Japanese artist Yoshitoshi ABe and the Apple iPad

Japanese artist Yoshitoshi ABe has unintentionally made an advertisement for Apple's iPad that does a better job of increasing the device's do-want factor than any of the real commercials do. It's just him sketching!

It looks like the app he is using is LiveSketch HD ($0.99).

My 2 Cents: The Apple iPad

- Hey, at least its under $1k!
- Basically, it's a giant iPhone/iPod Touch
- It plays 'most" of the apps you already have
- 16GB - 64GB!? Seriously, that's best you could do Apple?
- It fills a niche... I guess...
- For $500, I'd rather buy a netbook (same specs) with more memory and save a few hundred dollars
- The more I think about it, this is just a better and more expensive eBook reader
- I'd rather own iPhone/iPod Touch
- I'd rather own any netbook
- I'd rather own a MacBook Pro
- Overall, this seems pretty pointless... I was expecting a lot more form Apple...

Check out the full spec sheet here

The Apple iPad specs

Pricing
WiFi only models are:
$499 - 16GB
$599 - 32GB
$699 - 64 GB

3G models are:
$629 - 16GB
$729 - 32GB
$829 - 64 GB

Online plans are$14.99 for up to 250 MB of data per month or $29.99 for Unlimited data.

Specs
Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Display
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology with 178-degree viewing angle
Touch has been reengineered for the iPad to make it "extremely precise and responsive"
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Capacity
16GB, 32GB, 64GB flash memory

Processor
1 Ghz Apple A4 chip

Sensors
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Battery and Power
Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input and Output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speakers
Microphone
SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

Buttons and controls
On off, sleep wake switch
Mute
Volume up and down
Home button

Built in Apps
Safari
Mail
Photos
Video
YouTube
iPod
iTunes
App Store
iBooks
Maps
Notes
Calendar
Contacts
Home Screen
Spotlight Search

Gaming
The iPad will run "almost all of the apps" designed for the iPhone. You can run any of them in normal size or your can expand them to fill your screen.

Only two games designed, rather redesigned, for the iPad have been shown off so far: First-person shooter NOVA and Need for Speed: Shift.

Kotaku

Find out what I think about the Apple iPad here