iPad a phone?

Apple's newest iPad has stirred up quite a bit of buzz in the technology news realm. Many have reported that there are voucher codes available to purchase one of these at a discount price. Anyone who knows anything about Apple could determine that getting the hottest technology for a cheaper price is practically impossible. 

The big stream of hype for the iPad media-consumption console doesn't seem to have educated many of the visitors to MyVoucherCodes.co.uk. The company reported that of the 1,374 people who filled in its survey, "almost half, 49%, thought the iPad was a mobile phone. Only 41% correctly identified the iPad as a tablet computer, and 6% believed it to be an MP3 player."

Of the remaining audience, 2% thought it was a handheld games console and 1% thought it was a camera (which is not a current iPad application).

Still, hype has benefits. My Voucher Codes reports: "Although three fifths of people wrongly identified the function of the Apple iPad, 81% said they were interested in buying one."

So people are interested in buying a product they don't even fully understand?  I guess that's what happens when the newest craze is an advanced piece of technology.

Courtesy of Jack Schofield's Technology Blog