Its an Apple product though so it should be expected by now, but by God if they announce iPad 2 before the fabled Verizon/Sprint iPhone or a Macbook Pro with BluRay I wont be the only Apple fan upset.
New Macbooks are coming in October of next year. So I wouldn't worry about that too much.
I agree with you on how the iPad really is just a gimmick and overall is not needed but I cannot say that it isn't fun to mess around with and use.
