So, the Crunchpad is "proof" that -- having seen the iPhone and iPod Touch -- the iPad's design is obvious. The article doesn't mention the prior release of the iPhone and iPod Touch (remember Jobs starting out by saying Apple was releasing three things, one of which was a tablet computer). I agree that having seen an iPhone the iPad design is obvious. Next.
* Extraneous white rectangular design elements on the bezel
DS9's dark cinematography, combined with a device that doesn't really look like an iPad, makes for a device that at first glance looks like a black iPad. Well, at least if you've seen a black iPad before. If it was better illuminated it would look more like a metallic etch-a-sketch.
