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Google’s recent joint press release with Verizon seems to imply that Google supports Net Neutrality today, but just not for “Wireless Broadband”.

Say what? Isn’t that the network that we are all rapidly moving to via our wireless devices?

Do no evil? – I guess that only applies if you’re a little guy. Get big and do whatever you want.

Learn more at Voogle Wireless.

WWDC 2010 kicks of this morning at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The much anticipated Keynote address by Steve Jobs is scheduled to begin at 10 AM (Pacific Time).

Numerous media participants will be live-blogging the Keynote. Here are links to some of those.

• TWit Live
• gdgt Live
• MacRumors Live
• Ars Technica LiveBlog
• MacWorld
• theAppleBlog
• SlashGear

Keynote start times in other time zones are as follows:

• Hawaii 07:00AM
• Pacific 10:00AM
• Mountain 11:00AM
• Central 12:00PM
• Eastern 01:00PM
• London 06:00PM
• Paris 07:00PM
• Moscow 09:00PM
• Tokyo  02:00AM (this is June 08)

I really can’t bear to watch this – for those of us still waiting for the iPad in Canada, this is doubly difficult.

Honestly – these Blendtec people are demented! Watch at your own risk.

In conjunction with the iPad launch, numerous hands-on analyses of the device will no doubt appear on the blogosphere. We’re already seeing a few of these – here are some of the more interesting ones:

• iFixit, already has a teardown of the device posted.
• Gizmodo is doing a marathon review session of the new iPad apps.
• Ever wonder what type of person is always first in line for these events?
• According to Engadget, the iDisplay App is to be avoided
• MacWorld discusses the new iPad layout for GMail.

UPDATE: The music in the ad appears to be “There Goes My Love” by The Blue Van.

According the FAQ on the video, the animation was done entirely using 3Ds Max and V-Ray render and took about 10 days to complete.

Interestingly – I’ve owned or used all of the products shown, with the exception of the Newton (and the iPad – at least not yet).

No mention yet regarding data plans from Telus, Rogers, etc. Also no mention yet of pricing for Canadians – although with the dollar close to par, we would expect to see similar pricing to the US. If that’s the case, we can expect to see the WiFi models to run around $500 and the 3G versions to be in the $650 to $850 range, depending on the memory configuration.

Here’s a link the the Apple press release.

For up-to-date information about the iPad and its’ Canadian launch, check out iPadinCanada.ca

On another front, Hulu, the online television site (US based only – sorry fellow Canadians) has, according to TechCrunch, started the development of an HTML5 portal – so Flash will not be required to view. If this is true – the very fact that Hulu will be available to the iPad, will certainly make the device appealing to a wider cross-section of consumers.

It’s wonderful, awesome, gorgeous, amazing – you’ll get the idea!

We like this analogy, postulated by Jim Stogdill at O’Reilly Radar. Both the iPad and the iPhone are locked down (at least for the average computer tinkerer). There is no multi-tasking (unless authorized by Apple – for their own apps), no playing with the file system (no folder structure), no installing of shareware apps (unless they are blessed by Apple and come via the iTunes App Store), no tinkering with the interface (unless the device is jail-broken). Essentially, the casual user must can’t tinker too much with the iPad – you can adjust your drivers seat settings and mirrors, but not tune the fuel injection.

“The automobile went through a similar evolution. From eminently hackable to hood essentially sealed shut. When the automobile was new, you HAD to be a mechanic to own one. Later, being a mechanic gave you the option of tinkering and adapting it to your specific interests. In fact, that’s how most people up until about 1985 learned to be mechanics. The big changes came with the catalytic converter and electronic ignition (and warranty language to match). Now the automobile has reached the point in its development where you don't even have to know whether it has a motor or an engine to use it, but to tinker at all requires highly specialized skills.„

via The iPad is the iPrius: Your Computer Consumerized – O’Reilly Radar.

So is this a bad thing? Some will say it is. Certainly the initial reaction regarding any new Apple product is from the pundits – typically techno-geeks who are tinkerers at heart. By nature these are the people who are unafraid of what’s “under the hood” and want to get the wrench out to play in the engine compartment. When they can’t, they are confused and annoyed.

We don’t believe the iPad is for those tinker-prone folks. Apple is changing the paradigm – for better or for worse, if you want to play with an iPad, it’ll be under Apple’s rules.

The iPad will appeal to the average person who just wants to get some common computer related tasks done (without the tinkering). See our earlier post, Apple iPad and Real Work.

Bottom line – if you want to get the wrenches and socket-sets out to play under the hood, the Apple iPad should not be your vehicle of choice. But, if you just want to get from point A to point B, without worrying about having to adjust carburetor settings, then iPad will probably appeal to your senses – AND – we’re betting there will be a number of people in that category.