Apple hiring camera expert for iPad, may include USB Audio support with connection kit

I still haven't picked up an iPad yet, though I'm pretty convinced I will soon -- even if I don't need one myself, there's obviously a lot of great apps out there to try. But already there's rumbling that the camera train is due for a stop at iPad station. Apple is hiring a new member of the iPad team, and they're asking for a strong ability to "test still, video and audio capture and playback frameworks." We've already seen that there's room in the device for a camera, so it's a pretty good guess that whenever the next version of the iPad rolls around (hopefully later rather than sooner for you early adopters), there will be a camera included.

And in other iPad news, there are also rumors going around that the iPad's camera connection kit might support USB Audio as well. That's a bit of a surprise -- you wouldn't expect a kit for connecting a camera to also have USB Audio drivers included, but it is basically just a USB connector for the iPad's docking port, so maybe some crafty engineer at Apple has included support for another standard just for the heck of it. I'm sure plenty of audio pros will be grateful if it's true.

[via Engadget]

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Buzz

I want the iPad and the iPhone to easily become image screens for the instant output of HD camcorders and HDSLRs. A killer app.

April 17 2010 at 12:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wbeasley

so when can we expect to use UBS flash keys?

no doubt the jailbreak community will do it sometime soon.

I guess legit users wont see it but damn it would be a great way to add cheap storage... and maybe there's the rub. :(

April 17 2010 at 5:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

I hope this is true - would love to hook up a MicPort Pro on my iPad! (crosses fingers)

Then I'd just need a waveform editor...

April 17 2010 at 4:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Frank Nunez

If you have an Iphone you can use the Iphone to turn the Ipad into a camera. Download the camera A app on the Ipad and the camera B app on the iphone. Sync the two and you have a camera on your Ipad.

April 16 2010 at 9:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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basscadet

LOL, how convenient...

April 17 2010 at 5:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

brotkel

Sorry, Mike, but you guys already reported that the supposed camera slot turns out to be for the ambient light sensor when iFixit took apart their iPad on launch day: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/03/ipad-teardown-posted-at-ifixit/

I wouldn't rule out there being a camera, though. I would just expect it to be in the form of a dock connector rather than built-in. That should make early adopters happy as well as those who were holding out for video conferencing capabilities.

April 16 2010 at 6:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Will

This is different, this is an accessory that is a dock connector to USB port, so that you can copy pictures from a digital camera to and iPad.

April 16 2010 at 8:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply