I have been a frequent user of The New York Times on my iPhone, and my anticipations for their similar application, Times Reader 2.0, for the computer desktop were high. I must admit that I am impressed, this is a brilliant way of reading news and a killer application based on Adobe Air (available for Linux, MacOS X and Windows). Times Reader 2.0 shows the power of Flash for enabling rich media, interactivity, and a more engaging overall experience. It also means that The New York Times has switched from Silverlight to Flash!

New York Times Reader

For accessibility you can scale the text between Small – Medium – Large. Pictures are shown in a small gallery with the indication 1 of X and with the possibility to turn “pages”. There is also a small set of settings that can set, and the most important one is Account log in. This enables access to paid content. The service costs $14.95 a month, the equalent paper service about $40 a month in New York, a considerable cost savings. And think about the environmental side of it!

Times Reader 2.0

CrunchGear had a bigger newsupdate on Times Reader 2.0 worth reading.