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IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE<br />
ACCESSORY GUIDE<br />
Mic + Music Accessories<br />
GarageBand, Skype, and numerous other audio apps have transformed the iPad and iPad 2 into<br />
powerful audio creation and communication tools. Here are some of the more interesting add-ons that<br />
help you take advantage of these apps; each builds a little upon the existing abilities of Apple’s tablet.<br />
Elago StylusPick<br />
Designed to replicate the look<br />
of a guitar pick, StylusPick uses<br />
the same soft rubber domelike<br />
edging of a traditional<br />
iPad stylus, with a hard plastic<br />
and microfiber core, plus a<br />
headphone port plug that lets<br />
it dangle from your iPad’s top<br />
when not in use.<br />
Elago also sells a<br />
regular stylus for $20.<br />
$15<br />
Native Union POP Phone<br />
While the limited edition gold version of Native Union’s POP<br />
Phone might strike some as gawdy - and twice as expensive<br />
as the $30 base model, to boot - the concept’s a good one:<br />
this accessory replicates the feel of a traditional telephone<br />
handset, letting users make Skype calls with a comfortably<br />
located microphone and speaker, rather than<br />
shouting into the iPad’s top and listening to its<br />
bottom. Seven matte colors are available.<br />
$30+<br />
$40<br />
$60<br />
$40<br />
IK Multimedia iRig Mic, iKlip and iRig<br />
If you want a traditional microphone, iRig Mic uses a metal housing to hold a unidirectional<br />
condenser capsule behind a metal mesh windscreen; a pass-through port lets you monitor<br />
your recordings through self-supplied headphones. It pairs nicely with iKlip, a plastic mount for<br />
the first iPad that attaches to a microphone stand to become a mini teleprompter or musical<br />
accompaniment for the iRig Mic. Additionally, electric guitars can connect to the iPad using the<br />
original iRig, which adds a 1/4” guitar cable jack and 3.5mm pass-thru to the iPad’s headphone port.<br />
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