I noted the following thing:

• Integrated Browser - the Client comes with an integrated web-browser. Each page is represented in a new tab;
• Podcast Player - there is an integrated podcast player;
• Filter - Subscriptions can be filtered: unread, new, flagged;
• Flags - the Client can flag Items based on words in the title;
• Find Similar - this will locale similar Items in the library. Not sure what the heuristics behind this is;
• Smart Group - the idea of smart groups is interesting. This can only work when there is enough metadata for Lists, which is the case for RSS and/or Atom;
• Remote Groups - the Client recognises a remote group. One can see the Lists (feeds) and Items from a Bloglines account;

Supported MicroContent Type(s): Blogs •
Rating: 47 out of 90 points (checklist 1.4) • Developer: Think Mac Software • Version: 1.2.4 •

Checklist

• MicroContent (7/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
  
  • Structure - YES, standard blog structure. Not all information in the structure is readily available;
  • Multiplicity - YES. I assume that the various RSS and Atom feeds contain different fields;
  • Flexibility - NO, not relevant here;
  • MicroWeb - YES, a blog Item might contain images;
  • Pick-list fields - NO;
  • Merged - NO, not relevant;
  • Title - YES;
  • Description - YES;
  • Tags - YES, one can add tags on the subscription level;
  • Rating - YES, the user can add a rating to a subscription/feed;
  
  
• Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
  
  • View-pane - YES;
  • View-pane Styles - YES;
  • View-pane Window - NO;
  • Items-pane - YES;
  • Items-pane Views - NO, only a tabular format is available;
  • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
  • Items-pane Fields - NO;
  • Lists-pane - YES;
  • Browser-pane - NO;
  • Pane layout change - YES, one can chose from a compact widescreen, traditional and combined view;
  
  
• Item functions (5/10) - An Item is called a Headline.
  
  • View - YES, although not all field information is readily available;
  • Create - NO;
  • Edit - NO;
  • Mark - YES, the Client checks whether a user has seen an Item. And a user can bookmark an Item;
  • Search - YES, channel name, metadata or headlines;
  • Access Control - NO;
  • Duplicate Control - NO;
  • Delete - NO;
  • Persistence - YES, one can set a retaining period for all subscriptions;
  • Downloading - YES, one can specify whether an enclosure must be downloaded or not;
  
  
• List functions (10/17)
  
  • Local Lists - NO;
  • Connected Lists - NO;
  • Shared Lists - NO;
  • Remote Lists - YES, these are either RSS or Atom feeds. They are called Channels in this app;
  • Handpicked Lists - NO, the contents of each List is set by the author of the List;
  • Smart Lists - NO;
  • Recommendation Lists - YES, there is a find similar Items function;
  • List Metadata - YES, this is the information on the feed;
  • Statistics - YES, the Client shows the number of unread Items in a List;
  • Directory - YES, a list/group with possible feeds is available in a separate window;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Remove - NO;
  • Show - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent type;
  • Backup/revert - YES;
  • Refresh - YES;
  • Delete - YES;
  
  
• Group functions (6/9) - does the Client support groups?
  
  • Unlimited Depth - NO, it has just single depth;
  • Local Groups - YES;
  • Connected Groups - YES, one can see the subscriptions in Safari, NetNewsWire or NewsFire as separate groups;
  • Shared Groups - NO;
  • Remote Groups - YES, one can get the Items and subscriptions from Bloglines;
  • Handpicked Groups - NO;
  • Smart Groups - YES, logic based on channel metadata;
  • Recommendation Groups - NO;
  • Directory - YES, combined with the Lists;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES, the name can be edited;
  • Delete - YES;
  
  
• Import (2/6) - does the client allow for importing Items?
  
  • Classic - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent Type;
  • Standards - YES, an OPML-file;
  • Proprietary - NO;
  • Applications - YES, one can import feeds from Safari and other NewsReaders;
  • Bookmarklet - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  
  
• Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
  
  • Classic - NO;
  • Standard - NO;
  • Proprietary - NO;
  • HTML - YES, Items can be exported (saved) as HTML-files;
  • Print - YES;
  • Feeds - NO;
  • Local - NO, however a directory can be exported as OPML-file;
  • Connected - YES, one can synchronise with a iPod;
  • Shared - NO;
  • Remote: .Mac - NO;
  • Remote: FTP - NO;
  • Remote: RPC - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  • Application - NO;
  
  
• MacOSX (7/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
  
  • Look&Feel - YES;
  • Menu - YES;
  • Toolbar - NO;
  • Alt-click - YES, although ho feedback is given;
  • Ctrl-click - YES;
  • Drag&drop - YES, for adding subscriptions to folders;
  • Services - NO;
  • Dock - YES, for viewing the items in a subscription. users can add subscriptions to the dock;
  • Spotlight - NO;
  • Dashboard - NO;
  • AppleScript - NO, although the generic dictionary is available;
  • Framework - NO;
  • Menu bar - NO;
  • Plug-ins - YES, I assume that one can add new themes;
  • Language - NO, just English (I did see French localisation mentioned though);
  
  
  
  

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