The iPad

So, people are already complaining about the $30/month data plan and asking why they would want this thing if they already have an iPhone. I couldn't disagree more.

I think the iPad really fills a lifestyle niche for a mobile
computer that you can use from the couch, while chilling, to read a
e-book while drinking some coffee, or on the bed, etc. I do this now
with the iPhone...but the iphone is just too small to really be ideal
for this type of use. And iPad would also be PERFECT for
travelling.

I think apple has done it again - this puts tablets on the map as a
device and creates an entire new class of computer. Tablets have been
tried before and this is the first one that gets it right - it looks
like they _nailed_ it. I am excited to see what app developers can do
with the extra pixels and the extra horspower of the 1ghz
processor!

I can honestly see this thing becoming my full time computer - with
the exception of hardcore PC gaming...although the iPad even starts to
cut into that use case.

I honestly might not ever buy a new traditional PC. This could be the "death of the desktop PC" that has been forecast
for 15 years now.

Not that I am a mindless Apple fanboy. I do hope Apple adds more customization to the iphone/ipad OS and allows competitive browsers....I have grown addicted to Chrome and would love to use it on the ipad....

In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits

In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits: "In the new age of open source, custom-fabricated, DIY product design, all you need to conquer the world is a brilliant idea, says Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson"

This stuff is just amazing! : DIY(do it yourself) manufacturing is very close to going truly mainstream. Right now you can order these things via the web on demand, in another 5 to 10 years you'll be able to manufacture these things in your home, or at least at a local shop down the street. Who will be the "kinkos" of local manufacturing?