Game Changer?

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All of the hype and the talk in the tech world now is Apple's new product: the iPad.  Just announced yesterday, there has been praise and complaints about this new device.  The reception of Apple products always seems to be mixed.  At the launch of their products there is always a lot of praise and complaints, but then the way people use technology changes.  The Apple II computer introduced the world to the personal computer.  The iPod made mp3 players popular.  After the iPhone, more people were buying smartphones.  The iPad is an interesting device itself.  It is not a smarphone and it is not a laptop computer or a netbook.  It seems to be an eBook reader that can do much more than books; it plays music, movies, and has all sorts of apps.  This product will most likely have a similar effect as the iPod and the iPhone.  More companies will be trying to put out relatively small, easy to use devices that we can consume our entertainment with.