Three out of Five ain't bad.

You've probably heard, Apple's new device is an iPad, and it is the tablet PC everyone knew it was going to be.

I'm not sure what to think about it as yet. As an owner of an iPhone and a Macbook Pro, I kind of have it's bigger and smaller brothers. Whether I can find any use for this iPad (other than ebooks) waits to be seen. If it's a viable gaming platform, then it might sway me.

Anyway, my previous five predictions were 3/5 correct. There will be a book store (iBooks), it will run the iPhone apps, and it is entirely touch based.

Nothing is mentioned about wireless syncing though; but, more importantly, they don't mention what the screen tech is and how comfortable it is to read ebooks on it. The main advantage of "stand alone" ebook readers is that they use e-ink screens, that simulate a printed page, hence reducing eye strain. If you've ever used an ebook reader, you'll understand that it literally is like having a pbook in your hands.

So, not exactly the revolution I'd hoped for, but it's still early days. Magazines haven't really shown what they can do (though the NY Times showed a cool newspaper app with embedded vids etc), and the app developers will start shining through in the coming months.

I guess we'll wait and see, and I'll pop to the nearest Apple store to play around ;)