Is there a way to connect an external drive to an iPad retina?

I'd like to connect my external hard drive straight to my iPad retina and just wondered if it can be done and if so how?

As James said, you can use something like the Seagate Wireless Plus. But underatand that the iPad does not have a user accessible file system like on a computer. To use this HDD, you must use Seagate's app and it is designed only for media like photos, videos, and music. It is not usable for documents and other files.

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