Apple has done it again...

After months of much speculation, conjecture and anticipation, Apple’s new iPad was finally released to the public this week in San Francisco. Steve Jobs says the iPad is more than just a cross between a smartphone and laptop, but a instrument that out performs both on nearly every task. I could hardly disagree with him after watching his demo. This extremely thin (less than a half inch), lightweight (1.5 pounds), high-speed, HD touchtone interface with multi-touch instrument is an engineering marvel. Especially impressive was its HD (incredibly high resolution) streaming video, and internet connectivity to books, movies and music. It’s more than neat, it’s “cool,” as Jobs like to say. The price is not so cool starting at $499. If necessary, they will lower the price, as they did with the iPod, to win the public over.

Former insiders claim that this product has been in the works for nearly a decade. Think of that! Before laptops, the internet, high speed apps were the craze, Apple already had this product on the drawing board. A recent article in Fortune magazine said that Apple has already identified a series of products and applications that will be available to the public in the near future. I’m not sure how they do it, creating such great products that everyone feels that have to have. This is a real testament to the vision, imagination, and ingenuity of Steve jobs and his leadership team -- always several steps ahead of the competition. I don’t know about you, but given all the problems we’ve been facing here and around the world, it was a pleasant relief to see the American spirit at work. Kudos to Apple!