iPathetic?

With a plurality of people weighing in over at Wired Magazine Online in regards to what is essentially Apple's giant iPhone retool ( iPad ) one has to wonder exactly why you would buy it.

As for me, I'm satisfied with my iPhone and don't have the desire to pay for a purely gimmicky piece of Apple gadgetry that costs more than my house payment.

There is one aspect of the iPad that will likely drive down the price of the Kindle - people are looking at it as a tool for reading books on. While the Kindle last year was pricing right around $300 ( nearly $200 less than the basic iPad ) it's a fair assumption that the price of the Kindle will drop according to the selling frenzy that will likely accompany the iPad.

What's your thoughts on Steve Job's latest piece of technology?