Why Is Every Non-geek In My Family in a Froth About the iPad?

[Vladimir]

In the commercial market its another useless gadget. But, I guess people with more money than acumen will go nuts.

I could see it having potential in say the Medical field though, replace old doctors charts with centrally networked iPads.

This is basically what I thought as well. I didn't care about the product at first but I can see it having a lot of functionality for the less tech inclined. It needs a stylus.