The Long Awaited Apple Tablet (aka iPad)

Has been much hyped and is finally here! For a first look, Gizmodo has a gallery of pictures.

If you are looking for live coverage, follow @cnntech who has so far reported the following about the new device live from the Apple event via Twitter:

• The Apple iPad looks similar to leaked images: Kind of like a giant iPhone. The navigation is similar to the iPhone, too.
• Jobs: The iPad will have a 9.7 inch screen. Available in 16GB and 64 GB versions. Apple makes the A4 chip that runs iPad.
• The Apple iPad will have a 1Gh processor, with chip made by Apple. Audience oohs and ahs at this stat at the press event.
• The iPad will run existing apps from the Apple app store.
• The Apple iPad will have 10 hours of battery life. Jobs: “I can take a flight from SF to Tokyo and watch video the whole way on one charge”
• Steve Jobs announces the iBook Store, a digital bookstore for the new Apple iPad.

For more coverage, visit Beth Blecherman of TechMamas for her post containing a list of sites to watch. Click on over! The event is going on right now!