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This was aired during the Oscars show on Sunday. First WiFi version shipping on 3rd April 2010 for US customers – pre-orders open on 12th March. Apple unveiled the device on 27th January.

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It’s so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone

Well, the waiting is over folks, Steve Jobs finally unveiled his iPad after months nae years of fevered speculation.

iPad eh, I didn’t think it was going to be that – I had thought that the iPad was going to be some accessory device. It makes sense though, iPod – iPad! Genius.

All the good stuff is over at http://www.apple.com/ipad including the obligatory Jonny Ive video that has you wanting it so much. It sure is a purdy piece of kit, well speced and with an entry price of $499 for the WiFi 16gb version – quite bloody tempting indeed – I thought it would be so much more. Thing is, I am sure I can hold out till next year for ipad 2, twice as fast, half the cost.

The iBook App which twists round the bookshelf to reveal the iBookstore is pure Jobs – it makes you smile.

It’s a very interesting device, I would love to see how they see it fitting into the Apple eco system, how does it work with the AppleTV with your iMac anything new there? I hope so!

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But, it seems that it may be back – if Jobs does not release a Tablet device tomorrow I reckon there will be some sort of collective geek brain haemorrhage.

Steve himself dropped a hint at yesterdays roaring profits announcement:

The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about

In the meantime, I liked this little faked up ad – gives you a flavour doesnt it?

So much press today – with publications trying to out do themselves to get their predictions out there:

What can we expect from the Apple iTablet?

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Is this the real Apple tablet?

Apple turns lawyers loose to keep its big secret

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Apple earnings up by 50 per cent

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Mag+, a concept video on the future of digital magazines – Blog – BERG

How a Tablet/Slate device really could work, if done well…Apple!