Does the below video, showing a souped-up prototype e-tablet version of Sports Illustrated, portend the future of magazines? I don’t know, but it sure is purrdy. (And no, I’m not talking about the Swimsuit Edition digression…)
The Kicker — December 11, 2009 10:31 AM
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I actually think it does portend the future of magazines. It's gonna seem awfully quaint to be flipping through some heavy, ad-ridden magazine when the person sitting next to us is zooming around on his Tablet like device.
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#1 Posted by Adam Levy, CJR on Fri 11 Dec 2009 at 05:08 PM