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The Good

The Apple iPad lives! Kuddos to Gdgt for their live coverage and commentary of the iPad announcement. The new Apple tablet is simply one of the sexiest devices I’ve ever seen. The iBook store (seen above) will finally turn me into an eReader guy. The LED and IPS display technology will make for an amazing display. I can’t wait to curl up on my couch watching movies on this little guy. I’m also very impressed with the 10 hour battery life.

Currently tablets own less than 1% of the personal computer market but I have a feeling the iPad will finally bring tablet computing to the masses.

What happened to name – iSlate? ( iSlate.org)

The Bad

• Largest memory size is 64 GB. I guess if they would have made it any bigger it could have risked being a MacBook replacement. The reason the max memory is only 64 GB is because they’re using flash memory, much like the iPod Touch and iPhone. The iPod Classic comes in 120 GB but uses 2.5″ form factor hard drive, which apparently  can be energy inefficient and prone to errors.

• AT&T – this part kills me. Paying another service fee to the worst 3G service provider in NYC is reason enough not to buy the iPad. They’re still in bed with AT&T with the iPhone so it makes sense why they would choose them for data coverage.
• Getting shot on the subway if you try using it there.
• The name – sounds like a fancy tampon… iPad is the new ShePad.
• No multitasking.
• No camera.

“Ultraslim notebook/touch tablet—this is the biggest rumor to make the rounds, and highly likely: Apple fills out its laptop line with an ultra-thin notebook, running on flash memory instead of a hard drive, sporting a 12-13 inch touch screen, which could possibly fold over to become a tablet Mac.”

With a pre-order price ranging from $2199 to $2699 (they don’t ship until April), this baby is gonna have to wait. If you try going to the online Apple store, http://store.apple.com/, it seems they are busy doing updates. Apple junkies around the world are going nuts!