A Standard Serial Port for iPhones/iPads?

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There is in interesting picture here of an iPhone hooked directly to a CISCO switch via a serial adapter that someone built:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/slideshow/...fp=4&fpid=5

I notice it's in the Australian version of Computerworld so maybe there is a need for this down under?  

Note: I talked to a guy on our Networking team who is "very" interested in this for programming the switches from his iPhone!  I guess it's more useful than I'd thought at first.  I'd be surprised if there isn't a commercial device to do this!

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Apparently according to "someone" the presence of the serial port is supposed to be secret according to the update the shows it being used on an iPAD.  
http://www.cio.com.au/slideshow/366675/how...r_ipad/?image=1

Sorry Chris; I should have put this here in the first place!  

[Xairbusdriver]

AhA, an unUSB port!