18 great iPad apps for consuming content
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Great iPad apps for consuming content
Great iPad apps for consuming content
As a companion to Jason Hiner’s article “Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone,” this set of screenshots introduces 18 great apps that play to a tablet’s biggest strength: consuming content.
1. Amazon Kindle
1. Amazon Kindle
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
2. Zite
2. Zite
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
3. Yahoo Weather
3. Yahoo Weather
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
4. Netflix
4. Netflix
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
5. Amazon Instant Video
5. Amazon Instant Video
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
6. YouTube
6. YouTube
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
7. Pocket
7. Pocket
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
8. Flipboard
8. Flipboard
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
9. Longform
9. Longform
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
10. The Guardian Eyewitness
10. The Guardian Eyewitness
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
11. Feedly
11. Feedly
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
12. SkyGrid
12. SkyGrid
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
13. Trove
13. Trove
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
14. PBS
14. PBS
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
15. TED
15. TED
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
16. Ken Burns
16. Ken Burns
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
17. 60 Minutes
17. 60 Minutes
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
18. Scrabble
18. Scrabble
See companion article: Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone
Rethinking the iPad, playing to its strengths
Rethinking the iPad, playing to its strengths
As noted in the article, Rethinking the iPad: A formula to make it useful if you’re already savvy on a laptop and smartphone, focusing the iPad on apps that play to its strengths can make it a lot more useful (not to mention a lot more enjoyable to use).
