"On Saturday, when you plug in your shiny new iPad and peruse the App Store for apps, you'll see 'HD' or 'XL' designations for iPad-specific apps. You may wonder what that's all about. It's about a lack of solid information, driven by a top-down policy of secrecy. When a company like Apple fosters a culture of anxiety amongst third-party associates and low-level employees, you're going to wind up with some bad decisions being made in the absence of clear policies. True, the iPad offers more pixels than the iPhone, but it is hardly "HD" (whatever that means to begin with). Clearly, these suffixes are designed to let you know that they are "jumbo" versions of apps with more features than their iPhone companions, right? That may not be the case. While they might be bigger, they may not be badder. In fact, they may be more stripped down than their developers intended."

"Apple Finally Unveils iPad Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's new tablet computer, the iPad, during a presentation in San Francisco last week. Here are some of its features: * Awkward name enables Twitter users to make the same joke over and over and over again * Super slick design makes it impossible to hold, pick up, or stop from sliding down the street * Softly whimpers if left alone for too long * Maureen Dowd New York Times column generator * Photo album of the Jobs family summer vacation in Aruba * Free pair of black-rimmed glasses, turtleneck, and position at New York City architecture firm * Can withstand breezes up to 3 mph * To ensure that its users receive the constant public attention they crave, the iPad will emit the phrase "Hey, does that guy have an iPad?" every eight minutes iPad"