Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit announced, but not in the Apple Store yet

Along with the Apple iPad you can already pre-order several iPad accessories as well in the Apple Store. One Apple iPad accessory is still missing though. Apple features in the iPad specification the iPad Camera Connection Kit, but is not offering it in the store yet.

The iPad Camera Connection Kit offers two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. You can use your camera's USB cable or directly from an SD card. The Apple iPad supports standard photo formats, including JPEG and RAW.
Since you only have the Apple Dock Port on the iPad you need such an adapter to connect a USB device. It is not clear yet if the iPad will support external USB drives, but if it can talk to cameras via USB it most likely does.
Update:
The Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit is on sale now

The Apple iPad accessories that you can pre-order now from Apple include:

• Apple iPad Dock
• iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
• iPad 10W USB Power Adapter
• The first official Apple iPad Case
• Apple iPad Keyboard Dock

See also our Top 10 iPad accessories, which are mostly comprised of iPad bags and sleeves as there are not many hardware iPad accessories available yet.

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