New York Times has released a Beta version of Times Reader, running on Microsoft?s new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), which is built into the Windows Vista OS and is included in the .Net 3.0 Framework service pack for Windows XP.

Features of this new application include:

-Embrace the easy-to-read format
Times Reader uses the same font and column structure you see in the printed paper. Also, there is no scrolling necessary — just use the arrow keys on your keyboard to turn the page.

-Read it offline
In just about one minute you can sync up Times Reader to the Web site to retrieve the latest news and photos.

-Don’t miss a thing
“What’s Read” allows you to quickly see how much of the paper you’ve read and lets you easily navigate to unread articles.

-Browse the “News in Pictures”
View a slide show with all of today’s photos and click on a specific photo to read the related article.

-Make it your own
Use tools to save, print and e-mail documents. You can also highlight and annotate passages within the text of articles.

-Read it anywhere
TimesReader automatically adjusts to fit any screen size, from an ultra mobile computing device to a ten-foot display.

Link- http://firstlook.nytimes.com/?category_name=times%20reader