The reaction to the iPad on Twitter was immediate but also mixed. Here’s a flavour of what people had to say:

“A user-facing camera for video conferencing would have been nice, but a camera on the back of the iPad would have been a bit odd to use . . . One of the first iPad apps will be an iPhone camera tether. I’ll build it if no one else will.”

@paulmwatson

“Good to know that not only can I not afford it, I don’t want it – was ‘concerned’ I would want it when it finally came out.”

@Antiqueight

“Look a few years down the future: this stuff is going to take over. I’m not talking today.”

@stroughtonsmith

“iPad is the biggest advance in bathroom reading technology in human history.”

@mattgemmell

“The main impact of that announcement is that the Kindle will be $99 next week. Everyone else can relax.”

@conoro

“Why the tablet wins: The readymade distribution model of AppStore will murder Dell/Toshiba/EE-PC.”

@jdrumgoole