So a day in and it is already becoming clear that iPad needs profiles. This is a device that is used by multiple people and therefore needs individual setups. Even if this is down to what apps you can and can't see under different profiles.

Unboxed, powered up and they are over it. The first bit of technology that the whole family is genuinely excited about. The 5 and 2 year-olds are straight on it, tag-team prodding and pinching before I've even got anything installed for them to prod and pinch.

Five minutes in and there is a disappointment. Son number one has managed to fire up Safari and make it to the 'Horrible Histories' game page on CBBC. What is this? A black gaping hole where his latest infatuation should be. Try explaining the Flash/Apple debacle to a 5 year old. So to the Apple Store, to find something free and fun, quick-sharp.

Apple may review quality of code and the decency of content but judging by the state of this drawing app, there are no checks on user-interface design. I'd have knocked this back. 'Shake to clear...'  proves to be a recipe for disaster for an app aimed at kids, as the 2 year-old almost prangs the pad. These things aren't light for little hands.

Enough doodling for today as we find an old friend - TalkingCarl, who has magically appeared after a syncing with iTunes. Carl is great on the iPhone, mighty on the iPad. Finally, with a 'goodnight' from Carl the children are retired and I finally get to play.