iPad will do to personal computers what iPhone did to smartphones. Let's not worry about iPad or iSlate but think of it as a new mode of computing. I can see schools, hospitals, first responders (police, ambulance, fire department) adopting (or moving to) this kind of device. Question is what will they need on these devices to do their jobs better?
I really don't care about the iPad.<p>I hope it does well, and I think it's a neat device and a good idea, but it's marketed to a segment that I don't belong to and I can't imagine what I'd do with it if I had one. Nonetheless I'm sure it will be a wonderful device for a lot of people.<p>But saying "Instead of holding a MOUSE, you’re holding MAGIC" might actually cause me to roll my eyes so hard they rocket out the back of my head. Artificial gravity and force fields and warp drives are "magic." The iPad is merely the next big thing (although comparing it to web browsers in impact might be a bit much).<p>So is it just me, or does this article overdo it?