http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/ Engadget Comments for Cynergy's magazine kiosk concept serves up digital content a la carte (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Yup, the two exact points I had in mind.
(1) Browsing/Purchasing one your own device is much easier
(2) People have to deal with a line to wait and use the surface]]>Mar 16th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Is this supposed to be a joke?
Why would you wait in line if you have a tablet PC that you use as an eReader? ]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
1. Some people might like the idea of browsing on a larger screen than on a tablet device, and of course a larger screen will enable to let you compare magazines or articles better, given the more ample real estate.
2. There could be more than one Surface table to browser at, and not all times of the day are necessarily busy. There are many magazine racks in local and big bookstores that aren't really crowded to the max. ]]>Mar 16th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
It looks great, but if you step back, it just makes no sense.]]>Mar 16th 2010 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/It's odd - it looks like the doctored the video to blur out that button, just not fast enough for the engadget super sleuths.

In general though, this thing is ridiculous. It's nice software that does something that nobody needs. Why the hell would you walk into a bricks and mortar store, e-reader in hand, to buy magazines? It would be like going to a record store to fill your PMP.]]>Mar 16th 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Get with the show. Buttons are so early-Q1 2010.]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
It's so me, I'm always out-fashioned : think about it, I still haven't pre-ordered my Ipad ! ]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
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I agree but I think they are missing the good opportunity that is to sell articles and not issues. To re-use their example " I'm planning to go to Afghanistan, let's download a bibliography of the last 10 articles of Nat Geo about it " ]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/That would be a good way for them to expand their concept and you would hope it was something they would introduce since there's no real need to limit the digital versions to simply be a 1:1 version of the dead tree edition, but for now it might simply be the case that only want to show the basic mechanics of the system.]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/Mar 16th 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
When they zoom in on the table right after he put the tablet on the table it shows that the guy has 10 credits. Prolly have to buy credit beforehand. ]]>Mar 16th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cynergys-magazine-stand-concept-serves-up-digital-content-a-la/
BUT

I can't see the need to charge people for magazines full of advertising.
Magazines should be free for download in a variety of formats pdf or whatever - they can even include rich video formats and interactive ads with clickable links (my favorite hobby magazine already does this)

Every new issue I get a dowload link emailed to me, I click and a few minutes later I have the issue stored to my HD and can read at my leisure.

All costs abosrbed by the advertiser.

Think how huge magazine readership would become if they were free. Advertisers would have a much larger audience.

With the massive amount of free content available I find it less likely that I will pay for content ever again.



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Whats the point if I still got to stand in line at-least with the other place (store) I can buy perhaps some chips and a soda]]>Mar 16th 2010 8:27PM