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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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