Apple Delays iPad Accessories past April 3

March 16, 2010 By Nick Mokey

Apple's iPad case, keyboard dock and power adapter will all have to wait until after April 3 to arrive, leaving early-adopting iPad users out in the cold.

If you were hoping to tap out a novel with your iPad, charge it from the wall, or even protect it with a case, you’ll be out of luck immediately following the initial iPad launch on April 3. Many of Apple’s anticipated iPad accessories, including its keyboard dock, 10-watt charger, and case, will not ship until weeks or months after the first models arrive.

According to Apple’s site, the $39 iPad case will arrive in mid-April, while the $69 keyboard dock will arrive in late April, and the standalone $29 power adapter (one is included with the iPad as well) that will allow users to charge a wall outlet rather than a USB port will have to wait until May. All three are currently available for preorder.

Other accessories, including the basic dock and dock-to-VGA connector, will ship as anticipated by April 3.

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Ian Bell at 9:17am 18th March 2010 Alright, I give.

He changed the article, so hopefully that clears things up. No ill-will.
Sun at 9:02am 18th March 2010 For the real early adopters, there's Valentina's hands cover: http://www.valentinashands.com/products/ipadcov...
Scott at 4:56pm 17th March 2010 Ian, have you read the rest of the comments here? Dan Gaul, camtab and dang all expressed confusion because of the way the article was worded. By my count, that makes 4/6ths of the people who commented here that were mislead by the inaccurate phrasing in the article. Hardly only ME.
Samuel at 2:03pm 17th March 2010 Dude, gimme a break. I didn't read it that way as either. When I saw the $29 price, I assumed a separate piece of equipment. Get real and stop attacking people.
Ian Bell at 2:01pm 17th March 2010 He is leading YOU, not anyone else. I asked him to change the wording.
Scott at 1:35pm 17th March 2010 Article states: "and the $29 power adapter that will allow users to charge a wall outlet rather than a USB port will have to wait until May." He is leading people to believe that they cannot charge via wall outlet without buying the accessory, which is absolutely false.
dang at 10:43am 17th March 2010 Actually, you are right. It looks like the "10 Watt USB adapter" has a wall adapter included:
"Your iPad includes a 10W USB Power Adapter for charging iPad directly through an electrical outlet."

They labeling of the power adapter in the box makes it sound like it's just a USB power cable... My bad.
Ian Bell at 9:32am 17th March 2010 The iPad comes with a wall charger included in the box, this is if you want to buy a second charger.

According to the Apple website, this is what comes with the iPad:

In the box

iPad
Dock Connector to USB Cable
10W USB Power Adapter
SIM eject tool
(Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
Documentation
Ian Bell at 9:31am 17th March 2010 Scott you are wrong. He is referring to if you want to buy a second wall charger in addition tot he one that comes with the iPad. Then you will need to wait.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/IPAD_USB_PWR_...

Says shipping in May.
Scott at 7:57pm 16th March 2010 The USB Power adaptor IS the wall plug adaptor. Whoever wrote this article either has no idea what he is talking about or is just blindly trying to stir up a story. Read what's "in the box" for the iphone, it comes with the exact same USB & power components.
Dan Gaul at 6:30pm 16th March 2010 I'm actually very surprised by it. Even the iPhone comes with the wall plug adapter for the USB cable.
camtab at 6:28pm 16th March 2010 Thats confusing as its hardly a "power adaptor" if its just a usb charge cable. Although just checked what they say for the Ipod and they call it a power adapter there as well so yes, seems you are right. Thanks for that.
dang at 6:06pm 16th March 2010 Actually, just checked the specs page again, and it states:
In the box
iPad
Dock Connector to USB Cable
10W USB Power Adapter
Documentation

No wall power adapter, only the USB power adapter.
dang at 6:05pm 16th March 2010 I'm not sure 100%, but according to Apple's website the power adapter is listed as an accessory:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC359LL/A

You can charge through USB to your computer.
camtab at 5:55pm 16th March 2010 Doesnt the Ipad come with a power adaptor though
Dan Gaul at 4:24pm 16th March 2010 Wow, the wall charger would be a huge issue for me, followed by the keyboard dock. Really? They can't ship the wall charger in time?