As with any new Apple product, questions abound over the details of the new iPad 2. Sure, we know it’s thinner, faster, and lighter and, like the original iPad, set to dominate the tablet landscape.

Just a few short weeks after the iPad 2 was announced, it’s in the wild and available for purchase. (Well, sort of.) In fact, we suspect many of you already have one in your excited paws.

The iPad 2 is both all about -- and not about -- the hardware. From an industrial design standpoint, the iPad 2 just seriously raised the bar on sleek, sexy computer hardware.