Do you need an iPad?

The first thing you need to know about the iPad is it is everywhere. The media is obsessed with the iPad, so you'll see it in the hands of F1 presenters in the pit lane, in the latest movies as not-so-subtle pieces of product placement and sometimes even as a prop on a news bulletin to allow the anchor to be a bit more 'interactive'. Of course, the success of the iPad has led to a flotilla of competitors entering the market with alternative solutions, many of them running on the rival Android platform. The recent news of Sony's entrance into the tablet market only added to the mome...