External hard drive support for iPad now possible

It seems that the iPad Camera Connection Kit does come in handy, as it offers USB headset and keyboard support alongside the ability to connect to an external USB hard drive as well, although you will first need to jailbreak your precious iPad while relying on a split-USB cable to provide enough power and a terminal of sorts (a MacBook suffices in this case) to coerce the iPad into mounting your external storage. Definitely unwieldy and something meant to be confined to your garage, but you now know such a setup is possible alongside the constraints that Apple has placed on their iPad.