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✓ Even better!Wired have improved the app based on customer feedback. Smaller downloads, cheaper price, better usability and there is more coming. If you like the Wired magazine this is a must have! This is a perfect example of where magazines are heading..Version: 0
✓ ImpressiveThe first issue of Wired was so good I couldn't wait to download the next. I believe the developers have made optimum use of the iPad reading and interaction features. I look forward to the next issue. It is the ultimate magazine, why have I never picked up an issue before! Oh well, look forward to a long subription from me if they are anything like the first issue..Version: 0
✓ More please!This is the kind of content that will save the magazine industry. Even the ads are great (Lea and Perrin sauce interactive ad was really cool). Keep the great ideas coming. You've just scratched the surface..Version: 0
✓ IPad reading done rightThis is perhaps the only print adaptation so far to truly *get* the medium. Rather than an afterthought, this really feels like the definitive version of the magazine. The opening editorial promises future issues will continue to experiment with the format. If they live up to that, I'll very happily continue buying future issues..Version: 0
✓ $5 is crazyThis is the first and last time I'll be getting a digital issue of Wired. I already get the printed magazine for around $12 for a full years worth of magazine. Print is supposed to cost MORE because it's, well, printed! I know the content in here was cooler. Still this needs to be Free for paid magazine subscribers like my Wall Street Journal subscription is. There needs to be a digital subscription set price. I'm sure they are floating this to test the watts. I imagine a huge drop off next month. People of Wired: no one will pay $60 a year for your magazine. It should be $12 for a full year at the most. I'm sure like magazines everywhere your circulation is down. Making a digital mag may have other costs but certainly there is no CMYK ink and paper involved. Do the right thing and charge a normal piece. I'll gladly pay it. I think a lot of people will. Also, I can't wait to ditch all the paper which is very Eco friendly..Version: 0
✓ Sync timeHold on.. They updated to 1.3 and i had to download the reader app again from iTunes. However once installed, and fired-up, you can re-download all your previous issues (in app purchase) which is pretty cool especially if your space on your iPad is an issue - like me :-). The actual digital creation is top class but my GRIPE is the back-up time!! omg with Wired app installed it takes like 3 hours to sync - i'm not joking!!! Take off Wired and it's business as usual like 15 minutes.. Still a great digital experience thats for sure but hmm this sync thing needs to be sorted..Version: 0
✓ Great.... But September...It's a fantastic example of how to do a magazine on the iPad, and I've picked up every issue so far, but September is not showing up after installing the latest update - my money is waiting!.Version: 0
✓ Très belle édition numériqueDonner l'accès gratuit aux abonnés de la version papier est un coup de génie. La version papier et numérique se complètent bien, donnent beaucoup de flexibilité aux lecteurs..Version: 3.0
✓ GreatThis is a great magazine! It has interesting articles on a range of topics and I love the interactive elements. I had the same problem as everyone else with the June to July issue in that it wiped the previous issue and I wasn't able to re-download it again (kept getting stuck at 4.2MB). Fortunately I don't have the same problem this month. The app still contains the July issue. Well done!.Version: 0
✓ Excellent content, brilliant presentationWired guys always hit the right spot and their insight research has no match in the geek magazine industry; the presentation both in printed and digital editions are fantastic; love the interactive bits in the digital edition; Wired is the present of digital publication (you can't say is the future if it is available today). Others should follow in Wired's footsteps..Version: 3.0
✓ The Best magazine on the iPadThis is by far the best effort at utilizing the iPad's unique capabilities and form-factor in delivering an e-magazine..Version: 0
✓ Great for fans of the Mag, but big download.This is wonderful for any fan of wired magazine. Charts move and animate, there's video, audio snippets, and it's all part of the usual wired layout. The mag always seemed so full of attention to detail and style, bursting with information; a magazine that would be perfect as an iPad app. For all the good, it comes with some big problems, which will all need to be fixed when it isn't a first proof of concept anymore, i.e, next month. It is a very large download, you the customer, are paying for this download in some way, most certainly if you are in the antipodes. You also pay the iTunes store price of $6.49. Not very cheap for a magazine. Then there are full page giant ads (some interactive) throughout; that you have downloaded and payed for..Version: 0
✓ The future in your handsSo OK the content is bad but this is not reviewing this months content it is a review of the interface. This is the 5 different magazine I have tried and I like this the best. To me this feels like the future on magazines in your hands the ability to interact with different aspects of the magazine via touch. Also even though it makes the DL larger all the content is contained in one package, so if you press a video or sound link it does not have to download it. Nice, clean and quick, a good start looking forward to seem what comes next as mags like this try to better themselves..Version: 0
✓ Excellent!There seems to be a lot of negativity in the previous reviews. Most of them complain about technical issues or the size of the download. Yet they completely miss the whole 'experience' side of this magazine. I for once had no issue downloading my copy or the fact it is 505MB in size, so I'd like to focus on the visual experience of the new digital Wired. I think Conde, the publishers of this mag have perfectly recognised that their magazines need to bring another dimension for a reader, otherwise their future revenues can be easily threatened by aggregators and people 'expecting' free stuff on the Internet. Unlike the News Corp, putting their standard stuff behind a pay wall, we are offered a truly immersive experience by using very clever technology and added bonus content. This shows that digital publishing can bring added value to a reader and (perhaps) charge more for bits than dead tree content. Notwithstanding the combination with a backlit technology, such an iPad we can enjoy captivating photography or movie clips like never before. All in all, I thoroughly recommend this app and whilst you need to get used to scrolling pages and often a bit hidden extra content, this is one of the best ways to enjoy WIRED! Note to editor: Please bring us a UK version soon. Thanks..Version: 0
✓ Way better than print.As a way to read a magazine, particularly one like Wired, this pretty good. Better than pretty good really but I don't know what to call that - 4 stars might say it all. I'm driving this through an iPad 1 and some times, with the more complex (bigger??) graphics and interactive stuff my device just chucks it all in and throws me out. Nothing serious, I just climb back in and jump, Evel Knievel style, over the troublesome part. But I get my Wired reading done and the occasional interactive touches are enough to make it feel more than just e-reading. I don't think they really make enough of the technology though, especially for Wired. And some of the graphics where you have to touch the icon to see the descriptions - where there appears to be enough room for the text anyway - are a bit, well, lame. But, heck, they're pretty minor quibbles. My real gripe? I don't know how to cancel my print subscription and just keep the digital access. Now that would be a great addition to the app..Version: 4.2
✓ Print before digital...I currently reside in Jakarta Indonesia & actually bought the iPad because most of the magazines I read where becoming available on it. Not to mention the fact that they charge 3-4 times the cover price here... But what I can't understand is how the print issue is available here in Indonesia before the digital version comes out... Isn't there some way of seeing or being told when or how long until the next digital issue is available?.Version: 3.5
✓ Great magazine.Having subscribed to a few magazines via the Zinio app, and of those, only National Geographic being interactive, I can easily see the appeal of this magazine. It does look beautiful, it is very clear, the interactive aspects of the magazine are interesting, and the content is fantastic. Yes, it does have adverts, but for me, I find them quite interesting, being from the US and all. The price at £2.99 is not too expensive, but will have to see if they offer a lower price for a subscription. If you are interested in this kind of magazine, if you want to see the future of reading on the iPad and have £2.99 free, then buy it!.Version: 0
✓ Magazines as they should be£2.99 for this magazine!!!!!! From where I am sitting this is an absolute bargain - that said I think the price point is exactly right, and I would like to see all magazines at around this price point - not up to the £5 mark!!!!!! We are saving valuable resources by taking the online edition. Ok, I admit that the features available with an online magazine can easily outweigh those in paper format, live videos, interacting with objects - it really is cool. But then, for the first time in my Life i am actually taken by the adverts. This medium is seriously going to open up some great creative advertising. Interacting with adverts - seeing the new Mercedes Benz video advert within the advert, clicking a link to take me directly to the buy one get one free clothes offer advertised!!! It rocks. Companies should really get in on the act now, and i hope that the magazines get more from the advertisers to keep this medium cheap for us. I will never pay more for an online subscription than getting a hard copy and I hope these companies take note. Look forward to the next issue!.Version: 0
✓ Love it!Absolutely love it. I think the combination of vertical and horizontal scrolling is just so intuitive and in line with what Popular Science has done. The embedded interactive content makes me feel like I'm in Star Trek. Well done!.Version: 0
✓ Great content and layout, minor issue with downloadingYes, the magazine files can be large, and yes you have to leave the app in the foreground for 5 min for it to download. SO WHAT! It'll probably take you 10 times that long to read it, then you can delete it if you're so hard up for space. Unlike other magazines all the content is included in the download, videos and all. If you have a wifi tablet like me you can view all the content without having to be at an access point. The layout is top-notch and it has the same content you've come to know and love from Wired. The publishers took great care to create an pleasurable tablet experience instead of just scanning in their dead-tree version like so many other mags. Never any problems with print being too small and the whole magazine navigation just flows. Fix the downloading issue and it's easily worth five stars..Version: 3.5
✓ Can't see the September issue?I just downloaded the latest update, but I can't see the September issue. Is it blocked for my region (Australia). Other than that, I've really enjoyed the previous issues on the iPad. Update: I can see it now. They must have staggered the release..Version: 0
✓ It's good, but you do have to re-download already download editionsI think that the servers took a bashing when they issued the app update then everyone tried to re-download a 500MB magazine. The update doesn't warn you that you will have to re-download your June edition so be warned! After a while of the download being stuck it did start to work and I have also successfully downloaded the free ipad edition of wired that is in the new app. I haven't tried downloading the July edition yet and it shows in US dollars so not sure what will happen if/when I try to buy this from the UK. The other side is that this is the best layout of an iPad magazine that I have seen. Some other publishers could learn a few things from these guys..Version: 0
✓ Very Nice, But...The two way scrolling is absolutely the way to handle this kind of content. Also enjoyed the clever reformatting of content from landscape to portrait orientations. And the copy size makes for an easy read over the typical PDF dumps of the print version that other iPad magazines are using. But... the advertising overwhelms the articles - maybe you could implement an option setting that would hide the advertising after I had viewed an ad at least one or two times for at least 5-10 seconds. And let's work on a subscription price to reward loyal readers..Version: 0
✓ GorgeousThis is a gorgeous and well made app. Read other reviews for caughtionary tales, but I haven't had any of these problems. This is exactly how I imagined digital magazines should be. Good mix of well laid-out text and multimedia elements. I wish sound files would carry on playing as you read other pages though. My main wish is a contents list before you buy - the front page preview only gives a few articles..Version: 0
✓ Wow!!This magazine on ipad totally blew me away for what it is. The way you swipe between articles, play videos for advertisements, touch buttons which change pictures and just the whole interactivity of it is phenomenal. It absolutely redefines what iPad can gives us a glimpse of what we should be expecting in the near future. Well done WIRED..Version: 0
✓ OMG - It's actually good!How can they call this a Magazine? It's not - it's a Maga-SEEN! Sure, as some other reviewers have said, it's not always clear where you can touch (or what you can touch) to get an interactive experience, but I think half the fun is in exploring it yourself! I was wrong when I said elsewhere that the iPad wouldn't save the Magazine Industry... Wired has just set the new Benchmark for other online Magazine Publishers to follow. Looking forward to the next edition - well worth the money!!!.Version: 0
✓ Good, But Could Be BetterI'm fairly impressed by the app design and content, but some niggling issues let the app down. No option to disable the intro video is very annoying, as it plays every time you return to the beginning of the magazine -- a simple 'mark as watched' option would suffice for all video content. The ability to bookmark pages is missing, and the addition would be a welcome navigation aid. A dictionary lookup option would also be nice..Version: 3.0
✓ Best magazine adaptation out thereFirstly the price is just right, it works out around $20 cheaper than an annual international subscription. The navigation is the best I've seen on any magazine adaptation, it would be helpful for a visual indicator that the magazine goes down the page as this is not always obvious. The interactive elements make this application truly great. It hasn't been over used and where it has been used its in a logical place to do so. Fantastic adaptation and I'm sure it'll only get better..Version: 0
✓ Gold standard for digital magazinesThe Wired team has paid a lot of attention to what it means to deliver electronic content. Other digital magazines who think that offering a simple page turning metaphor is the best way of interacting with an iPad just doesn't 'get it'. This is a joy to use, the way you browse and read the articles is novel yet intuitive. This digital magazine offers the best user experience, period..Version: 0
✓ One of the best iPad magazine apps..I have 3 other iPad magazine apps (Popular science, maximum PC and Maxim) and Wired is the best one (tech wise of course). Shows great, love the animations on the articles and the occasional videos. They do a great job with this app. For $20 a year I personally don't think you can go wrong (although if you can get it cheaper from Wired directly why not. I didn't know that). But for the work they put into this magazine I am not complaining and i will renew no problem Always enjoy reading it. Only thing to say for those with a 16 GB iPad you are in trouble because some magazine files are really large and will eat up space quickly. I have a 32 GB and I can hold 9 or 10 mags along with every other mag and apps, books, movies etc before I run out. Of space..Version: 3.7
✓ Good magazine. Nice format. Needs cut and paste.I like readIng the magazine this way. I would really like to be able to copy text. It's a shame to have the magazine in this format, but be stuck with the limitations of paper. I wanted to look up a name from one of the stories... by the time I got my browser open, I couldn't remember what to search for..Version: 0
✓ Wow!I love the magazine on the iPad and exactly what I was hoping for with several of my favorite tech magazines! I just downloaded July and this was my first experience with Wired on my iPad. I am extremely impressed and find it an utter joy to read. However, I won't be downloading many copies at $3.99 each. I just don't understand the publishers of these magazines and news papers. Why are you being pigs on the pricing? Don't you understand that most of us stopped buying your hard copies years ago and is perfectly happy getting our news and info on the web for free? Look, I love reading books and certain periodicals on my iPad, laptop, or my iPhone. But I am not going to fork over $50 a year to do so. Price it right!! $0.99 per copy and I (along with millions others) will buy it every month. But you can't charge more than an annual mail subscription and expect people to buy! I know your biggest cost are the trees you kill for the hard copies. Just be businessmen and charge us a modest price for a digital copy and find adverting partners and bring back your industry! Otherwise, roll over and die and let the bloggers and web news sites take over your readership!.Version: 0
✓ What all traditional print media should aspire toI've downloaded most if not all of the initial attempts to transplant the magazine media to the ipad (Wired, Popular Science, GamesTM, How It Works, etc) and Wired is the only one in this crop that has nailed what magazine-related content should look and feel like in tablet form without prejudicing the classic hard copy form. I have both versions of the current issue in ipad and paper form and I do not regret having paid twice for similar content as the "reason for being" for each form is fundamentally different from the other. The paper Wired is a celebration of lay-out, the 2-page spread, and vibrant print -- it is still one of the best magazines currently being produced. The iPad Wired is a glimpse into the future of how stories, reviews, and advertising flow between screens and embedded media forms contained in a coherent digital pack. Compared to the Popular Science attempt (which rates a 3/5 at best), Wired seems to have invested more design time / testing to how intuitive it would be to the iPad reader. Compared to Pop Sci, moving from page to page in Wired is easy and the interactivity elements enhance the reading experience rather than call attention to itself. Most importantly, Wired for iPad pays its respects to both the new iPad user and the iPad itself for thinking through the new medium and trying things out instead of just pdf-ing the past year of issues (I'm talking to you Pixelmag)..Version: 0
✓ That's how you do it!This is the gold standard for iPad digital magazines. Clever animation and easy navigation. Wired also has a great balance between short service pieces and long form articles. Always a good read. Other mag apps could learn a lot from Wired..Version: 3.7
✓ Wired PLEASE LISTEN!!!This digital magazine should be the envy of all other magazines offered through iTunes. We have finally reached the pinnacle of electronic media with this Wired issue. I would say it is close to flawless, the content is interesting, interactive and everything I could have hoped for. One thing Wired is behind on is the way Apps are offered to consumers now a days. A paid app should = little to no advertising. While a free app can be bogged down with different advertisements. With a price point of $4.99 is very step, especially taking up over half a gig of space. I love your magazine but please take a hint from Marvel, make an app that contains your magazine, don't make each edition its own app. I'm far from the type of person who complains about the price of an app truly, but its very expensive especially when you can get a years worth of the paper magazine for under $10 with a free hat. Two things, bring it down to a reasonable price, otherwise you will not see as high of a purchase rate (everyone wanted to check out the first one) two organize it in a more convenient way for users..Version: 0
✓ A good first attempt but to expensiveLooks good content as always with wired is very good and the interactive content works well but there are a few issues... 1. Why on earth doesn't it have pinch to zoom? 2. 500 Meg download! (should at least be a lite version without video etc for when you don't have access to wifi) 3. Navigation seems a bit arbitrary on occasions do I go right or down or up and how do I know?.Version: 0
✓ StunningI admit I was a little skeptical about purchasing this initially, however once I got past the cover, I was just blown away-- the presentation, the images-- they're just visually stunning (even the ads!). Not to take anything at all away from the content, which was just fantastic.. This application doesn't just raise the bar, redefines what's possible on the iPad..Version: 0
✓ Calm down, you won't be charged twiceFirst, for those who were displeased (as I was) when your previously purchased copies of Wired disappeared: There is a simple solution. For those editions that you have already purchased, simply go through the motions of purchasing them again and after you confirm that you'd like to buy it and enter your password you will get a message confirming that you have in fact already paid for the edition in question and your download will immediately start. No extra charge. YAY!! Now, about the app generally: I love it. I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 for two reasons: (1) I wish I could subscribe to it, rather than have to buy it every month. And (2) This confusion over reacquiring previously purchased editions has been going on for days and Conde Nast has offered no suggestions or support in the app store, thus causing fans of the app like me unnecessary irritation..Version: 1.6
✓ Great app -- but the shape of things to come?I've been waiting for this app to come out since the iPad's launch, and it doesn't disappoint. More than all the other magazine apps I've tried (in particular Popular Science's) this one really embraces the digital/mobile medium. It's easy to navigate (much more so than PopSci's app) and has some actual interactivity that distinguishes it from the print version. I only have a couple of reservations. First is that $5 price tag. Even with the app's interactivity it seems a bit much. A subscription pricing model would be much better. Second (and this is related to the first one) it's not quite different enough from the print magazine experience to be the next big thing that justifies the much higher price tag. The interactivity it nice, but it's nothing blind-blowing; it feels added on. What it needs is a more radical conception that's different from the print and online versions of the magazine. This is just the first issue of course, and Wired says this app will be evolving. It's off to a great start --I just wish they'd knock a few bucks off the price..Version: 0
✓ Update, not so great, but overall AMAZNG!I have to say that this is one of the best applications on the App Store no question! However, with it's recent update, you are restricted to downloading only the new edition (July) and this was not a great start after the first time I tried. I gave up and just started to read the latest edition and I have to say I love it!!! I think after they have sorted out the download then all will be ok. The pricing, well, it does state in the July issue that they are coming up with new ways to lower the price but I think an annual subscription price is needed! I would be happy paying the full price for a years worth of digital magazines if they continue to provide the amazing issues as they have done up to this point..Version: 0
✓ September issue working fine here for an AussieBest magazine and reading app for the iPad. Check out the free preview issue to see if you like it, and issues are only $5! August issue contains a dub step track from Rusko which is worth a buck on it's own!.Version: 0
✓ They've nailed it!My understanding is that the newspaper and magazine honchos have been struggling for years about how to integrate the Internet in to their distribution model. Well, maybe the iPad has provided them with the answer...and the Wired guys took up the challenge. And N A I L E D it big time. What will newsagents sell in say five years time? iPads?.Version: 0
✓ 56 minutes down loadI have not yet bought an iPad ( I will soon). But I've been hanging out for the wired magazine app ever since I heard they were putting one together as you can see it is an impressive peice of work. The only thing I would like to mension to those about to purchase the mag is the down laod times. It took 56 minutes to down load. Im on an ADSL 1.5 connection . Its not a criticism its just what it is a very impresive imag that can take a wile to down load . I hope all future imags are put to gether like this. If so future is looking good..Version: 0
✓ This is how a magazine should be on the iPadI seriously LOVE that app. It's beautiful, respond well to your fingertip, easy to read and navigate... love the interactivity you get with the articles... the videos and embedded music is awesome. Totally worth $5... if we don't have to pay $5 every month. I hope the subscription will be a buck or something because I won't pay $5 every month..Version: 0
✓ Great mag, some server issues..Was a fantastic app, now the latest issue just keeps repeating error during download (won't even begin downloading). Not much point if you cannot access the latest version AFTER having paid for it.. Please issue a fix asap. ** review updated, got around issue by kickstarting the preview download and pausing that to retry downloading the full magazine, all working well now. **.Version: 0
✓ Utterly FantasticI was almost not willing to wait the 3 hours it took to download, my Internet connection is not very good BUT it was well worth the wait. This is fantastic. I felt like I was in a futuristic movie. The content kept me busy for hours. Love all the embedded videos and special graphics. I can't wait for more. Perhaps you should consider making an app that allows you to download the new issues as they become available? This is a MUST HAVE item!! Download it now :-).Version: 0
✓ Excitement!Just like the printed magazine, there’s a serious amount of content. It warrants a lot more time to discover all the features and app extras. But on first use… the video is cool, the lego car is well ace and the interactive look at Mars missions (complete with glowing sun in the distance) is class. The iPad offers a peek into an exciting touch-screen world; the first Wired app looks to be the perfect partner with which to explore it. Serious win..Version: 0
✓ Fantastic readingOk, it takes a while to download, but it's really worth the wait, and it's quicker than getting to the shops too. I loved wired, and hope they continue with the digital version as well as the print one, I would happily subscribe to both! As for the size, its much smaller than a film, and holds my interest for far longer. This is a fantastic magazine made far better by its interactivity..Version: 0
✓ The way magazines were meant to be presented and readIPad has finally made it possible for the magazine to be an experience! Wired magazine has done an excellent job of using that technology to showcase their magazine. However, they too have failed to listen to us consumers. If they only had read a couple of the many reviews on any of the other magazine apps they would see that $4.99 an issue is not what consumers are willing to pay. A tiered pricing scale with subscription needs to be adopted. For example: $2 an issue for a two year subscription $3 an issue for a one year subscription $4 an issue if you want to just pick and choose which issues you want. I agree with many that asking $4.99 an issue for a magazine that can be purchased in print for much less an issue is not right. Like the gas station wars, someone needs to step up and drop the prices. Once one does it others are sure to follow. Besides this will actually be saving the magazine money, as far as paper and postage. And when you consider the fact that magazines today are created digitally on the computer it can't be that hard to convert them into the iPad format. Lastly since magazines seem to be picking up on this new iPad revolution Apple or someone (wish I had the brains to do this) needs to come up with an iMagazine app that would work much like the iBook app. You could purchase magazine subscriptions and have them all in one spot, like a magazine rack!.Version: 0
✓ Needs an updatePast few versions have been fine, however after paying fir the November app I get an error every time I try to download it..Version: 0
✓ Great app with MAJOR problemsI love Wired and I did love this App until I realised it made backing up my iPad next to impossible. So, I removed the App, backed up my iPad and then re-installed it only to find I got charged again for the magazines I'd already paid for. So now I just have to go without it, it's not worth the hassle. I'm very dissapointed as it was one of the apps I used the most. I'll stick to the print version from now on. It's very disillusioning that Wired of all people can't make a decent working app..Version: 0
✓ Where are my purchases???Back thank you!Good job everyone! All my purchases have been restored,just have to download them again otherwise I would have reinstated my previous 5 star award for this great magazine. Not brown nosing just stating facts..Version: 3.0
✓ A Must Have Whether You Like the Mag or Not.This app shows the true potential of future publications with it intertwining text and media in an innovative layout. The July 2010 magazine surprised me in the way they replaced a traditional picture within the magazine with an embedded media object such as rotating a 3D object or listening to portions of musical beat being created step-by-step. Features that could not be done on paper. In the recent issue, they bring in a live twitter stream with a hashtag related to the article, simply showing off at this point, but really bringing past visions of such content to reality. Handsdown with the vast amount of media embedded within each article the price of this app is easily justified (come on its just $4) since it brings you into a new level of interactivity within great articles. I would easily purchase the digital version of the mag over its $1 more counter part and once you really get a good feel for what the app brings you will no longer value paper over digital. My only concern is the size of each magazine. I understand that a vast amount of video, etc. is stored within each download but 300mb+ is just ridiculous. Sure if I only used the wired app on my 16gb iPad I could store a little more than 50 issues on here but I have far more than Wired on my device. And it definitely forces you to download from WiFi at home and no possibility for download over WiFi..Version: 0
✓ An example to those who followThis is the future of digital magazines. I loaded the app up and was instantly blown away by the presentation, the ease of navigation and the overall feel of the magazine. The Interactive aspects are really well put together and its all at a fair price. I very much look forward to investing in a subscription when one becomes available..Version: 0
✓ Pricey Oooh and AahhI like Wired and have been a subscriber to both the magazine and online publications. Wired's iPad app is the logical next step in the evolution of the magazine and its new home on a tablet looks stunning and better than its print sibling. Interactivity brings a new dimension to the reading experience—though it took me a while to realize that reading Wired on the iPad involves not just scrolling from one page to another but swiping up and down to read spreads that would normally appear side by side. The graphics, interactive features, videos, and extras are welcome additions to the magazine—though the premium price is not. Like other Wired app readers, I welcome all the new innovations of Wired's app, but I would prefer a subscription model that offers a loyalty discount to readers who enjoy reading every issue of the magazine. $60 a year feels a bit steep to read what is available online or one can find in similar but alternate publications. Sure, the ooh-and-ahh factor is nice, but like most things digital it wears off after a few swipes. Wired, kudos for version 1 of what's sure to become a popular iPad app. Wired is slick, elegant, sophisticated, and well designed. However, if you want me to keep downloading, I'll be happy to buy a subscription that makes financial sense for readers on a tight budget..Version: 0
✓ Not as digital as I thoughI think it is just another step to creating real digital magazine. But: no zooming, no turning, no copy paste and tons of commercials. With no zooming and turning I felt like my iPad was working only for 20%. Copy paste and better "find" function is a thing I was looking for. Like when the showed glasses frames, I thought I could buy one, tried to google it, but I can't! What is it? But I have direct link to infinity site... I don't care about infinity site, I want to see frames! And last point about commercials: come on guys, there was only 2 commercials about iPad. More than 10 about cars. Do you really think that people that are reading this thing on iPad would be more interested in new car or In new iPad gadget or app? This app was more disappointing for me, than something amazing and must-to-have thing. And it wasn't really a magazine - there was not much to read. It should cost not mere than 1,5$, as it is more like demonstration what a digital magazine could look like, what Adobe can do with HTML5, and with that much of commercials the price of the app seems to be to high. I'm dissapoinetd. That was a waste of money..Version: 0
✓ Wow!!! This is how it should be done!This is an amazing magazine and an even more amazing display of what magazines can be like on the iPad! This app is the beginning of something new and exciting to come and I look forward to a whole host of magazines like this. If only they were all in one place like a Newstand on iPad. Well Done Guys... You should be proud! Keep up the Awesome work!!!.Version: 0
✓ This is the new frontierBeautiful. Each article is wonderfully written and informative. Reading a magazine isn't enough. The interface gets readers involved with the article. Things I wish for: ! A forum to allow readers to give their two cents worth of comments and allow readers to communicate with the editors. ! Although the interface is good. It's a bit hard to navigate around the magazine with a too simple toolbar ! More videos!!! ! More interactive buttons...can't specify this enough. The more I get to touch the articles. The more intrigued I am with the article!! Beautiful!!!!.Version: 0
✓ Best mag app aroundA lot of work has been put into thinking about how to integrate content with the iPad format and the result is nothing nut outstanding. Not sure how future issues will work as the mag is pretty much one issue standalone. Also sometimes the navigation is not always obvious which direction to flick but it adds the whole surprise element to reading. Hooked, line and sinker! Give me more....Version: 0
✓ ImpressiveI've been looking forward to this app since wired announced it a couple of issues ago. I'm a long-time subscriber of the print mag, and I love it. The app is nothing short of impressive. I love the way all the video and animations are embedded; they're part of the page, unobtrusive, and tapping on the target buttons seems intuitive. Now, I paid 5 bucks because it is a must-see, but I will be very hard-pressed to do that again, especially when the print mag is sitting on my coffee table right next to my iPad... Dear wired, please work out some kind of subscription service where us avid readers will not be feeling taking advantage of by paying such a high price for each issue. As another reviewer pointed out, it would stand to reason that the publishing tools you use for the print mag would be similar to the ones used for the digital one. Price was the only reason I gave four stars instead of five. Last word: excellent job!.Version: 0
✓ FantasticI have to say while it is expensive to buy one issue at a time compared to the subscription, this really is a fantastic view into the future of publications. The execution on this magazine is totally flawless and you do not miss anything by using it landscape instead of portrait and vice versa like some magazines like Time. I highly recommend it. You may just get hooked on the great aesthetics but also on the creative and interesting articles..Version: 0
✓ Awesome!I had an issue with downloading the latest issue so I downloaded the app again and it's working great! 3.99 is a decent price when you consider what it costs at the newsstand here in Canada..Version: 0
✓ Wired Magazine AppI pay for the magazine and love the content of each issue. My challenge each month is to download the magazine through the newsstand app of the iPad. Nothing is easy I get the email that the new issue is ready to download. So I click the email link expecting that the magazine will download directly from the link... wrong. So I go through all the steps by entering name and address only to find that my name is already registered and to go to the app and enter by using my email and password. I don't remember my password. So I try to use the option to enter my account number from the label. No problem, but wait, there is no label on the magazine... The account label is in the plastic mailing bag on a mailing card that is next to the beautiful woman promoting "GQ" magazine and the 100 sexiest women of the 21st century. I re-focus my attention on entering my account number and tap the submit button, only to find the same result as previous response... "go through app and use email and password". I got frustrated and then hit the "forgot password" button and requested to reset my password. I'll wait for a reply and perhaps get to download the new issue tomorrow. Bottom line, for a high tech magazine, the app is pretty low tech in ease of use and accessing content..Version: 4.51
✓ Awesome digital mag, but with teething problemsWired is one of my favorite mags, and I love the iPad version too. It rocks. I'd have given it 5 stars except none of the videos worked for me in Australia, even though all the sound clips did work. I'll be buying the next version though as I'm sure they'll fix this bug very soon. Looking forward to the next edition already (got any annual subscription specials)?.Version: 0
✓ The future is hereAfter seeing all of the other magazine and newspaper apps on the iPad fail on at least one front (cost, lack of innovation, lack of additional content, poor navigation or organization), the Wired app has done an amazing job. While I'd like to see it under $5 per issue, I didn't feel ripped off like I did with other apps. Wired gave me more material in a better format than the paper copy so I feel that the cost they saved in physical distribution was made up with the additional touches that they added to the app. If they make a yearly digital subscription close to the print price ($10-$25/yr), I would be entirely comfortable subscribing. As for this particular issue, I don't know if they saved up their good stories for this debut digital issue or if it was due to the presentation, but I felt like this was one of the strongest issues of Wired that I have ever read (though the article on home gardening was a waste except for the layouts for your own home garden...it was too much snark and not enough real content). Great job Wired, please just follow up this amazing release with a reasonable and easy to use digital subscription and you'll have at least one happy subscriber. As for anyone else that has a hand in making apps for magazines and newspapers, look at this app for inspiration, this is what the iPad was made for..Version: 0
✓ How To Destroy AngelsI purchased this app purely for the article "Constructing a Song" covering some of the work Trent Reznor is doing with his wife. I'm a little disappointed just because I personally wanted a little more in-depth information and not just a few snippets of text paired with pictures and sound clips. I haven't read Wired in a long time and I remember some of the articles being quite lengthy and in-depth so that's what I was hoping for here. The medium and device are definitely conducive to these types of interactive articles as it is a superior experience compared to the web based article, iPad exclusive content aside, I just wish it was a longer piece especially considering it is labeled as a "Cover Story" in the table of contents. If the continuing pricing model is not going to be $4.99 per issue then I will mostly likely become a regular subscriber/purchaser of which I am neither now..Version: 0
✓ Best app everThis is the best app ever. Other publishers take note. Only question is where is the next issue and how will you notify us of the next issue? Will it be in the form of a app update to add a store to buy the next issue, or will we have to download each issue as a new app? If that's the case then what a bad way of doing things..Version: 0
✓ The Start of a Good FriendshipDespite all the public spats about Adobe and Flash, Conde Nast have done a fine job of giving us a taste of the future of digital publishing. What makes this medium so exciting is that digitally created publications look great on this hardware. Photos look fantastic, adverts make you linger and read, and interactive elements (when you discover them) make you play. Now I have this mag, I want more and better from more publishers, as I and others will not hesitate to buy. If you lead, others will hopefully follow..Version: 0
✓ BeautifulOk, so they need to sort out the file size and achieving system. But come on, give Wired credit for creating one of the first magazines to fully use the potential of the iPad. I can't imagine going back to a paper magazine now. It is a pleasure to read, very easy, nice interactive features but not over the top. Looking forward to the next editions..Version: 0
✓ SuperbThis is the first electronic format magazine that has convinced me that it's a step forward from paper. Every page has been designed to work in both landscape and portrait format, itself no mean feat, but the way in which the content is delivered is the best thing. Instead of simply presenting the print edition on a screen, the content is interactive in a good way, without being gimmicky. The adverts/ editorial ratio is the same as the print edition (and every other magazine) so I don't understand the criticisms based on number of ads. Either you accept advertising in magazines or you don't... Wired need to keep the quality of the adverts high, however, as they are in this edition. Here in the UK, this is also cheaper than buying the print edition. See what you think, it's hardly much of a risk at this price. Also, version 1.2 does not delete your cached issues if you are upgrading from 1.1. Yes, the backup takes ages to run, but this is down to the way that Apple wants the backup of App Data to be performed. Hardly Wired's fault..Version: 0
✓ Best mag for ipadThis is the Rolls Royce of magazines. Great content and optimised for iPad, simply the best magazine app out there. That coupled with content that only gets better and better…I used to buy this (imported) mag for the same price here in Australia as subscription costs me now for 12 Months. Worth the price of the actual iPad alone to read this great mag..Version: 3.7
✓ Innovative and funI think that this is the most innovative and interesting magazine I have yet to read on the iPad. Apart from cost, I'm not sure I understand most of the complaints registered by other reviewers. Maybe I haven't been using this app long enough to realize the glitches, but this is the only magazine I've seen that truly integrates the multimedia aspects of the tablet. This app is what we all aspire to make in journalism school. It's fun, playful and interesting. It adds new levels of content rather than just copying the print edition or slightly melding it with the website. On the terms of advertising, Wired uses far less ads than one would typically see in a print edition. They're even interesting, interactive advertisements, not just long scrolling pages of flat pictures. Advertisers don't seem to realize the incredible level of interest achieved through interactive ads, so they aren't pouring money into a relatively untested system. If there were more ads, cost could go down. But, without ads, the app must be sustained by online newsstand prices. So, either way, someone will find something to complain about until a reliable system of subscriptions can be put in place. But, overall, I have read this magazine from cover to cover, and I plan on continuing indefinitely. Bravo, Wired. Best iPad mag I've found so far..Version: 1.8
✓ Great implementationI have been a Wired subscriber for over ten years, and I find the implementation from paper to tablet just great. Knowing how the staff at Wired tries to bring surprises every now and then, I just can't wait to see how this app/magazine (appzine) develops over the coming months. I can't understand those complaining that this is the US version. Having read both the UK and the italian versions, I consider them less compelling read than the original. As for the subscription cost, the normal one year subscription is $20 if delivered in the US and $70 if you get it abroad. The $10 price is a promotional price for new subscribers..Version: 0
✓ The best effort from Conde yetThe reviews saying that this is a mere PDF reflash are way off-base; I have the print edition sitting alongside this version, and the iPad version is formatted totally differently in both orientations, geared specifically to read well on the smaller screen. It also has plenty of new content from the print mag (though I assume it's all available on the website), and having audiovisual components along with the print-style layout is really great. Hearing the individual components of Trent Reznor's song-composing breakdown while reading along was inspired, and even things like the "How to Write a Joke" story feel more fleshed out when you can actually hear the things being written about. My only concern is the price and any subscription bundles, but if it's reasonable, I'd totally ditch my print subscription and buy an iPad one, even for slightly more than the dirt-cheap print sub, which is massively subsidized by ad costs and the printing industry's fine quirks. There are minor quibbles, but overall this is massively better than GQ and Esquire's iPad hack jobs..Version: 0
✓ Digital version uses multimedia excellentlyI just bought the October issue, and I was blown away by the use of multimedia with the digital issue. From videos to voice recordings the digital version is far superior to anything that could be offered in the print version (except for maybe scratch and sniff)..Version: 3.5
✓ Keeps crashing, but no way of contacting for supportWhy make it so hard to get support... the support link needs you to register and provide the info based on HARD copy information even thought the APP is digital... I just keep bouncing back. Can’t send email as link requires apple email app loaded, but I use outlook... so keeps failing. Can you provide ACCESSIBLE contact for the app so I can get it fixed to NOT crash constantly since the update last week. Aaaargh. I cannot open any of my paid subscription..Version: 5.0
✓ Lost purchasesJust like the other comments here, updated and lost the issues already purchased. Not happy at all. I won't be buying anymore. It's too bad I liked the app up till now. .... UPDATE: from an email that I received very promptly to my question on this from the Wired staff: (Dear Subscriber: Please read the information below concerning restoring your missing issues. 1) Select issue within app you've already purchased, but would like on your device. NOTE, the issue will indicate that you have not purchased it yet and will have a "Buy" button. This is fine. Continue on. 2) Click on the "Buy" button to begin the "purchase". 3) Apple will ask for you to sign in to your account in order to make the purchase, do so but make sure the account you use is the same as the account you originally purchased the issue on. 4) You will receive a pop up notification that states: "No Payment Necessary. You have already purchased the issue. Touch Download to load it to your device. OK" 5) Push "OK" and then the "Download" button. If you should need further assistance, please be sure to include all previous e-mail correspondence. Thank you for your interest in Wired. Sincerely,Kari) This worked as advertised. Bummer to have to reload issues but I didn't loose anything. Upping my stars back to 4 out of 5. Thanks for the quick resolution to this problem Wired..Version: 1.7
✓ What can I say...Great magazine, there's plenty of content to wrap your fingers around. Well worth the $5.99. An issue I have though, elements that are interactive aren't obvious (requires you to read a touch this to do something notification) and sometimes I find myself tapping areas that look like it should be interactive but it isn't. Back to the magazine, its gonna keep me busy for a while now..Version: 0
✓ The best way to read magazines on iPadThe Wired app is a joyful revelation. All other magazine apps (including other Conde Nast titles e.g. Vanity Fair) recreate printed page layouts. The low-res images and arbitrary text columns are just wrong on a touchscreen. In Wired, each article is typeset vertically. Scroll down to read, swipe across to navigate through the magazine. Wonderful! I hope this layout tech is rolled out to more magazines. It might even help save trees, the environment, and the planet 🌏.Version: 5.2
✓ Great UI + reasonable price = future of digital magazinesYes i know the magazine isn't free but in the near future magazines and information created digitally will cost money. And as long as it stays around $3.99 it is a pretty good deal. This really is the best magazine out there. Flawless UI. At cover, just tap the title or pic and it goes right to the article. Love this app. Highly recommended if you are willing to pay a very reasonable $3.99 per issue. Btw: digital publishing still has costs. Granted they don't have paper or ink but do you think the digital publishing team works for free? And what about the guy who created and maintains the app? It still may be somewhat high but it's a great app and companies are still making the change to digital so prices may be high for awhile. Don't low rate an app just because they have higher prices on their content..Version: 0
✓ Not that bad...Hey scrutarius... If you press the home and the lock button at the same time (at any time but even when reading wired) it takes a screen grab of whatever you're doing and puts it in your photos, where you can then email it or print (soon) or whatever. Problem solved... As for the content layout, I like it, and enough thought has gone into it so as to not require pinch to zoom in my opinion, with the font size being big enough. I think the other reviewers reasons against are in fact it's biggest positives, and I flick pages off via email to friends who I think may like it every now and then, when I would never bother whipping out my PHOTOCOPIER!? to do the same thing. The good news is that email is free and doesn't cost extra for colour. Not sure if Conde Nast would have a problem with it or if they're happy I'm promoting their product... I'm sure it's in writing somewhere... I like the magazine, and am giving it 5 stars to try and even out this other un-informed review of what is a pretty good mag, and the best format to date so far, besides the file sizes..Version: 0
✓ Almost PerfectI bought the June launch issue as soon as it was released and enjoyed the work WIRED had done to bridge the gap between traditional and the still unknown future of digital content. Two large questions loomed for me, the first was asked by many. "Were they really going to charge $5.99 for every issue?" The second was mostly my own curiosity, "What would July look like?" At that point the app simply launched the June issue but now this update has answered both questions, and I could not be more satisfied. I want to be one of the few to say that I would happily pay $3.99 for each issue of WIRED I choose to download, and I love that the new interface gives me the option. I can see that each month I will be able to make a choice, and skip the months I don't want. Can't do that with a subscription! The only reason I titled this review "Almost Perfect" is in the hope that WIRED never stops considering how the iPad and future devices can be utilized to deliver interesting content to it's audience. Thanks WIRED! Keep it coming..Version: 0
✓ Lost them allI have been an avid user of this App since launch, have purchased all the editions and now, part way through reading the April edition, like everyone else on here I have lost the lot!!! Come on guys, Get it sorted and give me my magazines back - without my having to download them please - I am on a restricted broadband account and most of my 10GB monthly limit would get used up re downloading them..Version: 1.6
✓ Overall very goodI personally love Wired, and I've been receiving it for years. Being able to get it on my iPad without having to pay any extra money is fantastic, and the extra content that come with the iPad version is very welcome. I like that Wired actually utilizes the capabilities of this medium. That's not to say that improvements cannot be made, however. Background downloads, for one, would be very welcome. Another's have mentioned, having to have this app in the foreground to download a 300mb file can be rather annoying. In addition, it may be nice to have a feature that would allow users who didn't want to take up. Much space to download a smaller version of the magazine, with less media included (maybe a simple PDF). Those points aside, I love this app, and congratulate Wired for attempting to move magazines into the digital age..Version: 3.5
✓ Excellent application, but overpriced.I have a subscription to the printed edition of Wired and have for many years. The digital version of the magazine is more than a document with embedded videos. The digital version is interactive, responsive, colorful, and easy to read. The application has not crashed, consistently loads quickly, and requires little effort to master. The actual samples of music written about in one story made the entire article come to life. The application is very large and took a fair amount of time to download over my broadband connection. This is understandable considering how rich the magazine is, but is something the Wired folks should try to address if possible. The price for this application is high, considering a subscription for one year of the print edition can be had for approximately $12 US. I would hope that Wired Magazine publisher's will lower the price on the digital edition to a more palatable $1.99 per issue..Version: 0
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