Is the iPad a Technological Missing Link?

A recent Popular Science article offers insight into the inner workings of Apple's newly introduced tablet, the iPad, which aims to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. The article reviews the device's key functions and discusses several of its key components including the LED-backlit LCD screen and high speed chip. The article also offers two brief Vimeo videos that show the iPad's basic functions and how to use the iWorks and iBooks applications. Do these features help the iPad pave the way to the future of computing? Does it bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops, or is it more of a novelty device?

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