In the words of the Wall Street Journal, "The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it."

Tanya talks to folks at the Glendale Galleria and it appears that the Wall Street Journal wasn't too far off. Even with unemployment hitting record highs in the state, folks couldn't wait to plunk down their $500 and get one.

We dish with KPCC's Molly Peterson about the hype.

Everybody keeps asking, "Are you going to buy it?"

But I think the real question is "What does it replace?" Not the cell phone, not the iPhone since there's no camera, video or audio recording devices, and not the laptop because you can't multitask or do word docs.