A new iPad app called Groovebug just launched. It uses your iTunes music collection to create “an iPad magazine tailored to your musical tastes.” The familiarities to Flipboard seem a little forced. You do use the swiping motion to go from one page to another but, outside of that, it doesn’t feel much like a magazine experience. Also, Flipboard is more sophisticated about how it embeds external content. Although I did like how Groovebug embeds YouTube videos.
That’s not to say that Groovebug doesn’t have a lot of potential. I think they’re onto something in regards to bringing the Flipboard experience to music. The personalized (through your iTunes) aggregation is a good start, but I’d like Groovebug to help me discover more music and media content about music too.
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