I see it as something very appealing in relation to my university degree course. I'm taking History and the amount of reading I have to do is epic. It's quite hard to sit down in front of my MBP and read continuously but something tells me that being able to do it on a larger version of my iPhone would be easier.

I already like the touch thing which makes it feel more like you're holding the book / paper and hopefully, the ability to make notes connected to a document would be a big plus.

I also like the idea that I can pull out a flat device and watch movies, listen to music, surf the web etc. with a nice sized screen. Don't get me wrong, my MBP is *lovely* but having the ability to do all the stuff without a machine that has two separate angled parts appeals to me.

Apart from those two situation, there isn't much more I would use it for. I suppose it would sit in my bag wherever I go if I wanted to search the net etc and if I buy the 3G version, means I can have the internet everywhere with a decent screen.