Apple rumors are always an interesting read.

Sometimes the rumors are a bit skewed, sometimes they're incredibly spot-on.

In recent months I think the rumors about the iPad tended to lean more toward pretty darn accurate.

The debate over the iPad using iPhone OS rags on, though generally the majority of opinion on it is positive.

The newest Apple rumor going around is that another iPad is on its way, but this one will have something more akin to OS X.

I guess I wouldn't be surprised by that, as I'm sure Steve Jobs would be cluey enough to see if there were a market for both types of iPad and keep the OS X version at the ready.

This article here points out that it was thought there were two versions of the iPad in development, before last week's announcement.

In my family, my partner and the nine-year-old would favor the iPhone OS version, whereas I'd like BOTH the iPhone OS one AND the OS X one.

So that's a pretty good example of the fact a market for both types of iPad exists.

Of course, at the moment, rumors of an OS X version iPad are still just that, rumors. Steve Jobs won't be confirming anything right now.  He's too savvy a businessman to dent the sales of the iPhone OS iPad or segment them by bringing an OS X iPad out too soon.

In the meantime, we can drool and dream about the idea, though.

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And Moses proceeded to come down from the mountain with the tablet in hand...

Or in this case, Steve Jobs did.

I watched the video of the announcement and contrasted it to Steve Balmer's announcement of a slate computer a few weeks back.  I have to say I'm more impressed with Steve Jobs.

Of course, the expectations for the iPad are various.  Some are happy with it, some have been expecting something different. There are also some jokes starting, like calling the iPhone an iPad Nano...

Let's remember this is the first iteration.  The next one will obviously add more features once Steve Jobs and Apple see the reaction to it.  Let's also remember it competes more directly against the Kindle.

When it comes to that, it's already a winner.

Of course, what sets it apart in my mind is that it will have a new iWork suite of apps ready for it.  Imagine REAL word-processing, spreadsheets and presentation software, as opposed to limited rtf variants.  Add that to the iPad and you've got a great portable tool.

The medical field will see an immediate benefit to it, since references will be more easily-readable on the iPad than on the iPhone.

I'm looking at it from an artistic perspective.  I've tried drawing apps on the iPhone and that's not the iPhone's strong suit.  You can't move your finger off a line on the iPhone, else you lose exact placing.

No, an iPad makes drawing with your finger a heck of a lot easier and more precise.

While I did favor WinMobile devices for their ease of drawing with a stylus, I hated having to draw in zoom so much on the small screen space.

So the iPad is already on my shopping list.

Will I be an early adopter?  Or will I wait till version 2?

That's already decided by my family.  The partner and the nine-year-old have already decided the issue.

Early adoption by a mile.

And besides, you need someone to play with that first iteration and tell you how it's going.

End of story.

UPDATE:  It seems there's some news of the iPad requiring a micro-sim.  More on that over at www.geehall1.com

While Windows 7 is quite an improved little beast, it's the annoying glitches that dent the experience.