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Matthew Miller & Joel Evans

Apple iPad: accessorize your iPad with the modulR system

By | March 12, 2010, 7:44am PST

Summary: You purchased your iPad. Now it’s time to accessorize with the modlR system. It comes complete with a car mount, wall mount, shoulder strap and more.

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Nothing beats trying to justify a gadget purchase. Today the world is trying to justify pre-ordering the iPad. As we discussed earlier, both myself and Matt Miller have picked one up.

One of the most interesting things that happens during or after the time that you make a gadget purchase is deciding which accessories to buy for it. When looking at accessories you first have to decide if the price is worth the functionality that the accessory provides.

With the above in mind, I now introduce you to modulR - an iPad case and accessory system. That’s right, it’s a “system”, not just a case.

So, what comes in the system? First off there’s a case. Next up, a wall mount, followed by a kickstand, shoulder strap, and of course car mount.

When I first saw the pictures of the modular system I was thinking that it was just a bunch of hype. After taking a closer look and realizing what the accessories are claiming to offer, it seems that not only is the modlR system perfect for the iPad, but it’s also a great way to see all of the different roles that the iPad can play in your life. If you think about the purchase price of the iPad, it makes sense to try to use it as a video player in the car, or a quasi TV in your home. Unfortunately, Hulu isn’t available yet on the iPad, but maybe by the time the modlR system ships (Summer 2010), it will be.

The modlR system looks like a great first attempt at some accessories for the iPad. Now we’ll have to see how much it costs and what the competition is going to offer.

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Joel is a serial entrepreneur with his most recent business, CronkSoftware (cronksoftware.com), focusing on consulting and building games and applications for mobile devices. Joel has consulted for Microsoft’s Windows Mobile division and advises other companies on how to incorporate mobile into their existing brands and products. Joel purchases many of his devices and others are sent for review on a 30-day loaner basis and then returned to the supplier. If any devices are provided as “keeper” Joel will clearly disclose this in his reviews.

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Joel Evans

With more than a decade of mobile, Internet and wireless experience, Joel specializes in taking existing brands, technologies and services into the mobile and wireless space. Joel is currently serving as the Managing Director of Cronk Software, Inc., a company he founded to offer full-service, end-to-end mobile strategy, design and development services.

Joel is the former founder and "Chief Geek" of Geek.com, a website praised by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and others as one of world's best sources of information for technology professionals and enthusiasts.

Joel also serves as a technology expert for a number of well-known publications and regularly advises corporations, analysts, journalists and bloggers on what the future of technology will bring. He brings decades of relationships with leading game publishers, online communities and publishers, along with both hardware and software product management and delivery expertise. Joel can be found online as "JoelGeek" and you can follow him on Twitter @JoelGeek.

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Jeremy68 12th Mar 2010
you can already buy the USB adapter.
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justanitguy 12th Mar 2010
In other words, you have an option to fix some of the glaring omissions (kickstand) and actually make the device usable. Still doesn't give the thing USB ports or any of the other missing features that Apple will try to sell you down the road, by releasing the iPad 2.0, 3.0, etc.
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Jeremy68 12th Mar 2010
you can already buy the USB adapter.
I think this is an excellent example of the ways in
which this device exemplifies the versatility of the
iPad or iPad like device. I'm surprised based on the
multitude of information about the iPad that no one
has yet exploited the iPad accompanied by a Slingbox.
The purchase of a Slingbox and the Slingbox iPhone
application will instantly turn this device into
another TV regardless of the flash/Hulu limitations
(at the moment) without the need for any additional
subscriptions or fees (beyond the one time charges
for the Slingbox items). The implications of having a
stand and mounted arm allow anyone to instantly have
a second TV anywhere they want - where WiFi is of
course.

-Tom G (Philadelphia, Pa)
With a decent dashboard/window mount and a GPS app,
this could be a welcome replacement for the current
generation of GPS units being sold for about $150 and up.
The only issue I see with the modulr mount system is it
does not look comfortable for lap usage. The apple cover
seems the perfect solution for laying in bed or on the
couch and watching a movie on your knees. Or the new
Cloak by Quirky fold flat and you can hold it quite readily
because of it's sticky rubber surface. I've been giving this
some thought lately, I was really impressed about using
the iPad as a picture frame, but my iPhone can act as a
mini picture frame also and I am always too busy using all
the functionality of the unit to ever just leave it flashing
pics. So my guess is that will be the least used function of
the iPad.

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