....the new Apple iPad, announced today, looks like an interesting
proposition for hosting an on-board GPS chartplotter. It has a screen
that's just under 10" diagonally, a built-in on-screen keypad,
solid-state storage up to 64 gigs, and a selling price that starts at
just under $500.

Dedicated chartplotters with that size screen are typically $2000+.

It's not going to take long for a chartplotter purveyor of on-board
software to come up with an app that takes advantage of the device.