awesome%20New%20Tab%20Page%22?utm_source=google-chrome-extension&utm_medium=awesomenewtabpage&utm_campaign=antp-download-widgets Source: Awesome New Tab Page