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I had a chance to try one of these at a store for about half an hour – so I’m not at all an expert, but thought I’d share some quick thoughts for what they’re worth. I can’t claim to “need” this yet, and will probably wait at least until the OS upgrade, but I’ve gone from being unconvinced to eager. A little while with one of these was enough to show me it has huge potential, both for home use and in the classroom. To all the haters and nay-sayers, I say: try one.

It’s smaller than I expected. At first blush it feels like an oversized iPod Touch, but once you get to using it, that impression goes away quickly. It has the same intuitive feel, and the interaction with the screen is so light and obvious. I didn’t really have to think about what to do; my fingers knew (or, rather, the designers knew what my fingers would find out quickly). It’s large enough, though, I found there are whole new layers of possible interaction. Books, obviously – and the way they turn pages, the way they incorporate available graphics, and the possibilities for making them interactive make this device a real game changer. What I like is that it’s so much more than just a reader. Movies, browsing, organizing. I wouldn’t compose documents here, likely, but I think it would be perfect for editing and reading through drafts. Games, too. I played Poptropica’s “Plants vs. Zombies” and was surprised by how much more fun it is to actually point to and touch what you want to do, rather than manipulate a pointer from a trackpad or a mouse.

It’s more than an oversized Touch; but it doesn’t quite feel like a small laptop. It’s a different kind of thing, and that’s a good thing. It’s more mobile and, in a word, handier. Sometimes I just want to check something, look something up, browse. This would be exactly the thing. Sometimes I want to relax and recline. If you’ve ever tried reclining with a laptop, curling up in bed with a laptop … it doesn’t really work. You have to put your hands all awkward to interact with laptops lying down. They’re made for sitting up straight – and are only passably workable for short stretches on the lap or in front of you while lying down on the stomach — they work best at a desk. More than that, for some uses the keyboard just gets in the way. Interacting directly with the screen is a dream. I rarely like to watch movies on my laptop, and an iPod Touch or an iPhone is really too small to enjoy, but watching an iPad and interacting with it through touch, is quite a delight. I can definitely imagine curling up with this.