The volume of ink spilled about an Apple tablet ignores the fundamental issue: What could you do with it that you can’t do today? The answer is: precious little. The fascination with the next great material object may have more to do with wish fulfillment than actual consumer gratification or utility.
— Seattle Times columnist Glenn Fleishman, eloquently decrying the ridiculous hoopla surrounding Apple’s rumored tablet device, which breathless pundits (like the crew at TechCrunch) say will be called the iSlate.