iPad 2 - Instant Hit

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the number one technology company in the world!

iPad 2 has three things going for it which will make it an instant success!

1. Price - Very, very attractive starting at $499!
Believe me, as the current user of iPad, this is a screaming deal! I need to upgrade mine, soon! None of the new Tablets such as those from Motorola and Samsung can match this drop-bottom price. Apple has done something really great with the iPad line for which it doesn't get much credit - "Apple has made this amazing device very affordable for the average consumer!"

2. New Powerful Features (and looks)
In particular, the all new Video camera and Faster Processing! Current iPad is really fast... But with dual processors, the additional performance will come in handy for multi-processing and running all those powerful business and entertainment apps. And did I mention that the new iPad is thinner, lighter, sexier and available in a very cool white color. I love my black iPad!

3. Apps! Apps! Apps!
Apple has upped the ante on Built-in Apps including FaceTime, Photo Booth, enhanced Mail, Video, and the iPad finder (no more losing your iPad).
More importantly, there are now over 65,000 iPad dedicated Apps! Some of my favorites are the Project, Wall Street Journal, Pandora, Kindle for iPad, YouTube, Netflix and OGoing. I also enjoy many of the games on the iPad... There are apps for Business, Communications, Entertainment, Productivity, and every industry... "There's an app for that"

Why I love my iPad?
I find that my iPad is very easy to use, performs extremely well, never crashes, is ON in seconds, and works all the time! I enjoy the music, movies, photos, surfing and the entertainment features. I love the fact that the iPad runs for 10 hours without having to recharge! My daughter loves it too for the many games, drawing, and the intuitive, easy touch interface! I do have a wish list for Steve Jobs and Apple - a. File folders to store docs, photos, files b. Flash video support. c. USB or external drive

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What's amazing is that the tablet market surpassed the mature eBook reader market owing to the Apple iPad in 2010! IDC is predicting shipments of roughly 50 million tablets for 2011, with Apple owning 70%-80% market share, or shipping at least 35 million iPads.

Show of Hands: Does the New iPad Meet Your Needs as a Teacher?

by Shelly Blake-Plock

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Is this the iPad we've been waiting for? RT @erikmal: Apple's iPad product page has been refreshed: http://www.apple.com/ipad/ #edtech

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Apple is poised to become the most valuable company

S&P 500 Largest Companies

Symbol	Company Name	Close on 5/26	% Chg. YTD	Mkt. Cap Value B$
XOM	Exxon Mobil	59.31	-13	278.6
AAPL	Apple	244.109	15.8	222.1
MSFT	Microsoft	25.01	-17.9	219.2
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	50.02	-6.4	187.6
PG	Procter & Gamble	60.44	-0.3	174.1
GE	General Electric	16.01	5.8	170.9
JNJ	Johnson and Johnson	59.66	-7.4	164.5
IBM	IBM	123.23	-5.9	158
BAC	Bank of America	15.47	2.7	155.2
JPM	JPMorgan Chase	38.78	-6.9	154.3
GOOG	Google	475.47	-23.3	151.4
WFC	Wells Fargo	28.04	3.9	146
CVX	Chevron	71.55	-7.1	143.7
T	AT&T	24.13	-13.9	142.6
CSCO	Cisco Systems	22.89	-4.4	131.1

source: CNBC

Bottomline:
Apple surpassed Microsoft as the most valuable technology company. Apple is on a high growth drive. Apple's forward P/E is only 16.58, whereas the current P/E is 21.78. Analysts are estimating Apple's stock to rise to $303.11, with a high end estimate of $350. If Apple stock indeed breaks $350, Apple's marketcap will expand to $318.5B, higher than Exxon Mobile's marketcap of $284B, making it the most valuable company in USA (source: Yahoo Finance). With successful new innovations such as the iPad that will generate at least $5 billion in new business this year, and the impending launch of the new iPhone which will bring in more sales, Apple will accelerate the torrid growth throughout 2010. The stars are aligning for a perfect marketcap storm that Apple is going to cause, as analysts will ponder on whether to raise Apple's stock target price further to $400 come December. It's a matter of when, not a matter of if, that Apple will surpass Exxon Mobile. Bravo Apple!!

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Open Blog: What Device is it that Students and Teachers are Looking For?

So, the Google Tablet is imminent.

And so it's time to open up the bloglines to some reader opinion and comments.

For you iPad-wielding folks, based on your experience so far, what's needed to make these types of devices more applicable for students and teachers? Or is the 'right' device something entirely different?

Can/Would education benefit from a ubiquitous device? And let's just talk devices for a moment.

What do we teachers 'need' in terms of a device? What do our students need? What exactly is it that we 'need' to get to -- and use -- all our stuff out there on the Web?

Lot's of questions. Let's hear what you've got to say.