Well it has officially launched and reviews are coming in.
Some new or iPad only apps that seem to be hitting the usage of the iPad correctly:
Gizmodo's Essential iPad Apps - Best ipad apps - Gizmodo
The review:
Apple iPad review -- Engadget
I have not bought one yet, nor will I probably the first year. Though my view of how this device is going to work has changed the past month with what seems to be a flood of new apps by unknown developers. You have companies like ABC, NBC, Hulu, Netflix, NYT, USA Today, etc. all writing
real applications for this device. Not just you can get bits and pieces of info, but actual full articles, real streaming (Netflix, ABC, etc.). The device might well take on eReaders very well, and being full color versus traditional eReaders is a huge plus. Downside is still the screen choice and the unknown that eye strain may become a huge issue.
No Adobe Flash support - Seems the usage of the web browsing is going away with dedicated applications. Will this ultimately work? I think so, but with Google & Microsoft & Adobe all teaming up we might see a huge split in the mobile web browsing.
No expansion (can't add additional storage) - This does suck, but having 16-64GB is plenty of space.
No camera - I was in the same boat as this when I first saw the device, but not sure it matters 100% now. I would love the ability to for video conferecing (front facing camera), and this is a reason I will be waiting for Gen II.
No USB support - This one will probably never happen.
My hope is that with at least Gen II we might get some form of video out that is simple and easy to use. But Apple is so bent on using 30 pin connections for everything it might just not happen.
Not pointing at you directly yubman, just using some of your points as those were issues I had with the device. Though it seems my view on this product is going away from a mobile device to more of a home/travel device. For home it will be great access to news and media (can lose paper media), and for travel it will work perfectly for viewing videos & movies instead of a tiny iPod touch or my Archos 5.