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January 27, 2010

Oops! Looks Like it's an iPad!

I speculated earlier today that the new Apple device would be called an iSlate.
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Well, if I had gotten it right, I'd be on the first flight to Atlantic City. However, I was wrong. At an 'invite-only' press conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs just announced the new name: iPad.

It looks like an inflated iPhone, and apparently acts like one With a 9.7" screen, and at a miniscule 0.5 pounds, this "truly magical and revolutionary" device will sweep the nation.

The iPad has all the same functionality as an iPhone. Jobs ran apps, as well as showed a portion of the Disney Pixar movie Up during the conference.

With the e-reader market poised to flourish this year, the iPad, with all its capabilities, should jump to the head of the class.

If used to its full potential, there is speculation that this device could single-handedly save the struggling newspaper and publishing industries. It would be a shot in of adrenaline for publishers around the country, and possibly the globe.

The iPad looks like a blast. It's priced reasonably well too. Look for the iPad to launch the Year of the Tablet in 2010.

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Posted by William Lozito at January 27, 2010 12:54 PM
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