Are there any alternative RSS Gadget for Windows 7?

Question

I would like to have a minimalistic RSS Feed Reader for my Windows 7. For that, I think a Gadget would be a good fit. And there is the default RSS Gadget. But it is really bad, because it's animated all the time, and this really distracts me, so I can't use it. It's OK (or good) if the gadget is animated when the RSS Feed is updated, but as long as the RSS Feed isn't updated it should just stay calm and not distract my work.

Are there any alternative RSS Gadget for Windows 7? (that are't distracting) Or any other minimalistic RSS Feed Reader, that can notify me for updates?

Answer 1

At the risk of being distracting,
I suggest you plug in your RSS feeds into the Google Reader and, start a Google Chrome session to view them. It is quite minimalistic in a sense and very comfortable to navigate.

Alternatively, check RSSOwl.

Answer 2

Apologies for the blatant self promotion :)

You could try hermesgadget.codeplex.com and turn scrolling off. Also delete all read items (Ctrl-Alt + Right Mouse button), so nothing to distract you until new items arrive.