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Today is the day for pre-ordering the iPad, Apple’s magical and revolutionary product, but no discounts seem to apply.  This touch based tablet computer appears to be running the iPod Touch/iPhone operating system, and as announced by Apple at the product introduction, looks to fill the gap between smart phone and laptop computers that is currently filled with netbooks.

Netbooks have become the standard college student accessory providing note-taking, email, and web browsing in a light weight small footprint.  We’ve reviewed the Acer One here at technewsvt.com and we’ll be reviewing the iPad the first week of April and see if Apple’s claims of magical and revolutionary are accurate or hype.

The curious thing is that Apple hasn’t discounted the iPad for college students or faculty.  Perhaps Apple feels the price point for the device is low enough or maybe the iPad is not meant to replace the netbook on college campuses, many of which are running Linux or Widows 7 and offering a more robust platform for school work (writing papers and programming.)

I just reset my iPhone because it was being very slow and not allowing me to connect to the Internet via Edge.  After the reboot…. 3G!  In Northfield!

I’ve see the 3G indicator on my iPhone in Burlington, Williston, and in White River Jct. Still no love for Washington County yet, but it seems AT&T is rolling 3G out in Vermont.

There was a posting on the Burlington Free Press web site that suggested that iPhone in Chittenden county have started registering 3G signal. AT&T’s press release said that plans for a first quarter 2010 roll out of 3G service were in the works for Northfield and Montpelier. I haven’t see 3G in Vermont myself but I’m traveling to Burlington tomorrow.