While it remains to be seen if the iPad’s preliminary market victory can be maintained, it’s probable the device has the potential to be a game-changer in computing and, by addition, browsing the web and designing for it.

Andy Hume, web developer for Clear left, sees the initiate of the iPad as a key step in the advancement of consumer computing, locking away the complexities of a influential operating system below a sleek, polished user interface.

Web design specialist Christopher Schmitt agrees, describing it as a immense tool for people who experience the web phase and adding that he enjoys being in an industry where we can have our standards-based designs on this kind of device fully transferable, with a large touch screen and 10-hour battery life.