Although the Apple Tablet reality still remains to be confirmed, some of the big name magazines are already dreaming of the possibilities. In this case, Time Inc recently unveiled a tablet magazine demo for one of their most popular publications: Sports Illustrated.
The demo is actually pretty impressive and leaves you eager to know “what else will they think of doing”. It definitely gets the cogs in the head turning on what all can be accomplished with the marriage of tablets and magazines.
The field of sports is a great example but what about the possibilities for music? Clips of live shows, thousands of songs to play, exclusive interviews, etc. all at our fingertips and condensed in a nice little package.
Is this the future of magazines? It certainly looks to be an improvement but there are a few areas of concern. It’s doubtful that all of the current avid magazine readers will put down their trusty paper security blankets. Additionally, websites are already pretty much doing the same thing.
If the tab mags market it right and put their focus on user-experience and ease of accessing content, I think they might have something on their digital hands.
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