iPad VGA Connector

[Albereth]

Looking for one of these - who has in stock? Tried Incredible Connection (Sandton City and Woodmead, Dion Wired (they don't call back) and the Melrose, Sandton and Santon City iStores.

[Albereth]

Found them at iStore Melrose.

All I can say about iStore is that their processes are the suck

[creeper]

Will stop to buy me one on Friday. I would love to have the HDMI connector as well, but most projectors still use VGA

[Albereth]

Will stop to buy me one on Friday. I would love to have the HDMI connector as well, but most projectors still use VGA

These things are like hens' teeth.

I haven't seen the HDMI connector.

What is starting to bug is the price being charged. I got the camera connection from Heathrow for R250, the VGA connector cost R279 here. The iPad 2 dock cost R329. These are all listed as $29 items. But R329 vs R279 for something that has the same price? iStore are ripping us off.

The HDMI connector is $39 so it'll be interesting to see the price charged here.

Oh, next mission is the keyboard.

[Synaesthesia]

If you have the camera connection kit, try a regular USB keyboard in it

[Albereth]

If you have the camera connection kit, try a regular USB keyboard in it

I am going to do that but it wants a low powered KB. Already plugged in a Samsung phone and it bitched about it needing too much power.

[bwana]

If you have the camera connection kit, try a regular USB keyboard in it

I got a message saying the device wasnt supported . . . but it worked.

Looked flipping ridiculous though!

[Albereth]

There I was all keen to try out the VGA adapter thingy and would you believe that Keynote has had a major revamp. I think it has gone from 69MB to around 118MB. Oh, and Pages and Numbers updated too - all larger. I'll read up on the changes after a cup of coffee.

I think the Canalwalk store has keyboards - Cape Town is just a little too damp at the moment. None of the Gauteng stores have a clue about when they'll get stock. And if the HDMI connect turns up I'll have to get one to be complete

[Synaesthesia]

I got a message saying the device wasnt supported . . . but it worked.

Looked flipping ridiculous though!

Yeah the bluetooth keyboard is the best solution, I suppose. I read they added this warning in iOS 4 that the keyboard drains too much power - I wonder if that's true though, does a USB keyboard really use power?

[Albereth]

Yeah the bluetooth keyboard is the best solution, I suppose. I read they added this warning in iOS 4 that the keyboard drains too much power - I wonder if that's true though, does a USB keyboard really use power?

The keyboard has batteries in it. It is having bluetooth on that drains the iPad's battery.

[bwana]

Yeah the bluetooth keyboard is the best solution, I suppose. I read they added this warning in iOS 4 that the keyboard drains too much power - I wonder if that's true though, does a USB keyboard really use power?

I'm going to give it a test and see if I notice any discernible impact on battery life. I've had to pinch one of those plate stands to stand my ipad on though. I was looking at the bluetooth keyboards at heathrow but at the last minute thought better of it and put my wallet away.


01 Jun 2011 12:47 by BwanaRSA, on Flickr

[Albereth]

I got really excited yesterday with the Keynote app and the new Keynote Remote. So - iPad connected to VGA adapter and presentation is up on the wall. And then controlling it from my iPhone and having access to speaker notes too. Wow

[creeper]

Istore melrose arch had two of the VGA connecters. But I bought one of them and my friend bought the other. So I guess that out f stock. Works great.

[bwana]

I think I'll have to have one of these sent over. I was at a friends wedding over the weekend and we set up his camera and my wifi card and MBP to create a makeshift photo booth for the guests but I'm thinking now using my ipad would have been a lot less trouble and much less risky.

[Albereth]

I think I'll have to have one of these sent over. I was at a friends wedding over the weekend and we set up his camera and my wifi card and MBP to create a makeshift photo booth for the guests but I'm thinking now using my ipad would have been a lot less trouble and much less risky.

The price isn't too different between here and the UK - it is just that the iStore is really, really, really pathetic when it comes to stock holding. And their inventory management processes are diabolical.