Trailblazing Custom Edition magazines

Gamer Interactive
FREE

It only makes sense that a magazine called Gamer Interactive should be, well, interactive. Right? Download for free today to experience embedded video footage of the latest games, nifty flipping galleries with character summaries, reviews packed with extra hints and tricks in this slick magazine app.

National Geographic Traveller (Australia/New Zealand)
?2.99

Well-known for their spectacular photography, National Geographic’s team has wasted no time making the most of your iPad’s fancy computer brain. The National Geographic articles slide in smoothly under some swish moving title pages. Want to know who shot that amazing Yosemite landscape shot? Tap the info box at the corner of each photo to see the credits. You don’t even have to leave the magazine to get involved with the “Give us your Best Shot” competition – clicking the link will open up the online entry form right then and there in your app.

Union Wakeboarder
?4.49

The passion project of pro-wakeboarder and photographer Chris O’Shea and Editorial Manager, Toby Knox, the Union Wakeboarder title has taken to the digital magazine like a duck to water. Tap on one of Chris’s stunning action shots to bring it to life with the embedded video feature. Study every angle of the latest tricks by running your finger across an integrated digital flipbook gallery. The latest gear is on show as well, and tapping the bindings or boards brings up more information right in your hand. Sassy use of multimedia aside, this app shows some seriously smooth design, which makes it clear that this magazine properly belongs on an iPad.

With new tools being added, and existing features being refined, we can’t wait to see what these custom heavy-hitters will bring in the future.