ipod (large), I mean, ipad

Stephen Fry, the common man's Peter Ustinov (of sorts), went ga-ga over it. Not having his late friend, Douglas Adams, wax lyrical about Job's latest piece of gadge, Mr Fry gave us his take on the ipad and suggested, in a round about way, of doing something wholly inappropriate to it. I wouldn't myself, but I appreciate the sentiment.

What then of the ipad (a name, sadly lacking in imagination), of which much has already been said? Firstly, it's an inevitability. It's not new. It doesn't have to be. Instead what it is, is an Apple, and that, ladies and gentleman, makes the difference. But you already know this.

And yet I won't be buying one... not until my sturdy macbook goes to silicon heaven. Besides, I want the one with front and rear cameras with mega mega pixels for great stills and video, and for phoning. I want HD and an optional 3D interface. I want twin chips and a terabyte of memory. I want triple the battery life and multitasking. I want mine black and without a border; lighter and stronger; usb ports... What I want it do, is everything I can and cannot think of, and I want it now. In essence, I want the 5th gen model, not the incremental offerings, regardless of excuse. Oh, and did I say I don't want to pay anymore than $400 bucks? Well done Apple nonetheless.