Could be tough to catch-up.

Not sure if Android phones have really made a mark with consumers...

Google is "exploring" building an iPad clone, the New York Times reports.

Google had been working with third-party hardware manufacturers, encouraging them to build Android-based tablet...

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-working-on-an-ipad-clone-2010-4?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#ixzz0ku7Nfu0C

Damn... They're teaming up with Verizon.

This might be a legit challenge to the iPad.

Verizon Wireless is working with Google Inc. on a tablet computer, Verizon Wireless Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said Tuesday, as the company works to catch up with iPad host AT&T Inc. in the area of devices that connect to wireless networks.

Tablets are part of the "next big wave of opportunities," Mr. McAdam said in an interview. He said...

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704250104575238680540806288.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews

Wired: Will the iPad Make You Smarter?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/07/ipad-interface-studies/