ZAGG, the company that brought us InvisibleShield, that almost indestructible clear film that protects our gadgets from scratches, has released the latest in its line of keyboards for tablets and smartphones.
Dubbed the ZAGGkeys FLEX keyboard, it’s a stylish Bluetooth keyboard combined with a stand for your magical tablet, iPhone or one of those “other” devices you may have.
Apple’s own iPad Camera Connection Kit comes with two dongles to transfer your photos and videos using USB or an SD card. This one combines those capabilities into a single dongle and adds microSD support to boot. That’s nice and all, but neither compares to this over-engineered marvel.
If you’re a photographer or videographer using an iPad as your on-the-go storage, edit and upload device then you may have encountered the arbitrary 32 GB limit that Apple has set for drives connected using the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
The HyperDrive iPad Hard Drive helps overcome that limit by allowing you to store up to 750 GB of photos and video in discrete 32 GB chunks. Here’s how it works.
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I’ve been wondering why someone would want the iPad Camera Connection Kit – the magical peripheral that enables you to upload photos directly to your magical tablet. After all, you could simply sync your iPad with your computer after you’ve moved your photos from your camera.
It was my wife who convinced me that this was a Good Thing to have for the iPad: snap photos at events or on vacation, offload them to your iPad and start viewing them (and sharing them) immediately on the iPad’s beautiful screen. Yeah, that makes sense to me.
However, it looks like I have even more reasons to get my hands on one of these.
For gadget lovers outside the United States waiting patiently for your iPad, this news isn’t going to make you any happier.
Blaming “surprisingly strong demand” Apple has made the tough decision to postpone the release of the WiFi iPad outside the U.S. until it can meet demand here. No specific date has been announced.
[UPDATE] TUAW reports that pre-orders for the UK, Canada, France, Australia and Germany will start on May 10th.
I bought my iPad with the primary goal of combining the functions of my Kindle and my netbook in one device. So far, the iPad has filled the first need but the jury’s still out on the second as I’ve been waiting for the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock. I was thrilled when it finally arrived today and I couldn’t wait to unbox and review it.
Full review and gallery after the jump.
As Apple begins to release the iPad into our hands (at least in the way of pre-orders), the company is also revealing new information about the device.
You know the mute switch on the side of the iPad that we’re so used to seeing on the iPhone? It’s not a mute switch.
