Research firm puts $499 iPad costs at $259.60 (AP)

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AP - The iPad may promise a computing revolution, but Apple's new gadget is also a pile of glass, ****l and electronic innards — $259.60 worth, or about half the retail price. That's according to an independent estimate released Wednesday.

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