Despite the hype surrounding the Apple iPad tablet PC and a lower-than-expected price, it’s still unclear how well the iPad will fare in the marketplace. The iPad faces a variety of competitors, including Amazon.com’s Kindle line of e-reader mobile devices, Intel’s beta AppUp Center for netbooks, and user concerns about whether its functionality justifies its cost.
– Apple finally announced the iPad, its tablet PC, at a Jan. 27 presentation
in San Francisco. The
high-intensity buzz that built online in the weeks and days before the device’s
unveiling will likely continue for some time to come, as the same analysts and
pundits who debated the then-vaporware’s…