Apple’s latest offering – the iPad – is selling better than hotcakes. The product moved a million units in just 28 days. In just less than 2 months, iPad sales totaled 2 million – that’s a rate of 24 iPads a minute.

This just proves that per-product brand names (how many jokes have we heard about the the iPad name?) can be trumped by a whole lot of other factors. Apple has clearly got the mobile market by the scruff of its neck.

So, were you one who made Steve Jobs and Apple stockholders a tad richer?

And he’s got early adopters to thank for that. These are people who need to have their mitts on the latest technology. Never been one, but a few friends of mine are and I just can’t quite stomach the money that they spend (and lose just by being one).

Here are a couple of reasons why I think being an early adopter can run up your tab more than simply waiting it out.

You absorb the “introductory price.” The thing with first generation releases is that a next generation is not long behind which will almost always be better in terms of buck per bang. And the model that you bought will have a significant price drop.

You become part of the test group. If there are any defects, then you’d be the first one to experience them too. Sure, your experiences may warrant a recall but the added hassle and loss of usage time means it’s going to cost you money.

Research firm iSuppli says that the components of the iPad cost as little as $219.35. But that doesn’t mean Apple will sell it on a break-even price for parts and manufacturing. There’s also quite a lot of expense that need to be covered from the R&D side to marketing to logistics and everything else in between. Makes you wonder how much is the real profit margin for Apple on a per unit basis.

But it looks like Apple is looking into making it a more competitive product after a number of people indicated that the price is too rich for the tech being offered. And that’d be great. The most basic iPad would cost $499 and budget-conscious consumers are said to be hesitant with that price tag.

Realistically, I think Apple would only look into some double-digit price cut if they ever will. But if they do, I’d probably consider getting one.

You want an MP3 player, get the iPod. It doesn’t matter if the Zen and the Zune had much better tech per buck ratios (well, maybe not the Zune). PCs and Windows notebooks offered much more flexible computing capabilities but everyone wanted the sleeker MacBook. All because it’s got the Apple styling and Apple logo on it.

Now, just last week, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad (sanitary napkin jokes are in order. It’s dubbed to be the netbook killer with its sleek and small form. The multi-touch screen that everyone loves and wants. But besides those, it won’t feature netbook comforts such as USB connectivity, upgrades, a keyboard, etc…

The “fully-featured” one costs $829 with 3G connectivity and 64 GB of storage. A keyboard dock comes as an accessory but that would make the iPad’s form quite pointless. And at that price, it’s almost already a Kindle (if I want a portable reader) and a decent-powered Acer/ASUS laptop (if I want oodles of computing juice).

Money-wise, it doesn’t really offer much buck per bang. It’s really for people who buy gadgets without knowing the full extent of their use and for people who just want to get in to this whole “I got an iPad” thing.

People call it the next revolution. I call it a fad. But since people will be buying it and competitors will be imitating it, other people might just be right.

The touchscreen smartphone is poised to take Google Android mobile OS further. The combination of hardware and software can really push Google towards mobile domination.

The phone features innovations like 3D graphics, an accelerometer, speech command,and connectivity giving it potent functionalities when combined with Google’s other online services like Google mail and maps.

The phone retails at $179 bundled with T-Mobile in the United States but a version that isn’t tied to any provider can be got got $529.

Will it be the iPhone killer? Only the market will tell. Check it our here.