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more about #magazines more comments → ihatetwitter: Hopefully this will help them finally make money off digital. Like Hulu. more » orijimi: I sometimes miss reading WIRED, OXM, Popular Mechanics, and C & D. I'd pay a dollar a month for this if they're a part of it. more » TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: I was the beta tester of an preview version of this stunning project. It had some kind of weird code name... what was it again? Oh, yeah: "The Internet" more » OCEntertainment: I really can't quite get into the heads of some of these publishers. Some days, the "free content" age will destroy their entire industry, others they... more » Nathan Obbards: I think the cover of US in that photo says it all. more » Die Fledermaus: I wonder how much different this will be then Zinio, which I like. more » OCEntertainment: "I'm just going to cower in a corner with free stuff in my web browser until this all gets sorted out." As will everyone. Is there some class in bus... more » Hello Mister Walrus: "will format and publish rags that 'work across multiple digital platforms, whether the iPhone, the BlackBerry or countless other digital devices'" I... more » Segador: I've always found Zinio's online reader to be excellent; maybe they could use it. Zinio also claims that their iPhone reader app is "in development", ... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Regardless of its size I'm confident that Chen will have no trouble stuffing this device down his pants.. #appletablet more » jakebathman: I remember that picture from Apple with someone trying to shove a Dell in their back pocket...can someone finally 'shop this tablet mockup to that ima... more » BadUncle: Apple announces it's first join venture with American Apparel, offering the Tablet-friendly Mac Codpiece. #appletablet more » Howard Weliver: that depends on how big your fanny is... #appletablet more » tjbergen: It won't be 10", that's too big. more » dagamer34: What kind of handbag holds a 10" screen (rumored screen size of the tablet)? #appletablet more » -
#media
The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
Today, four prestigious magazine publishers, and News Corp, officially announced their new "digital storefront" for magazines and stuff. Buy it and put it on your E-reader! Are you sick of E-readers yet? You will be! And you'll be using one. [Gawker] -
#publishing
'Hulu for Magazines' to Be Announced Tomorrow
According to this tweet by All Things D's Peter Kafka, a "Hulu for magazines" will be announced tomorrow—though unlike Hulu, it will probably have subscriptions from the start, and might actually make money. But eh, I doubt it. -
#time
The Superfriends of Publishing Have a Grand Digital Plan to Save Magazines
That "Hulu for magazines" is happening. It's impressive in its sense of scope and desperation, with Time, Hearst and Conde Nast—bitter rivals that publish more than 50 magazines altogether—coming together to save print magazines by mummifying them digitally. More » -
#tablet
Apple's Tablet Pitch To Media: It's Small Enough For A Handbag, Too Big For A Pocket
There's excitement that Apple's in talks with Australian media companies to get content for a touchscreen reader-style product. It's not news to us, but at least there's a laugh in the size details given for the mystery device: More » -
#iphoneapps
Conde Nast Thinks You'll Buy Mags as iPhone Apps, $3 a Piece
People bitching that B&N and Amazon charge $10 for sweet lengthy timeless novels get ready: Conde Nast wants to sell monthly ad-supported magazines, rejiggered for your iPhone, for $3 each, starting with December issue of GQ. More » -
#magazines
Using the Red One and 5d Mark II to Create Living Magazines
Magazines are going down the crapper as a medium, but the crew at Alexx Henry photography envisions a world where OLED and eInk screens put motion into mags and makes them cutting-edge. More » -
#magazines
Time's "Hulu for Magazines" Idea Is So, So Doomed
Magazines are basically fucked. They know this, and figure the only way they're going to survive is if they manage to successfully navigate the transition to digital. Time's grand plan? A "Hulu for magazines." Oh boy. More » -
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#apple
Apple Tablet To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines
Steve Jobs said people don't read any more. But Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a "new device." And they're not just going for e-books and mags. They're aiming to redefine print. More » -
#iphone
June 1st New Yorker Cover Drawn Entirely on the iPhone
Artist Jorge Colombo took about an hour to fingerpaint an intricate Times Square scene on his iPhone using Brushes, a $4.99 iPhone drawing app. Now, it's the June 1st cover for The New Yorker. More » -
#rfid
Hands On with Amusement's RFID Magazine
The ultra-hip French gaming culture magazine Amusement recently published an RFID-loaded special edition. The company was kind enough to ship me a copy to check out. More » -
#photography
The First Foxy Magazine Cover to Be Shot In Video
Last week we told you that Esquire had shot their June magazine cover in video. This week, we see that Megan Fox photo in all its...wait, there is no way "Fox" is her real name. More » -
#photography
Megan Fox Esquire Cover Shot In Video, Not Stills
If the fusion of video cameras and dSLRs hadn't blurred enough before, Esquire shot their June issue cover of Megan Fox in video—a purported first in the magazine world. More » -
#media
The JJ Abrams Issue of Wired
In honor of the topic of Wired's May issue—Mystery—I will try not to reveal too much about it. Maybe just enough to explain to you why you shouldn't miss reading it. [Wired] More » -
#media
10 Ways Tech Magazines Are Failing Readers
Mike Elgan, former editor-in-chief for Windows Magazine, writes a great column on how gadgets blogs fail readers. It's solid feedback and tough love. Here's my list on why Tech Magazines are failing readers: More » -
#art
Art: Amusement Mag's Console Sculpture
Giz friend Jean Snow interviews Amusement editor Abdel Bounane for Ping Mag. I like the magazine's unique mix of game coverage with the feel of an art or fashion book. I love the photography. -
#retromodo
According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
Scouring the recently-posted PopSci archives on Google Books, reader Wesley Treat has put together a collection documenting the magazine's odd, decades-long obsession with the idea of a personal monowheel. More » -
#retromodo
The Roomba Foretold in 1959 Magazine
Usually, the tech magazines from 50+ years ago got things wrong, predicting crazy, impractical devices to make home care easier (for women). Well in 1959, RCA and Mechanix Illustrated got it right. -
#thegoodoldays
Browse the PopSci and PopMech Archives On Google Books' New Magazine Search
Google has added the complete archives of several magazines, including Popular Science (est. 1872) and Popular Mechanics (est. 1905), to its books search—complete with advertisements and illustrations. It's awesome. More »

