Last week, Steven P. jobs unveiled the new Apple product called iPad. It is a tablet computer which resemblance a giant iPod Touch or iPhone.  It’s 0.5 in thick, weighs 1.5 lb and has in 9.7 in multi-touch screen. You are able to get one at the end of March, sale price starting at US$499.

However, is iPad the iThing that you have dream of? Some reviewers said that it was a bit of letdown as they are hoping for the something that will surprise them and compel them to stampede to the Apple Store yet again, to recreate the phenomenon that iPhone and Touch has produced.

If you are a typical consumer, this iPad maybe nothing fantastic to you. Since you may have already got your Touch or iPhone, it seems that there is no need to get a giant version of them!  Well, I felt that this time round Apple is not targeting the Touch/iPhone mass of users but people that like to read and in love with their App Store.

Currently, in the eBook market, Amazon Kindle is the king. However, with iPad coming out, this is going to change. When Kindle displays books in grayscale, the iPad makes them look like real. This is a great feature and important in creating a new user browsing experience. Also, with its surprising battery that lasts for 10 hours. Schools may load the textbooks into the iPad and create a brand new learning experience! This is the potential of iPad!

With the success we saw in App Store, iBookstore is just going to be another hit. In addition, Apple is opening a store that allow publishers to set their own prices.

For me, I am not a book lover, but I may buy one for my mum. She likes to play games in the App Store but the screen of iPhone is too small for her. So maybe I can buy it for her birthday?