From James Lileks' Twitter:
^Time elapsed between taking iPad out of protective sleeve and dropping it: 17 seconds.^
I have a different design philosophy than Apple. A "pad" I designed would look something like a picture with a fat rubber frame around it. People need something they can hold onto. Also waterproof and shockproof. But that's me.
Apple won't field a product unless it looks like a flying saucer.