Read Google Offline !!- Google Gears

While loading Google Reader tonight , I noticed that a link called "Offline New" (see screenshot above ...pointed arrow) , as I clicked on the icon , it discovered that Google has been working on new open source program called Google Gears which allows web applications to run offline . I can see myself using it when I travel to read my RSS feeds offline . The company believes that in the long-term, Google Gears can help the industry to move toward a single standard for offline capabilities that all developers can use. Google Gears is a fantastic idea which addresses a major user concern, the availability of data and applications when no Internet connection is available, or when a connection is slow or unreliable. Google Gears works with all major browsers on all major platforms such as Windows, Mac and Linux....keep going google ....