Apple tablet - iPad, little disappointment

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From Apple live event : Apple is the largest mobile device company in the world. Larger than Sony, bigger than Samsung. And by revenue... it's even bigger than Nokia.
It's official....it is called as iPad
It's the best web experience you've ever had, you can turn it any way you want like iPhone.
So far it's look like a giant iPhone minus phone features!
.5 inches thin, 1.5 pounds -- 9.7 inch IPS display
Powered by 1GHz Apple A4 chip, comes in 16GB, 32GBb, 64GB.... accelerometer, compass, speaker, microphone, wifi, bluetooth
10 hours battery, 1 month standby time
Runs all iPhone apps out of the box
New iPhone SDK is out to support larger iPad screen..... developers - get ready to take advantage of full screen
You can transfer all the games you bought for iPhone to iPad!
iPad version of Apple office suite. Is MS going to launch office for iPad?
WiFi, some models comes with 3G. $14.99 for 250MB and $29.99 unlimited. No contracts, cancel anytime. Free AT&T hotspot wifi coverage. Only with AT&T. No Verizon!
eBooks used ePub format! ePub is a free and open e-book standard, by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
iBooks..... an e-Reader app/book store, lot of publishers on board - troubles for Amazon Kindle ?
MLB.com native app with live video?
Touch controls, smooth graphics, fast processing - a gaming device too. Looks like it is going to beat Nintendo DSi!
You can read the news papers in news paper format + videos embeded inside the news paper! Is it the end of print newspaper? The Newyork Times native app is like news paper, but they are going to charge next year!
It comes up with app store and iTunes store!
iPad 3G models are unlocked and uses GSM microSIMs
iPad pricing starts at $499.. cheaper than iPhone 3GS
So $499 for 16GB of iPad. 32GB is $599, 64GB is $799. 3G models cost an extra $130. So 16GB costs $629, 32 GB costs $729, 64GB costs $829 with 3G.
iPads will be available in 60 days. 3G models will be in 90 days.
No flash support!
No multitasking! Huge drawback! hey, it's not a phone to have that restriction!
"Our most advanced technology in a magical & revolutionary device" - not at all, it's definitely marketing push! May be price is revolutionary compared to other tablet prices!

Conclusion: Apple once again connected the dots of eReader, eBooks, iTunes, appstore, touch screen, PC functionality with new iPad. Nothing new, but an end-to-end integrated solution. It's the cross bread of Desktop and iPhone(minus phone features) - so it's a giant iPod touch.

Verdict : nothing new, definitely not a magical device. Sure, not a life changing device like iPhone. Very low price! Let's see how it fares!

That's all on iPad for now. It's a little disappointment in terms of features, but low price.