What is going on, everyone, I am Mike.
Welcome back to Tech 24/7 TV.
I am so glad that you're back with me today because we are
talking about something near and dear to my heart,
iPad accessories.
Now, if you're anything like me, the iPad is probably a
very well-integrated component of your life.
You use it all the time, and you are looking for ways to
elevate your iPad experience.
And those ways can be whether you are at home, whether you're
out and about.
But you want accessories that are going to take your
experience from here to there.
That's right.
You're gonna level up, level up that experience.
Well, you were in the right place because,
in today's video, I'm going to talk about all my favorite
accessories for the iPad Pro.
Now, let's get into it.
First, let's talk about the iPad Pro because this is really
the centerpiece of the setup.
This is the twelve-point nine- inch iPad Pro from 2020 with
five hundred and twelve gigs (512GB) of storage.
This is the LTE version.
You probably don't need five hundred and twelve gigs (512GB)
of storage, nor do you need the LTE version.
For me personally, I found that when I resell these iPads,
and I resell them every time a new one comes out,
I never keep them.
Higher storage configurations and the LTE version generally
get more money than the Wi-Fi versions of
their counterparts.
So that's why I tend to buy the LTE versions just because they
have better value when reselling them, and I want
to recapture as much money as possible.
Now, this iPad is in a Pitaka MagEZ Case.
This is a sleeve that the iPad sits in, and it protects
the back of the iPad, the sides of the iPad still while holding
the Apple Pencil in there, which is actually really nice.
This is all Aramid fiber.
So it's just like the Pitaka case that you might buy for
your iPhone or your Apple Watch.
And it does give it a nice look, and you don't
have to worry about it - oops, I took
a picture there.
You don't have to worry about being super gentle
with the iPad.
This works for the 11 inch iPad Pro, the 12.9 inch
iPad Pro and
it actually works for the iPad Air as well.
You see here, it has the pass- through pogo pins here in
the back, and all of the charging ports and all the
speaker grills are visible.
What I do like about this a lot is that the charging
port here; fits many different size USB-C cables.
Many of these sleeves that I've seen in the past are
limited in size here where the charging port is.
So that's why I like this one.
Plus, the Apple Pencil will fit here, and it will
charge with no problem.
Many people use the twelve- point nine-inch
iPad Pro-Magic Keyboard; I love it.
It's something that I use all the time.
It really needs no introduction nor description.
But this is the best way to use your iPad when you need to type
effectively on here.
Now, maybe you don't want to spend three hundred or three
hundred thirty dollars on this.
I do have a keyboard for you in a few minutes, which will
highlight more portability, less cost,
dramatically less cost, and it's actually
very minimal.
So I do like that a lot.
Other than the iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard and the
Pitaka case, I am carrying the iPad inside this Peak Design
10-liter Everyday sling bag.
The Peak Design bag is large enough to fit the twelve-point
nine-inch iPad Pro, which I like.
If you have an 11 inch iPad pro, you can use the Peak
Design Everyday Sling that is six-liters (6L) which would
be appropriately sized, or you could buy this.
It's just as a matter.
The 10-liter sling is one hundred and
fifty dollars ($150), and the 6-liter sling is one
hundred dollars ($100).
And just so we're on the same page, everything you see
in the video here is not sponsored.
Nothing.
Everything's been paid for by myself.
Now, you can see here that this bag is very big,
it's very appropriately sized.
Now when you buy the bag, it does have three dividers
that come with it because this is a camera bag, and there is a
tablet sleeve back here, which you could use for the
iPad Pro, but you wouldn't be able to use it with
the magic keyboard.
So maybe you're about you're just taking your iPad
with you.
This is where you would go in here.
Then on the inside, there's a zipper pocket which has a whole
bunch of a whole bunch, actually.
One, two, three, four.
So a whole bunch, I guess, is four.
There are four smaller size pockets where you can put
things like batteries, cables, if you have
camera batteries, SD cards, things of that nature.
And then, on the front, there is a large-sized
zipper pocket here.
Now, the reason why I like this bag is that the sling here is
very easy to size.
If you wanted to change the size of it, there is a clip
right here that pulls up, and you can slide this strap
up and down.
Next up is going to be how I manage to wrangle all of my
cables into one place.
T
his is also an accessory by Peak Design.
This is the tech pouch.
And I thought I review this maybe two or three years ago.
I've actually had this in my bag here for a long
period of time.
This is an accordion-style tech pouch that has lots of
room in it.
It does have three inner pockets, and those
inner pockets are divided into further, I guess,
sub pockets.
This is water-resistant, and it does have a lot of great
places to go ahead and hold small bits and boops.
You know, if you're like me, you probably have a lot of bits
and boops that you carry with you on a daily basis when
you're out of the house, and you want to make sure those
bits and boops are in all the right places.
Well, this is the accessory for you.
It is a little bit on the pricey side.
It is sixty dollars for this, but I can tell you again;
I've had this for probably three years.
I think I review this last maybe twenty eighteen, but it
integrates into all the other Peak Design products.
And if you're not aware of Peak Design, they make bags,
backpacks, a lot of other great accessories.
Now, if you're an iPad user, you certainly know what it is
to have dongles around, a lot of power cables because you
really need a dongle to adapt almost anything to your iPad.
Now, with that said, I have the perfect portable USB-C
hub from hyperdrive.
This is a hyperdrive 6-in-1 6 port.
This is the gen2.
Now, this is one hundred and twenty ($120) bucks
ish on Amazon.
And this is how I connect all different peripherals to my
iPad while I'm out and about.
So here there is a hundred watts (USB-C) power
delivery pass through.
This is an HDMI source 4K60.
You have a USB-A port at 10 gigs.
Here on the back, there is a three-point
five-millimeter (3.5mm) jac.
You also have a UHS-II card reader for full-size and
micro SD cards.
Now, here's a PRO TIP for you:
These little right-angle USB-C adapters are wonderful because
then you can put this on top of the dongle instead of having
that cable jutting out, you know,
poking you basically.
You can have this right-angle adapter connected
to your iPad, and it's going to be a real clean setup
for this dongle.
Now, this is bus-powered, meaning that it will draw power
from your iPad, which is why it has this USB-C port
pass through here.
So you can charge this up to 100 watts power delivery,
and you can use this with any Mac that supports USB-C
as well.
Now, if you've been following the channel for any amount
of time, you know that I love iPad stands.
I love different iPad stands because they really serve a
unique purpose in my case because I have a different iPad
stand for almost everything,
I have iPad stands that I use when I'm gaming.
I have stands that I use my iPad when I'm at my desk,
and I plan to review all of them, giving different
use cases for each of them.
So if you are interested in that, let me know down in
the comments below.
But this is the HoverBar Duo by TwelveSouth.
It is eighty dollars on their website, and again,
links are in the description.
Interesting, there's also about this because it has
a weighted stand, and there are two arms here which will
tighten via the included hex key.
And there is this clamp here that will fit anything from an
iPhone all the way up to a 12.9 iPad Pro.
But what is also interesting is the included furniture clamp
that comes with it, and you can take these arms off and clamp,
screw this in here.
So it's secure to this and use this to get your iPad
off the counter.
Not for me.
I use this while I'm in the kitchen, and it is a
good way to get the iPad and other things off the countertop
and use it.
It does adjust very high, so if you wanted to use it
while you are making FaceTime calls,
while you are at your desk as a secondary display, I like to
use it as a way to hold my secondary display while
I'm editing video, either on my iPad or on my Mac.
This is a very good way to hold this because, you know,
these come with fabric stands, but they don't really
work very well, and it fits this perfectly,
Just like so see, and it's actually very tall.
Now, I told you, I have a keyboard for you, and I
will not disappoint.
This is the Trifold Bluetooth keyboard from iClever,
and what's cool about this is obviously one its size,
but two: it's compatible with iPhone,
Android, and Windows.
It's backlit.
It's actually just a really cool small device.
And if you aren't using the Magic Keyboard with your iPad,
or you want something a little bit more compact than
the Magic Keyboard, this is your go-to keyboard.
This is forty-eight ninety-nine ($48.99) on Amazon.
Again, this is the iClever Trifold Bluetooth keyboard.
What's great about this is it fits in your bag.
It's so small, and it has a little kickstand here
on the end, which will help you raise it a little bit.
It lights up such a great experience, and it is
super small and compact.
Again, the iClever Bluetooth folding keyboard.
To power all this, you need something that can
deliver sufficient power.
I am using the HyperJuice 100w gallium nitrate (GaN) charger.
This is a power brick.
It's about the same size as the 85-watt power brick for the
MacBook Pro, for the 16- inch MacBook Pro.
But this is a four-point charger with an LED as
two USB-C ports; each USB-C port can power 100 watts and
then two USB-A ports, which are each 18 watts.
This is a jack of all trades.
It'll power anything.
It's obviously very small.
This is a great edition.
And if you do need to use it internationally, it does
have adapters that come inside the box, which is also
a great addition.
And it's HyperJuice 100w gallium nitrate (GaN) charger.
Now, hopefully,
you've enjoyed this video, and there's something that
you've been able to glean from my setup that you can
incorporate in yours.
Let me know what that is or if there is something that I
should check out that you have.
I'd love to know about it.
As I said, I'm always on the lookout for great accessories.
My name is Mike.
This is Tech 24/7 TV folks.
I'll talk to the next one.
My mother, everything but I'm talking about.
This is the .....
It with me while I'm working in the house.
It follows me around, it basically has legs,
and it's like my dog.
Now, that's not the point.
Now, next up is going to be how I keep all my candles.
No cables.
That didn't make sense.
No.