The iPad isn't due in Canada until "late April" as per Apple's website but this hasn't stopped tech-smitten Canadians from crossing borders, scouring eBay and chancing the

The Apple iPad has been termed "revolutionary" by the venerable Steve Jobs, but how it does it actually perform? Will it render netbooks obsolete? Will the lack of flash and multitasking be a deal-breaker? We spend time with the device to find out.

Breakfast in New York. Sitting in a booth at Cafe Habana, people are staring as I type emails on the iPad. For now, it grabs too much attention, for better or worse, with its big swoopy animations and skittles glow-erific screen. It's not as strange as if I were hammering away on a laptop.

You can import photos from a Mac, PC or digital camera, see them organised as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad's elegant slideshows. Watch movies, TV shows and YouTube or flip through pages of an e-book you downloaded from Apple's new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.

It's been a few months since Apple's shiny plinth was thrust from the waters, gleaming deity-like on the black sand shores. I had just returned from a month-long trip checking out the top technology at IFA in Berlin and the World Expo in Shanghai when I heard that I had become editor of Tone.

Tune in Partners The iPad, which has been the subject of intense interest and speculation over the past year, was launched today by Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs at a special event in San Francisco.

Apple's iPad may be a stellar device, but the company's compatibility philosophy is letting it down. The hype surrounding Apple's iPad tablet PC recently reached a fever pitch after the company reported record sales numbers for the device.

The iPad's overall design, like much of Apple's product arsenal is highly attractive; the 9.7

Early compatibility issues with Windows based PCs left us with a sour taste in our mouths

After having worked, or rather, having played with the iPad for a short time, the question remains about what kind of effect the iPad will have in the long run. After discussions with some of the first iPad users, among others, it seems that the iPad quickly becomes a device often used in the living...

The iPad is Apples most recent addition to there portable media device family and was made to compete with higher end net books. Now I have owned a iPad for around 3 or 4 months now and i have to say it has met my expectations.

See the Apple iPad in action and read our review.