Category Archives: Media Players

BMW supporting Apple’s iOS4

July 14th, 2010

Yesterday BMW announced it will support Apple’s iOS 4 in their BMW and Mini product lines. By integrating iPod Out in iOS4 users of iPhones 3G/3GS/4 & iPod Touch 2nd/3rd generations to output and display Apple’s iPod interface on the vehicle’s dashboard display and controlled by the vehicle’s controls. To no surprise BMW’s controller is called [...]

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Tagged apple, BMW, culture, Innovation, interface, ios, ipod, mobile, music, tipping point, trends

Amazon’s Kindle capitulation ?

June 25th, 2010

Want to confuse customers? How about taking the “if ya can’t beat`em, join`em” approach…. I wonder what Bezos thinks about when you pull this type of capitulation. I cannot help but wonder about Amazon’s own statement: NO KINDLE REQUIRED. If anyone sees this add and is deciding which to choose, this move by Amazon cements the [...]

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Sports Illustrated on the iPad ?

June 24th, 2010

In January Time Inc., the publisher of Sports Illustrated showed off their own tablet highlighting a future issue of SI for tablet users. I immediately questioned their “announcement” to produce their own tablet. Clearly the business model for ANY publisher to develop a tablet is a mistake with the marketplace is its infancy. The internet forced [...]

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Tagged apple, business model, change, content, content providers, ebook, future, Innovation, ipad, itunes, marketplace, publishing, sports illustrated, time inc, trends, wireless

Wired magazine for tablets

May 26th, 2010

Wired Magazine has arrived for the iPad. Initial reports indicate each issue is ~500MB and will be $4.99/episode app via iTunes. Wired will be shipping additional tablet formats in the coming weeks. As initial reports are indicate this is a new, in depth re-birth of magazines for the digital world. By exploiting the iPad’s technologies the [...]

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The Future Of Magazines ?

April 21st, 2010

As long as magazine budgets can afford them, simply put…. most do not have these types of inflated budgets for regional/local monthly publications. Enjoy the ride – its the new era of print….as long as its done right. Tags: iPad, publishing, design, trends,

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Alice for the iPad

April 14th, 2010

The reason excitement for the iPad. I believe if more books like this come from the creative class we will have a revolution in reading. Books and magazines may will never be the same again. And ROIs will rise as well. Tags: iPad, magazine, book, digital publishing, Tablet, design, interactive, media player, innovation, trends

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Tagged apple, apple ipad, content, Design, ebook, Interactive, print, Tablet

HP’s Slate tablet

April 7th, 2010

This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained. Tags: HP, design, Slate, Tablet, eBook, education, trends

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Tagged adobe, change, culture, Design, digital content, hp, Innovation, media consumption, mobile, mobile experience, slate tablet, Tablet, trends

The New “Magazine”

March 28th, 2010

Apple’s iPad is already changing the landscape of print. This example seems to show how interactive a magazine can should be in the digital age. Tags: iPad, magazine, Tablet, design, media player, innovation, trends

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Penguin’s Upcoming Tablet books

March 17th, 2010

Penguin Books shares a preview of their educational books on the Apple iPad: Tags: Apple, Inc., design, iPad, Penguin, eBook, education, trends

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Transforming how we experience imaging

February 19th, 2010

Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, architect of Seadragon and the co-creator of Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces. Check out how this technology will change our approach to imaging. Tags: Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Seadragon, Photosynth, design, TED, [...]

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