Google Reader Widget For The N97

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This morning, while erring on the net, relentlessly looking for something new to install on my Nokia N97, I stumbled upon this new Google Reader widget.

For those of you who aren’t very familiar with Google Reader, let me briefly explain what it is and what it does:

Google Reader is Web-based aggregation, which collects and reads RSS and Atom feeds; one of its most attractive features is that it can be used online or offline. This means that readers can download up to 2,000 items for offline viewing. Once back online, Google Reader updates itself.
Just like that!

This simply means that instead of browsing the dozens of website you daily browse, all their new posts are directly delivered to your Google Reader, where you chose wich to to read now, which to delete and which to read later (online or offline).

The widget can be found HERE. and was developed by the guys at nokiapp.com (You might of seen Carl from nokiapp comment on a few of posts here on n97fanatics.com)

You can also find the desktop version HERE.

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Noah Mittman

Use the Shortcuts widget, select Bookmark, add your Google Reader bookmark from the Web browser, done.

I'm getting rather tired of seeing news about a new _____.wgz that does nothing more than launch a mobile web page. What happens when you hit a link that navigates you away from the mobile site? Did the author provide a "Back" button (usually not)? Can you bookmark the site for later (no automatic inheritance of Web features)? It's NOT a actual widget experience. Please stop.

Julian

I just use the web version. Don't see how this one is any better.

calsavara

The problem is that there is no integration between this app, web browser and e-mail. If you want to read the original post on the web, you can't. And if you want to share the news with someone, the e-mail does not open. A Google Reader homescreen widget, with auto-updates would be perfect!

Timi

Nice find Amir!

tafkal

This is not a original widget. Its only a embedded link to google reader made for iPhone: http://www.google.com/reader/i/

Sitati

It's nice and simple, I like it. No homescreen widget though.. but that's a minor complaint as I've found the in-built RSS wigets quite unusable - there's just not enough space.

Someone make an Evernote client now!

P-Y Calmettes

So like the web version, can we load RSS feeds, then read them later offline on the N97 ?

Amir B

I think that clicking on the empty star next to the post title you want to save will keep it available for offline reading and tun the empty star into a fully yellow star.
I will have to try it out a bit later on!

More to come soon!!!

Mike Macias

I would love to have this feature as well. I'm desperaty seeking a Google Reader application with similar quality and feel as Gravity, the popular Twitter application.

Thanks Ben for posting this. It will come in handy for now.