Financial Times has reported that Apple (more info) is working with 4 record giants – EMI, Sony Music,Warner and Universal Music Group to come out with the much talked about Tablet (a larger form of iPod Touch) by September. What FT means by this report is that Apple has plans to further monetize iTunes (more info) by providing the most innovative solution to listing music till date.
“Apple wants to make bigger purchases more compelling by creating a new type of interactive album material, including photos, lyric sheets and liner notes that allow users to click through to items that they find most interesting.”
Two more things which are important in FT’s report are
A PDF reader
“It’s not just a bunch of PDFs, there’s real engagement with the ancillary stuff.”
A reinvented way to watch movies.
“It’s going to be fabulous for watching movies,”
PDF reader could be a real thread to Amazon’s 3rd rated E-Book reader Kindle (more info). Fabulous for watching movies? Now, if this is coming then it has to be some real creative stuff because the media industry has not seen anything innovative in the way videos are watched after the Media Player.
Follow-Up
Gizmodo : Financial Times Confirms Apple Tablet Features, September Launch by Jesus Diaz
CNET News : Labels to serve digital albums to iTunes rivals by Greg Sandoval
TechCrunch : Are Apple And The Music Labels Mixing Holiday “Cocktails” On The Tablet? by MG Siegler
9 to 5 Mac : FT: Apple planning to have a tablet out by Xmas, project “Cocktail” by Cleve Nettles
AppleInsider : Apple’s “Cocktail” may spur whole album sales in iTunes by Aidan Malley
Music Ally : Apple’s Cocktail interactive albums and touch tablet set for September by Stuart Dredge
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