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November 3, 2006

Controlling Google Reader with a Cell Phone

Geeks are lazy in the good, time saving kind of way. I’m a geek and I’m always looking for more efficient ways to do things. Since I discovered the new Google Reader I’ve never looked back (sorry Rojo). My favorite feature of Reader is the short cut keys which has nearly removed the need to use the mouse (YES!).

However, I still wasn’t satisfied. I wanted to recline and read my RSS feeds rather than being hunched over the keyboard. I wanted to remote control all that Google RSS goodness. Enter Romeo which allows you to control your Mac through a bluetooth equipped cell phone. I’m still pretty ghetto with my Sony Ericsson T610 but it works like a charm! I can sit back and control Reader one handed.

I’ve attached the Google Reader Romeo Script to this post. Try it out, it’s not complete with all shortcuts but it works well enough for how I use it. Enjoy!

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  1. Несколько хаков для Google Reader « Fire_ant personal blog on 11.14.2006 at 8:37 am | permalink
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  3. Google Inside » Enhancing your Reader experience on 11.15.2006 at 2:21 pm | permalink
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  5. seamonkey420 on 11.22.2006 at 6:19 am | permalink
  6. nice! i’ll have to whip up my own Bluetooth HID for my Sony Ericsson Z710 hybrid (w/W710 firmware)! nice!

  7. Ben Wong on 11.23.2006 at 2:30 pm | permalink
  8. Interesting that this post got linked on the Google Blog and my views went up like 400%. That was pretty fun to see.

    See: http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2006/11/tools-to-improve-your-reader.html

    Anyways, quick note. Looks like Google Reader had a minor update today with some smarter scrolling. Using my T637 (thought it was a T610), I find it much more comfortable to hold the phone UPSIDE DOWN.

    This allows the screen section to sit firmly in my palm. More leverage, less tired thumb. Try it. :)

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  11. Tools to improve your Reader experience - Google Stuff. on 08.03.2007 at 2:46 pm | permalink
  12. [...] Controlling Google Reader with a Cell Phone : This add-on may be a bit out there, but in a nutshell it allows you to control Reader with your Bluetooth cellphone. Perhaps if used in combination with the full-screen style above, you can build your own Reader 10-foot user interface. [...]

  13. 19 Tips/Tools to improve Google Reader | MakeUseOf.com on 10.11.2007 at 12:16 pm | permalink
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