IPad Today 84

iPad Today Episode 84

iPad Today 84: Tweetbot, Buzzfeed, Upcoming iPad 3

Leo & Sarah on iPad 3's imminent launch, the state of magazine apps, Tweetbot, Buzzfeed, National Geographic Traveler, & more!

Hosts

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • leoville.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com

Today's theme is...... MAGAZINES: THE GOOD & THE BAD!

• National Geographic Traveler
  • nationalgeographic.com/ipad, FREE

• Zinio
  • zinio.com, FREE

• The Daily
  • thedaily.com, FREE
  • The Daily has 80k subscribers
    • Had its one-year anniversary on Feb 2.
    • On a panel at CES David Brinker, The Daily’s SVP of Business Development & Operations, said “Maybe that should have been the date we launched the app the first time.”
    • It reported in October that it had 80,000 paying subscribers, needs 500,000 to turn a profit.
    • “If the marketplace takes three years to develop, just because you put out the product in year one doesn’t mean it won’t pay in three years.
    • Did The Daily launch too early?

• Distro
  • engadget.com, FREE

• 7 Billion
  • nationalgeographic.com, $4.99

SO, THAT HAPPENED.

• Apple to Announce iPad 3 1st Week in March
  • iPad 3 coming 1st week in March?
• Apple will dominate MWC… and it won’t even be there

ASK LEO:"Have you noticed that the new iPad gets released each year about the same time that most people are getting their tax refunds. I would guess that many like myself dedicate the tax refund to buying a new iPad. Do you think Apple thought of this when planning the release dates? -Mark"

DUH TIP:Steve in Vermont has a great duh tip for those of us with too many notifications (Chris Martin wrote in with the same tip)

• Swipe Alerts to Open Apps

iPAD TODAY STARS OF THE WEEK

• Leo as DJ Pauly D
  • made with KoolrPix Studio for iPad, thx Peter!
  • KoolrPix Studio for iPad, FREE

EMAIL

"I was watching the Madonna half time show on Sunday from the Superbowl, and spotted to what I think was an iPad used by LMFAO DJing. Brandon Morgan-Melo from Toronto Canada"

• iPad Spotted in Wild Superbowl Halftime Show

APP CAP AWARD

• sarah's app - Buzzfeed
  • buzzfeed.com, FREE
• leo's app - TweetBot
  • tapbots.com, $2.99

Sponsors

Slingbox

• ad times: :48 - 1:00 and 23:05 - 26:18

Audible

• ad times: 1:00 - 1:10 and 44:33 - 47:47

Production Information

• Edited by: Jeff
• Notes:

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