Today Apple announced its latest creation, a tablet device called the iPad. At 9.7 inches and starting at $499 it's about the same size and price as the larger Kindle, but it can do way cooler stuff. And due to a deal with several major publishers, users will be able to download books directly to their iPads from the iBook store (my ancient Apple laptop is also called an iBook. Sadly it's not as fun or cutting edge as these new iBooks sound -- it shuts off if it's not plugged into the wall).
What else can you do on an iPad? According to the website you can browse the Internet, play games, watch films, find maps, write notes, and download all the same apps you can get for the iPhone.
Sounds neat, and it's something else to play with when I visit the Apple store in the mall to drool over the MacBook Pros.
edit: I've just noticed a pretty big flaw in the iPad -- no ports to connect it to your computer or USB drive, etc. That's really kind of sucky.
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