Although the iPad has been on sale since April, docking products that work specifically with the tablet are just starting to reach the market.
iHome will ship next month perhaps the first clock radio product that docks with the iPad, and a new KeyCase iPad Folio converts the tablet to a netbook.
iHome will release in September a $199 clock radio that works with the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. It can charge and play the devices when docked and it lets you wake up to music from the devices.
You get audio enhanced by digital signal processing by Bongiovi Acoustics and it uses Bluetooth so you can listen to music wirelessly or use the device as a speakerphone. It comes with an app to create custom alarm settings, plus an FM radio and it’s available for pre-order now.
The KeyCase iPad Folio combines a Bluetooth keyboard in a case that can hold the iPad to create a clamshell “netbook.” It is on sale at one UK retailer and is slated for U.S. availability for $92 according to AppleInsider.
The keyboard has a battery life of 45 to 90 hours when used with the iPad. It takes 4 to 4.5 hours to charge using a standard Apple USB iPod connector cable.
The KeyCase Folio was approved by the FCC a week ago and is supplied by Chinese firm Shenzhen Paoluy Silicone Technology Co., Ltd.
Sources: AppleInsider, iPad.net and iHome
