Here are two new search features in Berry 411 based on direct end user request (the end user in this case being me.)
1. Get driving directions to a specific address by searching for the address in yellow pages (e.g. “206 1st Ave S, Seattle WA”).
2. Get local weather by searching Google for “weather”.

The following features have been around for a while but most people don’t know them.
3. Override the default location by adding a new location to the query string (e.g. “Pizza, New York”)
4. Search wikipedia by using the link at the top of Google results or by searching for “wk phrase”.

SearchEngineWatch notes a batch of new plugins for Google Desktop search.

It’s impressive that Google is turning desktop search into a real platform; its competitors are lagging in this respect.

Here are a few of the current batch of plugins that caught my eye:

Foldershare: Multiple computer search: Search all of your computers running GDS in parallel from any web browser.

Google Desktop Extreme: Google Desktop Extreme provides an interface to the Google Desktop Search Engine, which adds unique functionality to make your searches faster and more productive. Features include real-time feedback (searches as you type), auto-complete, sorting, grouping, and filtering of search results.

Java source plugin: This plugin allows Google Desktop Search to index JAVA and JAV files. Includes syntax coloring in the cache.

Mp3tag Audio Indexer: Mp3tag Audio Indexer is a freeware plugin for Google Desktop Search which indexes metadata of audio files. It supports the following audio formats: AAC, APE, APL, FLAC, MP4, M4A, M4B, MP+, MPC, OFR, OFS, OGG, SPX, TTA and WV.