Hasta La Gadget!

A lot of people will be buying the iPad keyboard dock to make it easier to write long pieces on the device. But what if you already have a Bluetooth keyboard that’ll work just fine with the iPad? You could buy the standalone dock, we guess. You could prop the iPad inelegantly up against a pile of old-fashioned books (you won’t be needing them now you have the “magical” iPad, right?). Or you could drop some dollars on the BookArc for iPad.

The BookArc is from TwelveSouth, which also makes an arc for the MacBook. The BookArc is made from a swooping sheet of aluminum and is lined with silicone for a snug and scratch-free fit. It has one big advantage over the Apple docks: you can use it in vertical or horizontal orientations, although if you decide to plug it in you’ll have a cable snaking around. There is also a cut-out for the home-button, but if, as we expect, the escape key is mapped to the home button, then it won’t be needed.

The BookArc for iPad still has no launch date or price, but as a guide, the larger MacBook version is $50.

TwelveSouth previews BookArc for iPad [iLounge]