This isn't about what I like so much about the iPad, but what I plan on doing with it. People are overlooking how this will actually benefit you.

I've made a few iPhone applications; one is off the store due to legal reasons (it was my fault, but damn you Sony Music), and the other one was lost in a harddrive crash (now I have Time Machine and git). They both were enjoyable experiences, and I learned a lot from them both.

I think the iPad is perfect for the kinds of applications that weren't really a fit on the iPhone in the first place. What could that be? Well, there are a few things.

1. Full screen picture gallery when it's on the Dock.
2. Alarm clock, this could be pretty slick.
3. Social games that you could only do between Bluetooth. What about a twister kind of game, were your fingers need to be tangled?
4. Some things just don't fit well on the iPhone's screen; Monopoly, Madden, Touchgrind, etc.

I don't want to bring my laptop to bed so I can watch a video, so I use my iPhone. Which is great and all, but it tends to feel dated watching a video on such a small screen when it was supposed to be viewed on a bigger screen. Although some will argue the iPad's aspect ratio is horribly flawed, unless you're some Blu-Ray 1080p loving 52" LED kind of guy, you'll live. This is the mentality that people need to bring when thinking of making apps for the iPad, making applications a more pleasurable experience on the iPad then it ever could be on the iPhone.

All the hardcore coders were expecting something targeted towards them, I don't really blame them, because I was hoping for a bit more as well. In the end I blame that solely on how hyped up this was going to be by all the blogs.