9 to 5 Mac has pointed out that the shipping times for several iPad accessories have started to slip well past the iPad’s April 3rd release date.

First we noticed the iPad case making a slight shift from April 3rd to Mid-April. Today we notice Apple has delayed the iPad Keyboard Dock. The product was originally set to ship to customers in late-April but now the Apple store has placed the shipping time for sometime in May.

No one knows exactly why these periferals are being delayed, but it’s a safe bet to assume that Apple is having trouble keeping up with demand for the launch rush.

It’s also worth pointing out that the iPad Camera Connection Kit (so you can import photos from your SD card or Camera directly to the iPad) has yet to become available for pre-order. Again, we can only speculate why.

These delays aren’t insufferable but they are odd. One would think it would be easier to mass produce a case for the device than the device itself.

Digitimes is reporting that NAND flash memory demand has been weak, and Apple has been cautious as to enter deals with Flash suppliers who have been trickling supplies to market in an attempt to bolster the price. Digitimes is reporting however that Apple is throw it’s weight into the market and negotiate long-term contracts as we head toward a (speculative but almost certain) iPhone revision later this year.

NAND flash demand has been weak, but pricing has been stable as major suppliers are limiting their supply to the market.

But the sources said Apple may start negotiating long-term supply contracts with its chip partners in the second quarter. Apple’s demand will continue to play a significant role in the NAND flash industry in 2010.

A report from late last year suggested that NAND flash supply and demand would balance out sometime after the Christmas rush, but it still appears supplies are tight and Apple wants to scoop more up.

Computerworld is reporting that Apple has hired Richard DeVaul, an expert in wearable computers, to the “Senior Prototype Engineer” position within the company.

DeVaul has a background in wearable technologies as you can see from his personal homepage, as well as a PhD. in Media Arts & Sciences from MIT. At MIT, he worked on new human-computer interaction techniques for wearable, mobile, and portable applications.

The report claims that DeVaul will be working on secret projects directly under Jony Ive, Apple’s SVP of Industrial Design at Apple.

DeVaul will be working under Jonny Ive in a secret lab focused on wearable computing technology where only seven people besides Ive and CEO Steve Jobs know what he is doing.

To me, this development tells us little more than what we already knew. Apple is at the bleeding edge and wants to remain there as future technologies spring up.