UPDATE 2:
Add screen recording of the pre-order. California Resident is subject to $8:00 Recycling Fee. I assume some other States have something similar.
UPDATE 1:
Apple is now taking iPad pre-orders.
http://store.apple.com/
When the clock strikes 3:30 in the AM Pacific Time, Apple Store Online went down for maintenance and updates. We all now know that Apple will be taking pre-orders for iPad on March 12th, 2010. Apple has set April 3rd, 1010 as the release date for iPad Wi-Fi only model, with the Wi-Fi+3G version to follow late April.
Get your credit-cards ready.