Tracy and Matt

It's beautiful!   Bad things: --- no multitasking --- cannot show Flash-enabled websites, no Flash --- no digitiser pen for high-precision drawing --- built-in battery --- you cannot make cellular phone calls, only voice over IP - the data card is "data only" --- no built-in camera(s) --- AT&T is exclusive provider in USA what is bad as people are sick and tired of AT&T's network; the predictions that iPad will be available also with Verizon support appeared to be false --- "iPad 3G models are unlocked" => no SIM lock so you can buy 3G model without subscription and use it at your carrier of choice Good things: --- it can run all iPhone apps out-of-the-box + it is possible to write apps especially for iPad but with the same SDK that is used for iPhone => huge synergy effect --- cheapest model is only $499 only and has no 3G, what may be an advantage considering how fast cellular technologies are developing (HSDPA 2 years ago was 3.6 MB/s only but now it is 14.4 MB/s standard with some operators having 28 MB/s operational in some cities) --- 10 hours battery life (when switched on, stand-by is counted in days) --- powered by ARM-compatible processor made by Apple itself - running at 1GHZ so faster than iPhone 3GS --- high resolution display => 1024x768 pixels with multitouch --- built-in GPS, compass, accelerometer - all the goodies from iPhone --- aluminium case (like in aluminium Macbooks) so very sturdy construction --- includes "iBooks" app that is Apple's own eBook reader (hopefully it will have text search feature - that Amazon Kindle app for iPhone is missing sadly) To learn more, visit http://www.apple.com/ipad - the official page of iPad that just launched merely minutes ago (we were hitting this URL since one hour). * * * * * Apart from iPad and iPhone, you might be also interested in Windows Mobile phones.