The world divided after the January presentation of iPad by Steve Jobs: a part is impatiently awaiting for the moment to grasp the gadget, while another part concluded a priori that this time Apple has produced an unnecessary product, which will become a failure. I hesitated. On one side, as a convinced Apple user for many years, I was glad to see a new nice gadget, whereas on the other - I couldn’t figure out iPad’s usability and niche. I have a big iMac for home use, a MacBook Air for business travel, and iPhone - for everything else, with its hundreds of helpful applications. (A man in Haiti was rescued from under the debris after the earthquake, having survived for about 10 days with severe injuries, due to the instructions on medical first aid he had on his iPhone application! - Now all of you who still doubt the iPhone tell me it isn’t brilliant?!) That is exactly the point about iPhone: its applications and internet capabilities are ideal for checks and spot references, but you can’t read a lot or surf internet with pleasure for a longer time! In the chain Apple desktop - portable notebook - iPhone, iPad is the missing link between the last two, as I would never carry around with me a notebook, which is quite heavy, expensive and always need to open. Thus, for those many people who like to always be in touch with internet - and this category is increasing very fast! - always reading something, thinking and making notes, for them a much lighte ...