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In was on October 22, 1879 that Thomas Edison conducted the first successful test of his new electric light bulb. He was not the first inventor to think of running electricity through a fiber held within a vacuum to create light, however, Edison’s experiment was the first to exhibit the traits of long life, effectiveness and the ability to be reproduced at a price that would make it easily reached by the average American family. Once Edison had his light bulb working at top efficiency, the next challenge became developing a means of providing homes throughout the nation with the electricity to power this new invention, as well as the myriad other electrical appliances which followed afterward.

In a shockingly small period of time, electricity was as all-pervading in the average home as was running water; possibly even more so. Following electricity’s rapid spread, radio, then television and other inventions symbolic of the modern age came into being. However, many present day technophiles, and who knows, maybe many future historians as well, would consider all this a mere preamble to the device which promises to replace almost all of them: the iPad, and more recently, the iPad 2. If you’re among those who have been living on mars or under a rock in a secluded forest somewhere, the iPad 2 is Apple’s tablet PC, a phenomenon of state of the art touch-screen technology that resists classification, at least with regard to any currently existing class.

The Apple iPad 2 absolutely is a class unto itself, though there are these days, naturally, many other tablet-type devices that have been brought to the market in recent months. But for those who Buy iPad 2, there’s not often any buyer remorse or second guessing. Apple’s tablet really is the first, and unsurpassed, of all tablet PCs on the market.

Quite simply, the iPad is capable of taking on most functions of a regular laptop or desktop computer, though these are accessed through a touch-screen interface rather than through a mouse or keyboard. For those who do a great deal of writing, however, several keyboard options are available for the iPad, the best of which is a keyboard that actually folds over the iPad’s screen, forming a sturdy aluminum travel case. Other devices the iPad replaces are the radio; numerous programs, or “aps” exist that allow the iPad to function as a radio, often playing songs or programs selected by the user, rather than whatever happens to be “on the air,” as is the case with traditional radio. The device can also serve as an mp3 player, a video player and more. If Edison could only see where his original electrical device has taken us, even he might be amazed.