It's an iPad!

World is getting to know the latest gizmo on offer, the much-hyped Apple tablet, called iPad. Looks impressive, no doubt.

At San Francisco, a couple of hours back Steve Jobs took the covers off the device that he described as ''more intimate than a laptop and it's so much more capable than a smartphone.'' It's going to be priced from $499, and it will be available in 2 months.

This device falls between a smartphone and laptop, an area yet to be a rage among the public. Looks like Apple is trying to do a one up on Kindle, with lots of hope pinned on the all-in-one touchscreen.

The potential to hit it big in this category is enormous, when wireless is the definite way forward. You can browse, download and play music, videos and games; read and create text and images, and so much more. An upgraded and enlarged iPhone, if one could say so.

But will Apple be able to pull it off?