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18 great iPad apps for consuming content

By Jason Hiner February 26, 2014, 12:06 PM PST

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18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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.

Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle
18 great iPad apps for 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

Zite
Zite
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

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18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Netflix
Netflix
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

YouTube
YouTube
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Pocket
Pocket
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Flipboard
Flipboard
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Longform
Longform
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

The Guardian Eyewitness
The Guardian Eyewitness
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Feedly
Feedly
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

SkyGrid
SkyGrid
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Trove
Trove
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

PBS
PBS
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

TED
TED
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Ken Burns
Ken Burns
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

60 Minutes
60 Minutes
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

Scrabble
Scrabble
18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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

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18 great iPad apps for consuming content

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). 

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