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Since introducing its iPad e-reader on Wednesday, Apple has been absorbing heavy criticism for muffing the naming of the new product. You don’t have to be a Mensa member to have seen that this was just a bad idea, period. Even more damning, though, is that Mad TV actually ran a parody of the iPod called the “iPad”… in 2007! Zennie Abraham mentioned the sketch in his column, and AdFreak dug it up.

Yesterday, the Internet scratched its collective head over the name of the new Apple iPad, because it reminded a lot of us of those handy absorbent paper products that many female gadget-owners use once a month. Did no one tell Steve Jobs? Maybe not — because they were too afraid.

The Apple iPad was introduced yesterday at a presentation by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and with a cost below $600, it’s sure to move inventory. While the iPad’s 9.7 inch ips display is certainly bright, and the iPad specs are attractive to all but video-bloggers (no iMovie? Really?), the one big problem is a glaring [...]

Today, we found out what the latest mysterious and life-changing product from Apple — the heralded multi-purpose new “Tablet” e-reader — would be called. It’s called the iPad. Is it just us, or does that remind you of stocking up on Kotex?