iFad?

Many people are aware of the emergence of Apple’s newest and most sought-after product, the iPad. But what makes this product so great? Is it the name? Probably not, as the “iPad” has since suffered criticism. Too bad the “iSlate” was replaced because consumers might think the name implied a heavy product.

The iPad reinvents the concept of a tablet computer, and it blows Amazon’s “Kindle” out of the water, but is this product really worth the $500 entry level price?

It’s not really a computer; rather it’s a block with a ton of gizmos. I raise the question, when is your technology enough? Do I need to read my textbooks online and use the built in compass on my iPad? Do I really like the built in lithium-polymer, or do I like the shiny-silver of the product itself?  I can honestly say, I don’t even know what lithium-polymer is.

So when did technology become a competition between who has the longest list of features, and the shiniest gadget?