There are lots of great ipad accessories out there. You can hook up a keyboard to it using one of the keyboard docks, or you can prop it in various positions depending on whether you are reading a book or watching a movie using one of the many different and innovative case designs out there. You can also connect your camera up to the device using ipad camera connection kits.

The ability to view your photos straight away on such a portable device with a really great screen is truly amazing. Everyone wants to see the photo they have just had taken, and with an iPad you can show them on a great large screen. This is surely now a must have gadget for professional and amateur photographers alike.

It doesn’t stop and just getting your photos off your camera and on to your iPad however. What you need to remember is that with the App store, the iPad is truly one of the most diverse devices out there. With the ability to use the multi-touch screen, you will find that there are a load of great photo-editing applications out there that offer all kinds of capability. There are ones that allow you to do simple things like crop pictures and reduce red-eye, to fun ones that allow you to make wanted posters or distort your images.

You can also upload, view and edit video on the iPad. Again, when you interact with the device using the touch-screen this becomes an natural and tactile experience. Many photo and video editors can be complex, but the iPad’s design and capabilities seem to bring out simplicity, form and function from these application developers that makes for some truly remarkable applications.

The experience of viewing and editing photos and videos on the iPad is just another of the great reasons to get one of these devices and explore the peripherals that are available.