ReadAIR – Google Reader on AIR
It’s getting kind of hard to keep track of all the AIR applications out there. I just saw that there is a new AIR application called ReadAir that lets you take your Google Reader feeds outside of the browser and into a very nice, OS X looking application. It reminds me a lot of NetNewsWire, which I’ve fallen in love with, but isn’t quite as integrated with things like FriendFeed as Google Reader is. And NetNewsWire only runs on a Mac.
ReadAir is pretty good. The newest version supports key shortcuts but I don’t see any way to share from the application. It’s also a bit sluggish with all of my feeds loaded into it. It’s an HTML/JavaScript application but it doesn’t look like it supports offline mode yet unfortunately. It’s a good start though, so it’s one to keep an eye on.
Via Fresh AIR Apps.
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May 16th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Nice find Ryan. I agree, it’s a little sluggish and to be honest, I still prefer working offline with gears but it’s a good start. When offline support is added I think this will be awesome.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Hi Ryan, thanks for reviewing my app. I too am a massive NetNewsWire fan and wanted something like it that worked with Google Reader. It’s early days, but I hope to get offline mode working very soon and improve those performance issues as well.
May 18th, 2008 at 4:56 am
Great job Adam. I think there will be a lot of value in this when you get offline mode working. Performance issues for me don’t really start until after 50 feeds are loaded.
Am I missing OPML import?
May 19th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I hate to say it, but what’s the point? They have taken a perfectly good web-based app and put a proprietary wrapper around it, which requires a download. What’s the upside? Offline mode … use Google Gears.
Personally offline mode for this type of app is a real tease. Most blog posts link to internet content anyway.
It’s app like this that make me wonder “what’s the point of AIR?”.
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 am
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