We’ve heard for some time the iPad could eat into the Netbook market. Now comes Goldman Sachs with the 5 Cs of why the Apple tablet device will crush the inexpensive PCs.

First up is Consumption. It wasn’t by mistake Apple gave the iPad a big screen and no keyboard. Unlike the Netbook, the iPad is meant to mimic your TV, not the PC. You sit in front of your TV to watch, not create. That brings us to Goldman Sach’s second point: content.

The iPad is also all about Content. With a direct connection to iTunes, iPad owners can easily slurp up content from the App Store. “Apple has created an easy-to-use, direct conduit between users and a vast library of content that is custom-tailored for the iPad,” writes financial blogger Henry Blodget.

Unlike netbooks, which rely on spotty 3G or Wi-Fi connections, the iPad offers both to ensure the consumer is constantly connected. This only reinforces Goldman’s previous point of the iPad being all about content.

Again, differing from netbooks, the iPad is instantly available. Just image you have the urge to play a game or check out the news. You go to your netbook and wait up to a minute for it to boot-up. The iPad is instantly on, keeping that urge to buy or consume alive. What’s more, according to the analysts, the iPad’s battery lasts between twice or five-times that of a netbook’s.

Similar to instant-on, Apple has reduced the steps needed to purchase an item via the iPad to just one click. Because Apple stores all the credit card information at iTunes, you don’t need to enter that data and go through other steps which present opportunities to change your mind or back out of a purchase.

The 5 Cs of iPad domination: Consumption, Content, Connected, Constant-On and Commerce.

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Send in the clowns: Jeremy Clarkson, Britain’s alpha dog of all things auto-related, sucker punched the iPhone 4  on his uber-popular TV show “Top Gear.”

He’s not even particularly funny, but the point is the “death-grip” reception issue has become so widely known that it’s good for a chuck-let on a mainstream TV show. (On this side of the pond, David Letterman took a pot shot at Apple a few weeks ago.)

Not so good for Apple’s “it just works” selling point and one more sign that the Cupertino company has a PR debacle on its hands, however you hold it.

Via Crunch Gear

We start another week with an assortment of items for your iPhone, iPod and Mac. First is a deal on a 24-inch LED Cinema Display – just $599. Next is the DLO HomeDock Deluxe Dock for your iPod. It connects to your home’s television, providing an on-screen menu. A remote control is also included – just $20. We wrap up our featured deals with the latest batch of App Store freebies, including “Qubits Clock,” a clock application for your iPhone or iPod touch.

Along the way, we’ll also check out a couple new cases for your iPhone, as well as a deal on Skullcandy earphones. As always, details on these and many other items are available at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.

Prince is one of the most played musicians in my library,but I can’t buy any of his newer albums on iTunes: he won’t license his music to Apple. Why? According to a new interview, it’s because the “Internet is over” and iPod and iPhones fill our heads with malevolent “numbers.”

“The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it,” Prince said in an interview with the Daily Mirror.

“The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.”

This, of course, is typical nuttiness from The Formerly Known Formerly Known Artist: Prince, who is also a big believer in chemtrails and, as described by Kevin Smith, has some very curious opinions about the appropriation of both camels and women for a God-loving Christian’s personal use.

But all can be forgiven for “Sign ‘O’ The Times.” I think I’ll go listen to it on my evil, number-spurting iPod now.

We start a shortened week with three top deals: News Anchor is software for your Mac that presents your RSS subscriptions as if the nightly TV newscast. Babylonian Twins is a puzzle game for your iPhone or iPod touch. We wrap up the top deals with an inexpensive way to protect your iPhone (including the controversial iPhone 4) with two SkyTouch screen protectors for $5.

Along the way, we’ll check out other assorted Apple items, including a seven-piece iPhone repair kit and an external battery for your iPod. As always, details on these and many other items are available at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.

We start the day with prevention for your iPhone or iPod. First up is an anti-slip mat which you can attach to your dashboard or other surface and clings to your electronic device. Next is a “waterproof” case for your iPod. Just how waterproof may be indicated by the warning “not available for diving.” (So, you’re good-to-go when you spill your drink, but hold off playing your favorite tunes while diving to that ship wreck.) Finally, there is the Evo Cam 3 webcam software.

We’ll also check out other gadgets, including a four-foot extension cord for your iPhone. As always, details on these and many other items are available at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.

We start the last day of June with a couple items for your iPad and another deal on unibody MacBook Pros from the Apple Store. First is a velvet bag for your iPad for just $7. Next is a number of unibody MacBook Pros from the Apple Store, starting at $929 for a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo model. Finally is a simply holder to prop up your iPad for reading.

Along the way, we check out iPhone and iPod touch software, sleeves for your iPod nano and another iPad stand. As usual, details on these and many other bargains are at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.

We start the day with three hardware deals. As the iPhone 4 takes center stage, a number of deals are available for the iPhone 3GS. AT&T has a 16GB iPhone 3GS for $99 and a 32GB model for $149. Also on tap is a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook for $925. Expercom also has a deal on a 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro for $1,599.

Along the way, we check out several mark-downs of iPhone and iPod touch applications, as well as assorted iPhone cases and other gadgets. As usual, details on these and many other items are available at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.

Being the star of the best comedy series of all time has its perks: recognized waiting in line like some sort of pleb by an Apple Store employee, actor Jason Bateman was pulled from the line and ushered into the Apple Store to get his iPhone 4 ahead of the less famous people waiting in line in front of him.

Usually, we’d be incensed at the privileged treatment celebrities get, but in Michael Bluth’s case, I think we can make an exception.

Edit: This post was originally accompanied by a photo of Jason Bateman being spoken to by an Apple store employee while waiting in line for his iPhone 4, which we picked up from the celebrity gossip blog WWTDD. If you want to see Jason Bateman looking bored and sitting on the ground in a long line while an Apple Store Genius with his underpants exposed talks to him, you should go over and see the pictures there.

You’re probably sick of reading about the iPhone 4, so here it is in a nutshell: It’s slick as sh*t and I recommend without hesitation that you buy it.

• No yellow spots
• Holding it the “wrong way” drops bars, but it doesn’t matter much to performance.
• It doesn’t scratch that easily, no matter what you’ve read.
• Industrial design is beautiful.
• The screen is gorgeous: like going from SD to HD.
• Photos and video are much improved.