iPad's first accessories include keyboard dock
The keyboard dock for the iPad.
Together with the announcement of the Apple iPad, CEO Steve Jobs also unveiled three accessories for the new tablet. The first is the iPad Dock that lets you dock and charge the device, allowing it to stand so it can function as a photo frame as well.
The second, and probably most useful of the three, is a keyboard dock. This gives a full QWERTY keyboard for touch typing while charging the iPad and will let users thump out long documents without having to rely on the virtual onscreen keypad.
The iPad case will come in black.
The last one is a carrying case which can be folded to let the iPad stand on a table for watching videos.
If there's one thing you can be sure about Apple products, it's that there will be a flood of third-party accessories very soon. One of the things we hope to see soon is a foldable portable keyboard like the Stowaway model popular during Palm's heyday.
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Hey this is sweet looking.....But I do wish it had 1usb slot built in....Cant wait till its released to see what its like in physical form...looks nice though even though I was expecting a little more "but hey we all want it all" ....I think as time goes along it will evolve and more features will be added..."I hate when they do this...but I guess thats business huh?"....will buy one (3G flavor) when its avail....
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