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“Last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.” – The Wall Street Journal

So Steve Jobs unveiled what will be the Jesus Tablet for Apple-geeks everywhere, and the mockery of many a late-night television show beginning right at the worst product name in history. In other news, did you know that Google searches for the rumoured tablet exceeded those for Obama’s SOTU address? Hah—
Wait, hold on a second.
Are you telling me that Americans are more interested in a tablet, of which almost no one except graphic artists used up until now, than the state of their country? The medium of the New York Times is more important than the fact that their economy is in the shits? (I’m looking at you, McLuhan) Oh my Gucci, people are crazy down south.
However crazy, you can tell that Apple is playing hardball. You can tell from the way they market this thing: the netbook killer, the essential device that will revolutionize everything. But the question still hangs in the air: will people actually find a use for this thing?
It runs on the iPhone OS, so it’s certainly not Snow Leopard or anything. And it doesn’t have all those HDMI or USB output ports (among other things) to please the tech gods. That keyboard ain’t lookin’ too hot, either. So what’s it good for other than some intense masturbation?
Well, I couldn’t think of anything. But someone else put it perfectly:
“Crotch-rocketingly unimpressive.”

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