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Wired Magazine with the help of Adobe, has just released its Wired for iPad interactive publication which, as seen from the video above, offers a variety of rich, dynamic content such as video, audio and animation. Is this the new face of publishing? Will it catch on? Only time will tell. Wired seems pretty stoked at the possibilities.

"The tablet is our opportunity to make the Wired we always dreamed of. It has all the visual impact of paper, enhanced by interactive elements like video and animated infographics. We can offer you a history of Mars landings that lets you explore the red planet yourself. We can take you inside Trent Reznors recording studio and let you listen to snippets of his work in progress. And we can show you exactly how Pixar crafted each frame of its new movie, Toy Story 3."

FEATURES

Innovative features of the Wired App include:

Every page in the issue is individually designed for optimal viewing on the iPad screen in both portrait or landscape orientation.
Navigations from the cover, which allows readers to touch cover lines to go directly to stories giving direct access to editorial content.
Content organized in vertical stacks rather than magazine-like spreads.
Design cues throughout to lead reader through the issue, augmenting the scroll bar with subtle indications of more content and additional features to explore.
Drop down Table of Contents (TOC) and Browse view (zoomed out view of stacks of content) make for easy navigation and sense of place within the issue.
Orientation-appropriate photography offers different images taking advantage of layout changes whether in portrait or landscape mode.
Animated 360° images show readers every side of Iron Man and let them explore the history of Mars landings.
Unique slide shows take readers through multiple views using touch for image progression.
Four editorial videos including an exclusive clip from Toy Story 3. All video is embedded into the app allowing for automatic load, display in HD and access without a connection.
Music to enhance story telling, including an exclusive listen inside Trent Reznor’s recording studio.

Advertising in the issue is also enhanced. Nine advertisers took advantage of premium sponsorships inWired’s June digital edition, allowing them to incorporate interactivity and enhancements including 360º images, slide shows and videos. The premium advertisers include:

GE displays a rotatable 360º image from the world’s first CT scanner in HD
An Olympus slide show highlights the advanced photo capabilities of its new PEN E-PL1
Fidelity Investments showcases its 10 Innovations for Investors in a slide show
HBO includes a True Blood season two recap slide show promoting the new season’s June 13 premiere
Intel, Infiniti, Nissan, Mercedes Benz, GE, and Pepsi all feature embedded HD video

The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has approved the app as a replica digital edition of the magazine. The Wired app is available now for $4.99 from the iPad App Store or athttp://www.wired.com/app. This is the third ABC-approved digital edition from Condé Nast, following GQand Vanity Fair, which are available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

Wired's video of the app (video does not appear to support iPad/iPhone):