What You're Not Missing at MacWorld 2010: Kevin Smith, NYT's David Pogue Tinkling the Ivories

Cue wild yelps and cheers from the Mac crowd: MacWorld 2010 kicks off today! Excitement! Adventure! Multitouch! And really ... okay, nothing that special. Without the participation of Apple, the company behind the brand for which the convention is named, it's going to be a subdued scenario.

MacWorld's Web page has a splash advert for what's going to be the hottest topic of conversation at the event: The iPad. It's promoting an "iPad special event" on Saturday February 13 which will...