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Look at that thing. Though the Apple iPad isn’t exactly a monstrosity and the 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 screen is great to look at, I will be amazed if anyone actually thinks of using one in public. I mean who would be fool enough to type on the iPad on a sidewalk where everyone will stare at you like you’re the craziest Apple fanboy that ever walked? At one and a half pounds, the iPad is best suited for work on your lap. It’s not just a big iPhone, though it definitely looks like a big iPhone, but a mobile computer without a physical keyboard. Oh, I see some hospital staff carrying this–the price is pretty good at $499 for the cheapest version–while doing their rounds but Steve Jobs obviously didn’t make the Apple iPad for the medical and health care professions. So why make it in the first place? Two reasons come to mind.

1. P.A. Semi chips. Apple bought the company over a year ago and though it may not yet be able to replace Intel chips in the present MacBooks, P.A. Semi low-powered chips are well suited for the Apple iPad. Engadget writes that the device is blazing fast because of the PA Semi chip.

2. Tablet and E-Reader market catching fire. Though only the EReader market is actually taking in sizable customers, Apple may be thinking it can do to the Tablets what it has done ...