<p>The App Store has allowed a wide range of talented developers to think of new ways that people can use the Apple's iPad to make people's day-to-day lives better. But sometimes in order to be useful, your iPad needs a little help from an external accessory to extend and enhance the capability of the iPad. Here are ten such useful extensions that you can take advantage of with your iPad:</p><p>Attach a USB desktop keyboard - Sure, there are many different bluetooth keyboards for the iPad; they even come in the form of cases that you can attach and make your iPad appear and feel more like a laptop than a tablet. But many of these keyboards are small and don't have quite the same feel as a full-sized desktop computer keyboard. If you are looking to attach your favorite, desktop style keyboard to your iPad, try using either the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter for $30 or the iPad Camera Connection Kit also for $30. Not all keyboards will work, as the iPad does not supply much power to attached devices, especially ones with additional features like a USB hub or trackpad attached. The cheaper the keyboard, the more likely it is to work. Keep in mind that this feature is also not officially supported by Apple.</p><p>Watch movies off of a SD card - While the SD expansion capabilities of the iPad may be limited to photos and movies, those movies do not have to be limited to the movies you have taken with a camera. In fact, you can transfer the full length movies you have in your home media library onto your iPad using an SD card. This will require either the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader for $30 or the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit also priced at $30. First ensure that you have copied all of your movie files in a folder on the SD card titled /DCIM/100VIDEO. Then, rather than accessing the movies from the Video app, use the Photos app to watch your movies instead; a minor inconvenience for being able to offload additional movies to a SD cards when traveling. Just be sure that the movie format is compatible with the iPad.</p><p>Find your way with GPS - If you happen to have purchased a cellular iPad, then you have also purchased the built-in GPS receiver that comes with it. Even with just a Wi-Fi iPad all is not lost, you can still add GPS capabilities using a compatible bluetooth GPS receiver. With either the Bad Elf GPS Pro for $150 or the SkyPro XGPS160 GPS Receiver also for $150 you can add GPS to any iOS device. Either device is capable of supporting multiple connected devices simultaneously and will provide much more accurate GPS location information. Pair that with a collection of downloadable offline maps and you can use you iPad to get you just about anywhere on the planet, no network required.</p><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2014/03/08/10-things-your-ipad-can-do-with-a-little-extra-help/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.roadandtrack.com/boot/dash-pad-65-7-roa0314">Install an iPad in your car like a DIY master</a> (RoadandTrack.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dMoSpFzw-LWyKQMJ9KG72bPch21bM&authuser=0&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>