I think Apple’s reputation is working against them at this point.   I mean, we all knew the iPad (a.k.a. Apple Tablet) was over hyped.   So a little disappointment was inevitable.  But even with that in mind I feel let down.

Not because it’s a bad product.  At $499 for the base model it’s a phenomenal product.  Both for what it can do (run iPhone Apps) and what it has the potential to do.  I’d encourage everyone to check out gdgt.com’s live coverage of the event and go down to where iWork is shown.  The amount of polish is incredible and it shows that a tablet could replace a notebook/netbook for many people. 

But in the end this devices is still just a big ol’ iPod Touch.  No camera,  or facial recognition, or Flash, or new gestures, or revolutionary e-book platform, or really anything beyond a bigger screen.  Worse it makes some of the iPhone’s shortcoming’s worse (Not being able to view Hulu on the iPad is a real let down).

Don’t get me wrong, I still fully intend to buy one.  I just won’t be too excited for it (which might be a good thing given that it won’t be out for 90 days)

(On a side note, anyone who pre-ordered the JooJoo has to feel pretty stupid right about now)