After several articles written on my first impression of the iPad, I started to use it more frequently on daily activities. I was lucky to be invited to talk to the latest iMedia Brand Summit in Phuket and I confess I brought the new toy.

It was a bit of a strange situation where you want to use it but you do not want to show off (too much…:=) ) . Definitively, this thing is a magnet ! and even though you try to use it on your lap, table, it is so much anticipated in the region that you draw attention and this becomes the key discussion point.

My conclusion after one week : If I have to attend a conference, go on holidays or client meeting, no reason to carry a laptop anymore. Of course, I am still missing multitasking and a real application to mix note (keyboard) + drawing but nevertheless, this is so much easier and faster than having your laptop with you.

iPad is great to tweet, check quickly emails, update quickly a presentation, take note, switch to an App to check BBC news , play 10minutes games, watch 30mn a TV show for lunch break…and battery life is good. I would not bet on the 2 weeks claimed by Apple but should you charge it every alternate day on business trip, you are safe. I did not face any specific issue to connect to Wifi network and the official Apple cover is a must to protect, carry and type properly.

Back in the plane, it is perfect to watch a movie or even play some games or update (again) some presentation.

At home, I do not use my computer in the living room or kitchen anymore. We surf on the iPad for web information or use some dedicated Apps to watch online video news like BFTV for iPhone for example.

Finally, As Gunny said “last time I tried to teach my mother on how to use a computer, I told her to put the mouse on the icon and she physically placed the mouse on the screen…:=) ” Well finally, she will be able to do it now by pressing on the screen the right icon and access content.

Yes, as described in that recent article on media magazine , the iPad is going to revolutionize the way you see computers.

I know…:=) some of you will complain I push Apple products too much..well nobody is perfect…:=)