Frankly speaking, the vast majority of knockoff gear is a giant leap backwards from the real-deal.

This, friends, is one of those fringe cases where the opposite is trueThe 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit (available in black or white) is a single dock connecting apparatus with a trifecta of ports: USB, SD and microSD.

In order of mention, you can offload photos from your camera onto your iPad via a direct USB connection, offload photos from your SD card and offload photos from your microSD cardIt's all pretty self explanatory, and and at just $29.90, there's hardly a reason to even consider the official version.

Hit the links below to get your order in, but don't expect it to ship until early next year.

Knockoff 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit improves Apple's own design originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:36:00 EDT.

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