Convergence

The Charge of the iBrigade

March 4, 2011 Convergence

I need juice. Constantly. Well, not me. Rather, my devices. All of those magical toys that keep me informed, keep me Tweeting, keep me listening to podcasts and watching YouTube and catapulting Angry Birds. They’re thirsty, demanding little electronic vampires. They need constant attention.

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Gestures Above the Fold

February 25, 2011 Convergence

Back when wombats roamed the earth web pages were lengthy. Content flowed freely from top to abyssal bottom, tremendous grey trunks of text broken but rarely by an image or block. This was when “hypertext” was still the paradigm, when every term and notion merited a bit of blue underline guiding the patient reader to […]

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Lessons In Social Capitalism

February 17, 2011 Convergence

By now you may have heard about Kickstarter.com, the web site where entrepreneurs with compelling ideas but empty pockets can go to crowdsource the financing they need to make their crazy dreams a reality. The site calls itself “a new way to fund and follow creativity,” and it functions as a platform for “patrons,” or […]

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Magazine Apps: A History (So Far)

November 24, 2010 Convergence

It’s been six months (OK, nearly seven) since the nerd world collectively paused and Mr. Jobs stood on his stage to debut that nifty little tablet thingy called the iPad (the what?! I remember thinking). Since then, sales estimates have ranged from 6 to 8 million, and we’re teetering on the brink of what is […]

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One Size Fits All Content Publishing?

August 4, 2010 Convergence

In the content publishing industry, we’re always discussing technology and how it could be applied to solve the little challenges of life. This article just popped up on our radar—which talks about the rise of designer Scott Dadich as the “Savior” of Condé Nast and how he became the new executive director of digital magazine […]

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“Apple Of My Eye,” an iPhone 4 Film

June 28, 2010 Convergence

Shot on an iPhone 4 and edited with the iMovie app on the iPhone in 48 hours by Michael Koerbel. Phenomenal and inspiring. “Apple of My Eye” – an iPhone 4 film from Michael Koerbel on Vimeo.

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Convince Me

June 2, 2010 Convergence

So the inevitable conversation has finally arrived in my household, initiated by an innocent question by email: I think we should get android phones. Our phones are useless for anything other than calls, and everyone who has smartphones LOVES them. It really makes me wonder what we’re missing. Ever the late adopter, I have to […]

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Adobe ♥’s Avatools

April 12, 2010 Convergence

Have you seen the sneak peek video Adobe posted on YouTube for something called “Content-Aware Fill,” a feature to be included in Photoshop CS5? (The full Creative Suite 5, including updates for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and much more was announced today and will ship in the coming month.) Check it out; the effect is pretty […]

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Excuse Me, Mr. Jobs, But Where’s The iMagRack?

March 29, 2010 Convergence

With the imminent arrival of Apple’s iPad—initial orders deliver on April 3—the iHype has reached a fever pitch. Soon, anyone who feels the urge (and pays the price) can hold the magical, mystical tablet in his or her hot little hands and read a book, play a game or download tens of thousands of apps […]

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E-Readers, Digital Mags Galore

December 8, 2009 Convergence

The custom media industry is buzzing about today’s announcement of a digital storefront for publishers (read the AdAge story here), but that’s not the only thing going on in the print-to-digital content world… Conde Nast and Adobe are building a digital version of Wired magazine, according to the Wall Street Journal. The e-reader app will […]

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To e-Read or Not to e-Read?

December 7, 2009 Convergence

Last week Time Inc. released this video of how Sports Illustrated magazine could come to life in an e-reader. In response, the UK newspaper The Sun released this video, showing how it’s been the best handheld device for years.

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More Augmented Reality

October 29, 2009 Convergence

On the heels of Popular Science’s animated cover, InStyle’s 3-D Holiday Shopping Guide, and Entertainment Weekly’s in-book videos, Esquire is pulling out all the stops and making its entire December issue the Augmented Reality Issue. It’s the first time a magazine has used this technology (you hold up the magazine page to a webcam, triggering […]

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A Hulu for Glossies?

October 29, 2009 Convergence

We can never resist a magazine or two when standing in the checkout line at Target. Now the retail chain is hoping to spawn similar magazine purchases online through a new digital magazine newsstand it has created in partnership with digital content provider Zinio. Target.com shoppers can order digital subscriptions, single copies, and archived copies […]

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Your Magazine, In Augmented Reality

June 22, 2009 Convergence

Magazines are dreaming up creative ways to sell their top real estate—the cover. But trying to bring in cover revenue while still appeasing ASME is a sticky situation. You could be as blatant as Parent & Child, with its corner cover ads. You could be sneaky like Esquire, with windows or flaps that reveal ads. […]

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