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Month: October 2010

  • Nike+ GPS

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    A while back you probably noticed me tweeting and raving about Adidas’ miCoach app, which I’d started using for running (replacing Runkeeper). I was recently brought in to consult with the team behind rival program Nike+ about all things technology and Tokyo (and gaming too), and one of the things I promised before leaving was…

  • Coasting on 30,000

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    The sort of big news today in the digital publishing world — although not entirely surprising — is that Wired creative director Scott Dadich has left the magazine to focus entirely on his other gig, that of leading parent company Condé Nast’s digital publishing development. But the most interesting thing to come out of the…

  • New NYT App Stumbles Out

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    As I’ve written before, one my most-used apps on my iPad is the New York Times’ Editor’s Choice, despite its flaws. One of the biggest annoyances has been that it would include articles that were nothing more than slideshows (like “The Week in Culture Pictures”), but without the photos — how did something like this…

  • Tron Light Cyle in Ikebukuro West Gate Park

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    Patrick Macias — editor-in-chief of Otaku USA magazine, among MANY other things — has been in town for the past couple weeks, and he dropped by my neck of the woods the other day for a bit of Ikebukuro flavor. I wanted to start with some tonkatsu spaghetti at Nobu but it was unfortunately closed,…

  • Interview on J-WAVE

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    I was interviewed the other day for a short program on the Tokyo radio station J-WAVE about some of the things I love about Tokyo. Since it will be edited I’m not sure what will come through, but I did get to mention my meal of choice, tonkatsu spaghetti (that you can get at Nobu,…

  • Another Portrait/Landscape Mistake

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    Wired isn’t the only magazine that needs to be more careful about text that refers to images in a dual mode reading environment. I rather like Entertainment Weekly‘s The Must List app for iPad, and check out their 10 picks every week — I like how you can watch trailers and sample tracks from within…

  • Portrait Is Winning Over Landscape

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    At least according to a survey done by Condé Nast on what the preferred reading position is on iPad. From Folio (via Magtastic Blogsplosion): Condé Nast also noted that users preferred to read the magazines in portrait mode, but to watch video in landscape. Not that this is particularly surprising — when interacting with a…

  • Mogu Takahashi’s Chotto Omoshiroi Zine

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    I just posted this on SNOW Magazine, but thought it would make sense to have it here too — a new little zine by illustrator Mogu Takahashi called Chotto Omoshiroi, that comes with a fold-out poster.

  • Esquire on iPad

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    The latest big title launch on iPad is Esquire, with its October issue getting an iTunes App Store release just a few days ago. Although Esquire has had an iPhone version for a while now with fluctuating prices (older issues are currently being sold for $2), the first iPad version is priced at $5, although…

  • So Flipboard is a Magazine After All

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    The following video shows off a proof of concept for an upcoming web-based digital hip-hop magazine formatted for iPad called Hoodgrown Digital — notice anything familiar? It’s rather shocking how clearly they have ripped off Flipboard for the main interface, right down to the exact placement of selections. Even worse, this is being sold as…