Was at the mall today and popped into the Apple Store to check out the iPad. Tons of people inside trying them, nobody buying them. I know it's sold like half a million already, but it was still kinda funny. Trying one for myself just confirmed what I already thought about it-- it's a giant iPod Touch and I still have no interest whatsoever in buying one. It was also a lot heavier than I expected. Holding one up to read an e-book or browse the internet in situations where you aren't sitting down or standing at a spot without something you can rest it on just isn't going to work. I don't see how the hell people are going to be able to play driving games where you need to turn the entire iPad to steer, for example, comfortably. It works with the iPod Touch/iPhone, but it's just too large and awkward with the iPad. Still, it was nice having a larger screen (Youtube looked like shit though) for web browsing and e-mail (the keyboard kinda sucks), properly-converted videos look fantastic, and the photo viewer is nice and all, but that's nowhere near enough to pique my interest. I continue to question the whole "iPad fits inbetween smartphones and notebooks" logic. My iPhone is far more portable and easier to hold, and the iPad can't do 90% of the shit that my netbook can. It's just not for me.
