Times Reader Launches Using WPF

The New York Times has a brand new reading application based on WPF, or Windows Presentation Foundation, formerly called Avalon. This technology will be a component of Windows Vista, and promises to bring some interesting new capabilities for windows application designers. I believe the iBloks application, a video, image, and music sharing tool, is also built on WPF. This is a good glimpse of the types of slick applications coming down the road for windows users, many of which will certainly change the way we communicate electronically. Follow the link below to download the free beta (which may require you to set up a free nytimes.com account).
First Look - Times Reader

Originally spotted here.

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Posted by Rob Everton, Thursday, October 5th, 2006 at 6:24 pm Filed under Communications. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2 Responses to “Times Reader Launches Using WPF”

  1. Scott Says:
    October 6th, 2006 at 7:49 am

    Hmmm… I’m not sure I see the point of this.

    I went to download the trial and realized that I need to first install the .NET 3.0 Framework. Not sure how stable or secure this is; anyone else install it yet?

  2. Rob Everton Says:
    October 6th, 2006 at 3:52 pm

    I have installed it and it does appear to be stable. As a method of delivering documents/pubs to consumers in a format that is pleasant to read, I’ve really enjoyed Zinio, but now I’m wishing this was the incumbent leader.

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