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Thurrott declared the original iPhone a dud, too, and claims Windows Mobile wipes the floor with both Android and iPhone OS. I would say that his evaluations are generally less than unimpeachable!

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Eurythmics -- We Too Are One

I see Teh Internet has pretty much already decided the iPad sucks, they hate it and Steve Jobs's lawn should be set on fire.

For that, I would jailbreak!

That's nicely put. I think these sort of slates are going to turn out to be ubiquitous in a little while, not as computers per se but as networked content-delivery devices. Apple gets first (serious) mover advantage, plus the ability to lock even more users into the broader iTunes ecosystem. I'm pretty sure Apple's wet dream of the future is a household with an iMac, iPad and a couple of iPhones.

The other thing that seems clear is that Apple is staying with AT&T for the long haul. I imagine the discounted iPad data plans were part of the price of getting an extension on the iPhone exclusive. Apple also must be very sure that AT&T really can get their 3G network up to scratch in the medium term, because if the iPhones were crushing it on their own... And this new processor looks really, really fast. I hope it's going to go into the next iPhone, too!

Dinny, I think they could have built a really cutting-edge device that hardcore geeks would love, but it would have been twice the price or more. And they decided the only way to create this new category was to have it be mass-market right from the start. To do that, it had to be relatively cheap and it had to be relatively simple. Jobs said it right at the end: "With over 75 million iPhones and iPod touches sold, we've got over 75 million people who already know how to use the iPad."

It also looks like you don't get GPS unless you pony for the 3G model. Must be an integrated chip.

Yup. The only visual indicator is the black strip on the back, which isn't there with the wi-fi model.

As far as SD cards go, there is a card reader adaptor for photos and a USB connection for cameras, so we know the device can access external storage through the 30-pin connector. It'll be a question of file system support for other media or external drives, I guess?

Chill. It is widely rumored that multitasking will be added to the iPhone -- and presumably now the iPad too -- in the next major firmware update. Also, I see several things it has that netbooks generally do not -- like a decent display and a processor that isn't hamster-powered.

From Engadget: EDIT: Oops. Late.

Why would you want a camera? All cell phones have cameras and you're going to be buying this as well as a phone.

Yup. The base model is exactly what I wanted. A kick-ass Web tablet + email device + ebook reader. Easy sell at $499. Now, whether people will buy the full-boat models for $830 + whatever the accessory keyboard costs as a full-on laptop replacement, I do not know.

It will. They're going to sell a metric ass-ton of these.

Sweet!

Heh. Apple stock just went nuts.

$499! Sold to the tall guy with the hard-on!

Micro-SIMs. What is it with Apple and nonstandard peripherals?

Good news, cheap 3G. Bad news, AT&T. Good news, pay as you go. Bad news, AT&T.

Yes. iBooks. This bit looks right!

There's got to be at least a smidgen of unicorn jizz pixie dust in reserve...

So far, meh.