I know it lack a bit of the wow factor people were expecting, but I think Apple hit a homerun again with this device business wise. People come up with all kinds of things to knock it for, like
for photos or video conferencing, but really lets get serious here. Who in the world would try to use something this big to take a picture? No one with half a brain is the correct answer.
As for the video camera camera for video conferencing, I'd like to know how many people actually use their web cams to video conference? Counting the four computers in our house plus friends and family computers that I get asked to look at now and then, I see maybe 30 computers on a regular basis. Maybe half of them have a webcam that came with them, but I only know of three people that have ever used them, and two of those are on my wifes and mine computers to talk to each other while I am on the road.
I mean come on people, if you were going to video conference with this thing the far better way would be to have a camera in the dock so that you don't give the people on the other end motion sickness from you trying to hold the iPad up in front of you the whole time.
The 1gz processor is too slow
which i don't understand at all. The main things that this thing needs to do is play back 720p video, surf the web and play some iPhone games. If you look at the specs on the PowerVR designs they are way more than capable of doing 1080p video and 3d gaming. This thing isn't going to play Crysis for crying out loud.
This thing is not intended to replace a laptop or a desktop, so stop trying to compare it to one. It is designed to do just what it does, give the Touch experience to people that need more screen to look at.
Think of the Medical apps on the iPhone, they will be way better when done with the SDK for this device and the extra resolution and space. I can see this hiting big in that community.
You aren't going to use this while driving your car, or walking down the street like you do with your smartphone. It's not intended to work that way.
This is for: laying around on the couch, sitting in a coffee shop, studying at the library, relaxing in your dorm room or taking the place of your textbooks in class. You will carry it in your backpack if it ever leaves the house in the first place. Personally I don't even think I would get one with 3g at all. Everywhere I named above probably has Wifi (except for home, most are probably free).