Well, on the day of the iPocalypse there are a plethora of iGasms being reported.

Seems like it was a good business day for Apple:

An estimated 700,000 iPads bought on day one

A number of Apple apostles did experience more than the thrill of holding a new shiny object: They got a serendipitous jolt of tech royalty. In San Jose, overnighters and early-risers got to hobnob with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who joined the pre-iPad vigil at 6 p.m. Friday at Valley Fair mall. In Palo Alto, Apple CEO Steve Jobs sauntered unannounced into the University Avenue store shortly before noon to drink in the scene.

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Some in the tech industry question whether the iPad, and competing gadgets to be rolled out in coming months, will ever be more than a niche product. Others, though, see the mouse-less slender slab as an inflection point that could redefine the portable computer industry.

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In what has become a ritual, people lined up by the thousands across the country to get their iPads and be part of an Apple product launch.

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Twelve-year-old Joshua Elefteratos, who had pre-ordered his iPad, was first in line among those who had reserved their tablets. His father secured the top spot by showing up at midnight; Joshua joined him at 7:30 a.m.

As the two left the store 15 minutes after it opened, Joshua Elefteratos held his tablet over his head. “It’s like I’m holding the Bible,” the Saratoga boy said.

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Wearing a black hoodie and jeans, Jobs, who came with his wife, Laurene Powell-Jobs, and daughter, scanned the displays of tech goodies and watched Apple employees give iPad how-to demonstrations. And he drew amazed gazes from shoppers already expressing excitement overload.

“I love the iPad,” one 20-something female shopper blurted out to Jobs. To which he happily replied, “Good!”

And The Steve looked upon all he created and he declared it “Good”.