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Google Reader has just taken the jump from being a purely online feed-reader to providing functionality that allows me to read any of my 2000 last Google Reader subscription items without needing to be online. It does this through what is ultimately a browser plugin: “Google Gears”. Once you install the Google Gears plugin – you get a little green download icon on the top right of your Google Reader, and you can download all your latest feed subscriptions. Google Gears sounds like it’s bigger than just that, but this is possibly the coolest thing about the feed-reader that was already well and truly my favourite going. It might just convince you Bloglines laggards to make the switch.

Google Reader running on Ninento’s Wii. To use it yourself at here.The new interface even makes use of the buttons found on your Wiimote. On my initial digging, I cannot find a similar interface designed specifically for the PS3 browser. If you insist on browsing the web on your Wii like some kind of stubborn myopic, now you can read your RSS feeds there as well. Google Reader just released a Wii-optimized version of their site, which you can view directly on your TV Continue reading