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Here, the 6 best—and worst—of the affected iPad ads.HITS• The Paintbox: Although the last thing anyone would want on their slick new Apple toy is blotches of Day-Glo paint, this enthusiast’s beheading is very Apple-esque. It might accept been even more absorbing if it didn’t so strongly evoke the scene in where Tom Hanks hops on the giant keyboard at FAO Schwarz. Steve Jobs is call his pitch in the mirror. In the months leading up to this almost implausibly hyped event, YouTube-minded Apple zealots accept been busy concocting a series of hypothetical “TV commercials” for the as-yet-unseen device. Less Apple-esque: The aberrant lyrics of the bouncy song that backs it. Views to date: 25,162. Views to date: 217,727 • The Jett-Pack: Despite the grainy video quality and an amateurish hand-model, this atom makes an ambitious attempt to preview how the tablet’s touch function would actually work. Again, the music is a misstep: Would Steve Jobs ever choose a song as crude as Joan Jett’s “Do You Want to Touch Me”? Views to date: 45,237 • The iFinger: Unlike the first two ads, this promo went for aerial concept, and the result is impressive. Bloggers are already at their keyboards. Today, after years of speculation, Apple will unveil its new tablet device, unofficially nicknamed the iPad.

But where’s the inspiration? Snapshots of Idaho and a nondescript indie band aren’t going to fire up Apple’s base. Views to date: 3,071. Views to date: 12,879 • iPad vs PC: I’m a Mac! I’m a PC! And I’m an odd-looking pair of actors ripping off an old Onion article called “Apple Claims New iPhone Only Visible to Most Loyal Of Customers.” This parody might accept looked fresh back when Apple’s “he said, he said” ads first aired in 2006. MISSES• The Drablet: This ad does a decent job of previewing rumored functionalities.

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