Apple unvails the "Ipad"

Ugh, this is horrible! I don't get what they were thinking. I typically love Apple products, but this one was so hyped up and Steve Jobs was supposedly devoting all of his time to this. And this is what we get? We get a giant iPod with a stripped down OS that can't multitask? Epic fail. What were they thinking? Terrible name. Worthless product.

I was hoping to win an iPad through SD

I've been hoping for that for about a year now

I understand there is an HP knock off going for cheap. Maybe you could get in on one of those.

Linly?

1. Flash. The Safari browser included on the iPad doesn't have Flash -- just like the iPhone. That's a huge hindrance. How does Apple think it can get away with no Flash? Did it bake HTML5 in and forget to tell us about it?

2. No camera. A user-facing camera to enable video conferencing and/or video chats was high on the list of features expected. It doesn't have one.

3. No multitasking. It appears that even though Apple has re-jiggered iPhone OS to work on this device, it still can't run background processes. That's a huge detractor.

4. No Verizon. The 3G wireless service that comes as an option with the iPad is not being provided by Verizon Wireless. It is being provided by AT&T. Man, can AT&T handle it? We know the scorecard there.

5. No widescreen display. The 9.7-inch IPS display may be capable of showing HD movies, but it doesn't match the 16:9 standard screen dimension that many of today's devices conform to.

6. No Mac OS. The iPad runs a new, in-house built processor that Apple calls the A4. It clocks in at 1GHz. That appears to be just fine for iPhone OS, but the iPad doesn't run the more capable, full OS X, which is what would have really set the device on fire.

7. No GPS. The iPad has an accelerometer for a great gaming experience, but no GPS. That means Google Maps is going to have to rely on 3G and/or Wi-Fi to locate the iPad. So much for replacing your smartphone.

8. Enough storage. I realize that the iPad can sync content with iTunes and users can add/remove content at will, but 64GB (max size) is just not enough. Not enough for the games, movies and music I'd want to carry around.

9. Removable Battery. The iPad follows the footsteps of Apple's iPhone and newer laptops in that it doesn't have a user-removable battery. So much for bringing a spare for flights that last more than the 10-hour rated battery time.

10. No HDMI. How is it possible that Apple would skip an HDMI port for easy compatibility with today's HDTVs? Stunning, in my book.

Hmm... they tried that this past weekend, let's see how it works out for them

#1 still hasn't happened though (and this probably won't happen unless Apple buys Adobe )

Someday we'll laugh that people complained about lack of Flash, like we can now that people were upset when Apple stopped including 56k modems on their computers.

What do you mean? This is why I still won't buy an Apple computer.