Are you glad this blog space isn’t about Conan and the NBC debacle? I am.

In other news, Apple officially announced their new product the iPad! Horray for people who don’t already have an iPhone or an iTouch and horray for anyone not interested in using a tablet for drawing or painting. This “new” gadget brings everything together from the iPhone/iTouch and makes it better on a larger screen! CHA-CHING! Thats the sound of innovation falling flat on its face. Yes, innovation has a bag of coins for a face.

In all fairness, its much cheaper than a “real” tablet pc and you can touch the screen for all the fun you get out of doing that. This new toy is basically for the general public, its key features being websurfing, reading ebooks, playing games, listening to music, watching movies and a touch screen. If you touch it too much, you may wear it out, be sure to wear goggles for extended periods of time you may go blind. I’m pretty sure thats in the fine print somewhere.

If Apple comes out with something close to a Wacom CintiQ 21UX for much cheaper than 2 grand, I’d be all over that. As it stands, I’m enjoying my reliable Intuos3 and some occasions I use my lenovo x200 tablet pc when traveling. In more cases I kick it oldschool with these classic tools – paper and pencil.

Are you more interested in an affordable tool like Wacom products or are you more interested in a toy such as the iPad/iTouch/iPhone? The alternative as the comic depicts, classic toys can be found at the local Goodwill or your closest pack rat.