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started by Dick Laugesen on 09 Aug 12
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started by Dick Laugesen on 09 Aug 12
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I like music as much as the next guy but draw the line at (another) set of headphones that cost as much as the flight I'm about to take. That said, here are the accessories that are essential to me.
Telefunken XO iPad Pen - it's not cheap but after you've gotten bored with the crayon-esque efforts of other vendors, treat yourself to the one iPad VPN pen that actually works. Kudos to Telefunken on the regular app updates that add functionality and enhance performance.
AppleTV - okay so it's not exactly an *iPad* accessory but it is beautifully implemented way to get iPad content onto a HDMI TV or projector. For some reason, the ubiquitous iPhone docks for stereos never seem to fit iPads and I've never seen a 30 pin extender to allow cheating. Solution, AppleTV and a HDMI cable - quality tunes, movies or just funny cat videos in all their 50" plasma glory.
Kanex ATV Pro - the eagle eyed amongst you read the previous item and scoffed - Most office or meeting room projectors don't have HDMI! AppleTV is just a home theater toy! Well... not quite. The smart folks at Kanex have produced the ATV Pro - an Apple approved HDMI to VGA with 3.5mm audio output. And it's powered via the HDMI so no nasty cables. Together, these two make it possible to waltz into any meeting and look pretty swish as you wirelessly present from your iPad even if the projector is older than you are.
Many businesspeople use their iPad VPN for to listen to music whilst on the go. Headphones - the ones that came with your iPad are okay but you can greatly improve the long term (over an hour or so) experience of listening to music on your iPad VPN. This is a bewildering area so rather than recommend a single model; I'll make some general recommendations. First off, noise cancelling (active) head phones and full size headphones require more power than most others - this can be a concern if you plan to fall asleep listening on a flight, awaking to find your battery dented.
Some audiophiles using an iPad VPN swear by the rather scarily named 'in ear canal' headphone type. Personally, I can't stand them and find the only thing worse than using them to be price - you can spend $200 on a set. Better (to me at least) is the infinitely cuter sounding 'canal-buds'. These are cheaper, a big lift over the Apple standard and, best of all, don't sound like a segment on 'America's Funniest Insertion Tragedies'. (A show I would totally watch if anyone's in the industry).
A quality case - Somewhat further down the cool list, your iPad case protects not just your $500+ investment but also the data you have in it. Sure, it might be backed up but that's no help if you've arrived at your meeting with a banana shaped iPad and no presentation. While cool, the Apple magnetic screen-cover-only cases aren't up to the job of protecting an iPad that you might drop on tiles (check), sit on (check) or drive over (Che...