Comments on: Gadget magazine bubble, TakeTwo

By: shin wachi

shin wachi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I agree with Adam’s comment above. T3 is THE gadget magazine which has been around for a few years…not to mention many japanese mags (e.g. Mono) which has heads up from Akiba way faster than many blog sites do. What makes T3 so superior to many of the publications is that of entertainment value – it has humor and insightful comments (not all of them technically accurate, though) about the gadgets they introduce. Of course blogs are very nice to read on a daily basis, but during my weekend visit to the coffeeshop, magazines remain to be my major entertainment.

By: Adam Jeffery

Adam Jeffery — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

One of the best gadget magazines is the UK’s T3 which was one of the first pure gadget magazines. There was a US version for a while put the parent company had troubles, you can get the UK edition at most bookstores and normally has quite a bit of stuff not seen online.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I'm not sure of the point of this rant. If the point is that 'Connected' is a terrible magazine for 'current' gadget news, then I understand it. If the point is that blog aggregating outdoes magazines then I am not so sure. I am an early tech adopter but I recive 10-12 magazines because print media is still a pleasurable experience.

Blogging is great for up-to-the minute editorialized content but bloggers rarely do in-depth issue research.

I also think bloggers stroke each others ego a bit too much.

Eloquent and Insightful writing is rare in the blogsphere and I think blog writers should consider content quality as much as freshness.

Magazines are going to stick around until the difference between print media and online media is a flexible piece of plastic I can hold in my hand comfortable and read.

By: Om

Om — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent points all of you. T3 is a wonderful magazine because it has a point of view, is well written and insights. My quibble with Connected and others, well they are nothing more than trade press with little or no insight. I am trying to say is that you can pick up more insights from the blogs than from these so called magazines. Monster cable article, followed by Monster Cable Ads. Do the math chief.

By: shin wachi

shin wachi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

ah, point taken. Good article, by the way – and I think your prediction about the fall of these mags will be spot on. BTW, one of the posters said that the mean income homeowners will buy the $3k flatpanels missed the fact that back when TV was introduced, it was the ONLY video equipment that was available for them – whereas these pricey flat displays are a replacement, and needs a little more reason than the cool factor to shell out a good amount of their monthly income.

By: Michael Corwin

Michael Corwin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well said – I think you left out a few things though. First, a monthly just isn’t enough. Forget that the info is stale by the time you read it – you usually spend 4-7 bucks to read the one article you’re actually interested in and to flip past a magazine half-full of ads!

By the way, thank Gizmodo – you just won a new reader…

By: Om

Om — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Michael, welcome to gigaom.com. I agree – it is criminal to pay $5 to read one article, if that. I agree with you whole heartedly about the staleness of the information by the time you get it.