You are correct, it does not have multi-touch, and I think that the panel it is built around doesn't support that. The mobile network connectivity is handled through a dongle.
The price seems to have dropped from $189 two weeks ago to $155 now.
And you can bet that is not IPS matrix. I am amazed that so few mention this feature of iPad, especially that IPS matrix a hard to find even on high-end notebooks.
The price seems to have dropped from $189 two weeks ago to $155 now.