Courier being Microsoft's now-dead dual screen tablet thing. (<a href="http://funkaoshi.com">via</a>)

I got the Apple keyboard a while ago and used it once with the iPad. All these solutions seem clunky next to a MacBook Air, or just getting good at the on-screen keyboard...

"An iPad-only steampunk adventure game published by Bungie and developed by Harebrained Schemes, a games company founded by Jordan Weisman, whose past work game players might be familiar with—BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Crimson Skies." Wow, I really haven't been paying enough attention to Bungie news these days. Must get this. (<a href="http://funkaoshi.com">via</a>)

some inspired speculation features discussion of an iPod Touch 3G aka iPhone lite for prepaid markets, and the unlikeliness that an "iPad HD" will show up this year

back in the day I was such a Marathon junkie.

featuring the quote of the day, "Expensive things are expensive". For reals tho I totally want a stylus now.

this is on point. Other tablets can prosper by either being cheaper or different than the iPad, but not by copying it (and being more expensive)

use a typewriter as a USB keyboard for your iPad. That is so great. (via <a href="http://iphone.funkaoshi.com/post/697765976/usbtypewriter-demo-via-engadget">I'll iPhone you</a>)

lonelysandwich on the iPad as a new video experience, and the possible future of AppleTV. Reminds me of Lost fan theorizing.

"a technical decision"

farily nifty looking. (via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com">funk</a>)

"Canadian iPad users will be able to purchase a 250MB data plan for their iPad for $15 per month, while a 5GB plan will cost $35."

Ram of Funkaoshi got an iPad, lucky bastard.

it overheats and throws up a disconcerting warning message.

seems like a popular device.

It was inevitable that there'd be some amazing music apps for the iPad. The big screen finally makes multitouch mean something more than "pinch to zoom".

that sucks.

a clear advantage over the current Kindle

agree on all counts. The gaming analogy is apt.

I promise to shut up about this thing soon. But this was of interest, partially disproving the 'closed filesystem' gripe

people seem to be agreeing on the significance of the device, but disagreeing about whether the new direction is good or not.

too true

ok this shit is getting out of hand. Is Apple canceling Macs? No.

On what the iPad represents

from John Gruber. Also see his <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/ipad_big_picture">The iPad Big Picture</a>.

I think this is the big takeaway. This is a laptop replacement - it's as I suspected aimed at the netbook market, but I expect it to have ramifications beyond that. For example, who would buy a MacBook Air right now? Especially as this works with bluetooth keyboards and its somewhat clumsy keyboard-dock thing.