Why do we invest so much hope in new technology and why are we so disappointed when the Next Big Thing turns out to be just a new computer This is what I’m asking myself after Apple’s (62) over hyped product introduction. This time around the Next Big Thing is called an iPad. It’s (63) an oversize iPod Touch, and it will be great for watching movies, reading books, and browsing the Web. (64) for some of us who sat in the audience watching Steve Jobs introduce the device, the whole thing felt like a (65) . The iPad is a perfectly good product. It’s reasonably (66) , and after spending a few minutes with one, I’m pretty sure I’ll buy one for myself and probably (67) second one for my kids to watch movies on road trips. Then why are we so (68) The case is that at the very (69) , we had hoped a tablet from Apple would do something new. Jobs and his (70) kept using words like "breakthrough" and "magical", but the iPad is (71) It might turn out to be magical for Apple, because (72) Jobs is really doing here is trying to (73) the personal computer with a closed appliance that runs software only from Apple’s online App Store. So instead of selling you a(n) (74) and never hearing from you again, Apple gets a(n) (75) revenue stream with iPad as you keep (76) more apps. That really is "magical" for Apple’s bottom line, anyway. And that’s (77) . What’s wrong, or at least interesting, is why some of us (78) so much more from a new gadget. I suspect this is because for some people, myself (79) , technology has become a kind of (80) . We may not believe in God anymore, but we still need mystery and wonder. We need the magic (81) .