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From Ars Technica
* There is no camera on the iPad.
* There's no way to lock the screen into landscape or portrait mode. Some apps lock the screen (like on the iPhone) but there's no universal way to lock the screen as you might on a Kindle or Nook.
* The landscape and portrait switching works in all 4 orientations, so you could read upside down if you liked.
* There's a sleep/wake button on the top, just like an iPhone. Also, there is a headphone jack and a speaker on the top (and one speaker on the bottom).
* There is a volume rocker switch on the side, just like the iPhone. You can also silent the device.
* No brightness controls outside of the system preferences, just like on the iPhone.
* You can use any bluetooth keyboard you want, instead of Apple's keyboard dock. You could use the case/stand with your existing bluetooth keyboard.
* You cannot use a bluetooth mouse, however.
* The screen resolution is 1024x768 (4:3).
* It can play 720p movies from iTunes.
* The case itself is some crazy soft rubbery microfiber material that no Apple rep could or would identify.
* The case/stand is $39.
* The case is very flat and solid like a Kindle case, but you can use it to prop the iPad up into a triangle so you can watch movies or use it like a laptop.
* The keyboard dock is $69 and the normal dock is $39.
* The browser is like Safari on the iPhone but it has toolbar favorites like on the Mac.
* It's much easier to click and navigate on the iPad than on an iPhone, just by virtue of it being larger.
* Size/weight is very comparable to a Kindle DX, which is twice as heavy as a Kindle 2.
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