Where does the SI Tablet fit in the digital print food chain?
It’s got iPhone usability but with a bigger screen. Unlike the Nook, there’s no underlying black and white e-paper.* It is platform-agnostic and will work with Apple, HP-tablet, Samsung, Sony – anything that accommodates color. *Electronic paper, e-paper or electronic ink display is a display technology designed to mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper. What’s the underlying technology? Adobe Air plus Flex in a Windows 7 environment. This was just for the working prototype – for the real product we may use Adobe Air or HTML5 or when available, the Apple SDK if/when they release a tablet. How is it different from an e-Reader? It’s not just a copy of a website, nor is it a print magazine, it’s a third product. It’s 100 percent of the magazine, 30 percent of the website and 25 percent new features. For instance, you can play a game while watching a real-time game, you can access 10,000 photos vs. 100 photos, and you have extra video and editorial content. E-readers like Kindle are
