Kompas App for the iPad
Any News Media Company should at least embrace the iPad as a device that can consume media well. Kompas, located in Jakarta, Indonesia, has done just that. It’s the first News Media Company that developed for the iPad in Indonesia. And it’s not just news that the app is providing, it’s beyond that. What’s inside is more than news on a device, it’s entirely unique, and it’s designed so you can read the news while enjoying the video within the app. Watch the Video below to see what I’m talking about.
So why should a news media company develop for the iPad? It’s not because it’s the latest and greatest from Apple, but if you are into video, surfing the internet, consuming media, the iPad does it well. There are shortcomings with the iPad, such that it’s not an ebook reader, it won’t do Flash Player, you won’t be able to browse the internet fully since Flash plug-ins isn’t built-in, but other sites without Flash will do fine. So, why am I so excited about this app? One, it’s because you can’t put video on a newspaper, two, you can’t scroll through multiple images for one story on a newspaper. And third, the way I see it, the iPad can and will change the way we read news, there will be interaction built into it, there will be rich media built into it, it will be different in how we perceive media as we know it.
So what does it take to do all these interactions? Well, you can thank Adobe InDesign for that, combined with the iPad SDK 3.2, you can built an application for any News Media Company and do it well. I’m still reading with my Kindle 2, because my eyes don’t get tired from a back-lit LCD screen. And because the Kindle 2 is way lighter, more comfortable to hold with one hand, and it’s simple. Sure it’s nice to read with the iPad since iBooks looks very nice when you flip the page, and it’s good enough if you don’t have Kindle.
Kompas Apps for the iPad is not in the App Store yet, should be there in a month or so, Kompas Editors’ Choice for iPad and Kompas.com app for the iPhone/iPod Touch is available now. Below is a brief video of what the Kompas Apps will be when it’s out. The app is not fully finish, but you’ll get the idea. I have left out the part where you can scroll through images in one article in the video. You can also check out another iPad App that was done by Kompas for their Business News Edition here.
Companies who are in iPad Bandwagon for their Magazine and News would be Wired, Time Magazine, Financial Times, Trends, Pottery Barn, USA Today, New York Times Editor’s Choice, How It Works, Popular Science, Winding Road, The Guardian Eyewitness, iCreate, Marvel and many more to list.
(Quotes from New York Times)
“And the techies are right about another thing: the iPad is not a laptop. It’s not nearly as good for creating stuff. On the other hand, it’s infinitely more convenient for consuming it–books, music, video, photos, Web, e-mail and so on. For most people, manipulating these digital materials directly by touching them is a completely new experience–and a deeply satisfying one.
The bottom line is that the iPad has been designed and built by a bunch of perfectionists. If you like the concept, you’ll love the machine.
The only question is: Do you like the concept?”
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