It doesn't matter if you're using an iPad Air an iPad Pro the mini or even
the classic nine point seven inch iPad. Having a great accessory that's
well executed can really elevate your experience from good to great now
but the problem is that finding a great accessory is a little bit like
Indiana Jones who's looking for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. That's because
you spent a lot of time bouncing from site to site searching through what
is a endless list of accessories for your iPad and sometimes you're lucky
enough to stumble upon one that's actually great while other times you
end up getting an accessory that feels like it's been cobbled together
and lacks thoughtfulness.
If you've been on the hunt for great iPod accessories you are in the right
place because in today's video I'm going to talk about all my favorite
accessories for the iPad Air and iPad mini. Let's get started.
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Now there is an abundance of accessories available for the iPad and like
I mentioned in the beginning, finding the best accessory is hardly easy.
When I buy an accessory I'm really looking for an accessory that can be
confirmable because I'd like to use it across many different accessories
as possible.
s should have good design and a high degree of AKA it can't really be ugly.
And finally it should be high enough quality where it last for a good amount
of time and I don't want to replace it every few months.
Now the accessories in today's video can be used with the iPad, iPad Air,
the classic 9.7-inch or even the iPod Pro. But if something is model specific
I will make sure to make note of it during the video.
And if you're interested you can click on the card above here to go and
watch the video from my favorite accessories for the iPad Pro. Now there
are links to all the accessories that I talk about in today's video right
below the like button and timestamps on all the products that a talk about
our pinned in the first comment
Now the core of any good set up is going to be an iPad stand and that is
especially true if your iPod is going to be your primary computing device.
All right or is gonna be the desktop companion for your Mac.
Now this is the KLEARLOOK tablet stand and it costs $28.00 on Amazon.
Now for me there are a few things that I really like about the KLEARLOOK tablet stand.
First the iPad is going to elevated a good height from the top of my desk.
It's actually going to be 12 inches from the sand to the cradle. And then
from there it can be adjustable up to another six inches meaning you can
actually have your iPad 18 inches off the top of the table.
Now which is great because there is nothing worse than getting neck pain
from having bad posture.
Second the cradle itself can be adjusted to fit a device from an iPhone
6 all the way up to the current iPad Pro 12.9 . Now it's not quite easy
enough to use one handed but it is simple enough to open by pulling on
the strong strings. The cradle can be rotated allowing for the iPad to
be used either in portrait or landscape orientations and it can be tilted
up or down for better view ability. Now finally the base itself rotates
360 degrees with a single finger thanks to the mats on the bottom of the sand.
Plus I really appreciate the minimal design aesthetic now from my perspective
this makes a great stand to use with you know if you're using this as their
primary computing device with a keyboard in a mouse using it as a secondary
monitor on macOS Catalina and sidecar. Maybe when I used to play video
games face time WebEx possibly even in a kitchen. Except for me my cabinets
are a little bit too low or in a professional environment as like a kiosk
check in or a point of sale stand.
Now prior to this I was using this a SATECHI R1 hinge which I really still
find myself using but that use cases are a little bit more nuance now since
getting the KLEARLOOK I would go in and still recommend the SATECHI.
If you're looking for a stand that has great viewing angles, great fit
and finish while being ultimately more portable than KLEARLOOK.
Now that you have a great stand for your iPad and you really need an equally
great hardware keyboard. If you want accomplish some serious work I preview
the first option in my last video about the iPad Air 2 and iPad OS and
it is the ultra portable Bluetooth foldable keyboard from a iClever and
it costs $37.0s.
Now what's great about this keyboard is that it's ridiculously compact
footprint in ways only six point three ounces. This allows her to easily
fold into any backpack or briefcase or if you're a carpenter in your back pocket.
Now the keyboard is compatible with iOS, Android in Windows devices and
can easily switch between the devices itself. Keys are backlit and they
have a sufficient amount of key travel and it really has my favorite function
keys which I talk about almost every video.
Now, the downside here is that it charges with microUSB it's not a deal
breaker for me but I would love to have seen you USB C charging. Now,
on the other hand if you are looking for a keyboard that is not as it is costly
and is going to be kind of fixed you're just got a more permanent basis,
there the JELLYCOMB wireless keyboard. I don't know where they come up with these names.
It's quite funny. This was me fifteen dollars on Amazon. Now it has a similar
feature set. Good typing experience has IOW function keys still works with
those trio of devices but you lose on the portability and the backlit keys.
Now if it hasn't been entirely clear yet I am a big proponent of flexibility
which will extend to the way that I charge my devices. Now for me I am
all in and using your USB C to charge my devices because I really want
to minimize the number of cables that I carry day to day and use USB C
has a lot of inherent benefits because it can safely charge my iPad or
the iPhone faster with power delivery.
Now for you USB C I'm charging with a POWERPORT Atom PD 1. What a mouthful.
They cost between $25 and $32 dollars on Amazon depending whether it's
on sale or not. Like I just picked up my last one for twenty one dollars $21
during Amazon Prime Day. Now let's compare the 30 watt charger from ANKER
to APPLE's 18-watt charger that comes with the you know the newer iPads
in addition to the 30 watt charger that you can purchase separately for $49.99.
You can clearly see that the ANKER version is just about as big as the
18 watt charger and it's apparently baby sized when you compared to the
30 watt charger from Apple.
Well that's because ANKER is essentially using a new manufacturing technique
that shrinks the internal components allowing for a much smaller footprint.
Now the downside here is that the plugs themselves are not foldable much
like the 30 watt charger you see from APPLE. But if you take in consideration
that ANKER is delivering kind of the same wattage as the APPLE version
at 40 percent less the cost and you can charge your iOS devices between
two and six times faster. In addition to having an 18th month warranty
it's a pretty compelling purchase.
If you often find yourself digging through a backpack pull of dangles cables
and plugs without a way of really corralling them.
Let me introduce you to the TECH POUCH from PEAK DESIGN. Now if you're
unfamiliar with PEAK DESIGN this is the company it started several years
ago focusing on making really just great camera accessories and now they've
gone into making kind of great travel gear.
The TECH POUCH is a top loading, accordion cell pouch that features a waterproof
shell in zipper meaning the contents are gonna remain dry if it gets wet.
It's a large enough to hold two liters of your favorite dangles cables
and chargers. In addition having a rear zipper pocket on the back that
can fit my iPhone XS Max and a passport and it has a cable parser to charge
your phone.
You want to go and use that MOPHIE PowerStation PD XL inside of the pouch.
Now that in addition to having a middle zipper pocket for all the delicate
items like memory cards air pods and whatever else you can think of now
there's no doubt it's expensive because it cost you nine. But it does have
a lifetime warranty and if you've been looking for a new travel bag or backpack.
This integrates very nicely into the PEAK DESIGN kind of eco system of bags.
So you're going to get high reuse out of it.
Now on the opposite end of spectrum if you don't need to carry around all
these things maybe like I do. You could be looking for a way to keep your
apple pencil safe and secure now.
This is the Small Zipper Pencil Case that holds kind of pencil you different
dangles from Cosmos and a cost a very nice or very attractive $7.99.
Last but not least you probably want something to keep your iPad protected while
it's not in use or during kind of transport, I have two options for you
depending on if you want something a little more luxurious or something
until a bit more practical.
Now first this is the INOTEK tablet case and it's 15 dollars. The interior is lined
with faux fur it's got a large exterior pocket that's actually kind of
large enough to put in the iClever keyboard when it's folded, the ANKER
charger the USB
C cable and the Apple Pencil. I've been using this for about a month now
and I'm say it's going to be my go to travel case for my iPad instead of
my Tom Bihn because I like to leave that inside of my combat bag. Now in
addition that if you want to build a bit more luxurious Apple's iPad cases
that makes him the best leather products I've seen now here. As a bonus
tip if you have a small child with an iPad. This is the top site I've had
keys for the nine point seven inch iPad and it saved my son's I pad several
times from four halls three plus feet up so the entire case is made a silicone.
It has three handles allowing you to kind of grab it anywhere you want
it come to the strap.
But I found that's too cumbersome for a small child. There's kickstand
on the backs which can be propped up for watching movies or TV shows while
you're on a long flight intent and it's available in lots of colors that
kids love. Now that's going to wrap up my favorite accessories for the
iPad Air and the iPad Mini but I want to know what your favorite accessories
are and what you would change from my list. Now let me know in the comments
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