I had the opportunity to runt he iPad through its paces this weekend and it is stunning.  I am sure by this point you have read a ton of reviews on this device so I will spare you the revamp of those ideas here and I will simply offer my first impressions.
The first thing I noticed when I picked it up was the weight.  At first I was taken back by how heavy it seemed.   I really thought it would be lighter, but once I dug into the experience …

Reuters is reporting that the cost of the iPad for Apple to manufacture could be as low as $229.35.  That leaves Apple making over one hundred percent profit.  That seems pretty ridiculous to me personally.  Normally you would think that since Apple stands to make a ton of cash off of the iTunes store that they would almost give this thing away.  It would seem smart to take a page from the video game industry and force your hardware down as many throats as possible so that you can make …

Say it with me “$30 a month for 3G with no contract.”  Let that soak in for a while.  Most people don’t think too far past surfing the iPad for that thought, but I see a whole new shift in telecommunications.  Imagine if you will, a cellphone that can’t connect to any voice service, but could connect to Google Voice.  With Google’s acquisition of Gizmo5, Google is in a prime position to become a true voip application.  Now, this in itself is not that spectacular, but when coupled with the 3G …

A few days ago Apple unleashed the iPad on the world.  After a few days to let the initial awe soak in I found myself underwhelmed.  Not by the device itself, but more, by the reception by the general public.  My phone started ringing off the hook with people asking me one question…”Why do I need this?”  This question seemed to bother me a lot for the first day or two.  I was not sure why I needed it, much less why anyone else would.  I just knew that I had to …