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Camping Out in Line for the iPad

By Jeralyn

The line has already started at the Apple store in Manhattan for tomorrow's launch of the iPad. Who camps out for an iPad?

The news is filling up with stories about the latest applications -- There were announcements today from Amazon, Google, the Wall St. Journal and more.

I really, really want an iPad. I watched all 11 guided tour videos today. [More...]

I'd love to try out the Pages word processing and Keynote presentation programs (both optional, but you can get them along with Apple's version of Excel for $79 in iWork). I think it will be great for watching TV and video (Hulu and Netflix are on board) and for reading magazines and cookbooks in color.

But I wouldn't camp out or even go to the Apple store tomorrow since the versions with 3G and wireless aren't ready yet and can only be pre-ordered. Unless you're not going to take it out of the house, you'll need the 3G for when wifi isn't available.

I don't think you can ever have too many tech gadgets, and this one seems like something I'd really enjoy playing with.

So who's ordering one or braving the Apple store tomorrow? I'm looking forward to seeing some reports by buyers.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 02, 2010 (boomark / email).