Video ad in a magazine?

Won't this make the magazine more expensive?
If so, surely people would object to having to pay more merely in order to be advertised to.
 
I'd hack it and use it as i see fit. a durable, transportable Playboy mag that updates itself sounds like an ideal life for such a technology ;P

jokes aside....its a step forward?....when the world has no money ¬_¬
 
Wow, now we've got V.P. (Video Paper) in the market...
Now, a smart person would know that a £30 per week paper ad that explains the basics of something would still be just as effective than a 20sec VP ad that could cost £120 p/w... 40 mins of replay! Wooo! :roll:

Then again, some people do have more money than sense.
(The above are made up prices, but it's something I'd expect from this situation.)
 
I wonder how long before this becomes cheap enough to produce that if becomes commonplace?


Zin - I expect the company placing the advert would have to pay more to cover the cost of placing such an ad, I very much doubt the consumer will have to pay more.
 
I believe this will be billed to the advertisers rather than to the readers

magazines makes money from ads not from readers, but advertisers choose the magazines based on readers... its'a vicious circle =P

Edit: like Mutsumi said right above.
 
As cool as this could be for stuff like new anime dvds and movies etc,I just have this horrible feeling that one day I'd be sitting there,calmingly reading the paper,turning the page then.......bam!Barry Scott comes flyingacross the paper accompanied with his irritating tones!The shock of such would probably cause me to spill my coffee and forcibly remove that page.Seriously though,I'm looking forward to seeing if this happens,after all,Augmented Reality software is already in use at places like the 02 Arena.
 
Tachi- said:
I'd hack it and use it as i see fit. a durable, transportable Playboy mag that updates itself sounds like an ideal life for such a technology ;P

jokes aside....its a step forward?....when the world has no money ¬_¬
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You would have to make sure it was splash proof and wipe clean. 8)
 
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I would almost buy a magazine just for the Barry Scott moment you described! I love those Cillit Bang ads, they make me lol.


Though I do not recall seeing any mention of sound being included yet. So no "Bang! And your coffee is gone (all over your lap)!" incidents perhaps.
 
Mutsumi said:
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I would almost buy a magazine just for the Barry Scott moment you described! I love those Cillit Bang ads, they make me lol.


Though I do not recall seeing any mention of sound being included yet. So no "Bang! And your coffee is gone (all over your lap)!" incidents perhaps.
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Now that you mention it,do you think it would function like a tiny Barry Scott Tamagotchi if I tore it out? :D The lack of sound is comforting for that matter,but wouldn't that make it harder to advertise upcoming films and the like?
 
Oh, just make me even more jealous for the UK not having Entertainment Weekly. That is, without a doubt, the greatest magazine to ever exist. I might start to import it...
 
Tachi- said:
I'd hack it and use it as i see fit. a durable, transportable Playboy mag that updates itself sounds like an ideal life for such a technology ;P
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You could attach one to the passenger sun visor in a car. For the price of a magazine, you'd have an in-car video system.
All those other manufacturers of small portable screens ought to be quaking in their boots by now.
 
Hmmm thats true. If it can be made cheap enough to be disposable & give video quality, then it could be applied with some permanence to other items requiring a screen. :D
 
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