[glgene]

Yes, Virginia, you can break an Apple iPad.

I know; I dropped mine this week. On a concrete sidewalk. Crack went the glass, even though the iPad2 was in a protective cover.

Being that you can't simply get a glass screen replacement, looks like I'll be buying a "New iPad," which is the successor to the iPad2.

Trying to look at this as a "cup 1/2 full" situation (there is less crying that way), here is what I will gain with the new purchase: Better screen resolution, faster processor, better camera, built-in 4g, and voice-enabled outgoing e-mail capability.

32 gigs, $729. #^!€ (you figure out my 4-letter verb).

Gene

Ps: Word to the wise. Don't casually carry your iPad. Guards up!