There you have it. The first ever picture of The Other Drummer on an iPad. Now don’t you feel special?

I got to play with one for about a half hour on Tuesday. I must say, it’s a sexy piece of hardware. Downside: it’s quite heavy, to the point where it’s uncomfortable to hold with one hand.

The weight also made it hard to prop up on my crossed leg – it kept sliding down requring that I keep one hand on it. Kind of annoying.

But it’s fast. Oh, my is it fast.

Like greased, hyperactive torpedo fast.

And it’s incredibly smooth. Makes my iPhone 3GS look like a Commodore 64.

Yes. The screen is beautiful.

Yes, apps built for the iPad are on a completely different level than iPhone apps.

Yes, the keyboard is quite doable.

Is this going to change the face of computing? For some people, yes. Will it change the way we consume media? Almost certainly.

Of course, those are just my impressions after a half hour with it.

What about you? Have you had any hands-on time? If not, ask any questions you may have in the comments.