Stupid name, but not surprising given that iPod was a stupid name. :)

I want one. I don’t need one. What is attractive to me is the form factor, not the functionality (it’s limited in many ways). It actually matches very well to what I use my iPod Touch for, but would be so much nicer because of the bigger screen.

If you’ve considered a Kindle or other eBook reader, you should definitely consider the iPad as long as you don’t care too much about readability out in bright sunlight. If I were a student I would definitely get an iPad if for no other reason than to take notes in class (especially since you can use a real keyboard with it), and as an eBook reader.

I think the uses for the iPad will expand a lot in the coming years as developer figure out cool things to do with it. Version 2 and 3 will add many of the features that everyone is complaining about, and will be a better value. But of course that will be in 1-2 years from now.

The 3G cellular data plans for the iPad are the best deal out there, hands down (on any platform). Since I don’t have an iPhone, this is attractive to me.

It’s an Apple product through and through (many would say this is the product Steve Jobs has wanted to create from the start). This means that it’s quite limited, but what it does do it kicks butt at.

There is actually a good chance that you’ll be able to do VOIP on the iPad because they just removed that restriction over 3G for the iPhone OS, which this runs. Of course, this isn’t designed as a phone. And I’m bummed it doesn’t have a camera for videoconferencing, though I’m sure the next version will.

You can already do google voice on iPhone (so I would assume iPad too) via Google’s new web app in Safari (just came out).

There is an accessory to plug in a USB connection to a camera, and also an SD card reader. Very cool. I wish they’d put a SD card slot in the device, but I don’t see that happening.

I’ve heard that other bluetooth keyboards may work (now that the OS is capable of handling a keyboard). I hope this is true. There’s even a chance that would come to the iPhone since they share the same OS, though I could see Apple blocking that artificially to differentiate iPhone & iPad.

I will probably get one eventually, but that is mostly because: 1) I’m a geek 2) the iPad matches my media consuming and web browsing habits already and 3) I don’t already have an iPhone, and don’t really want to spend $60/month for an iPhone plan when all I need is a bit of 3G data when not connected to WiFi. I don’t really care as much about the upfront cost – it’s the monthly cost that I care about. When I look at it that way an iPad is cheaper and better for my needs than an iPhone since for a cell phone I use a crappy plan that is cheap and doesn’t have many minutes.