iPad Accessories

A Tale of Two Styluses

November 7, 2011

I swear I didn’t wake up this morning thinking that today should be all about styluses – but the early portion of the day has turned out a little that way. I got two promo emails this morning, one right after the other in fact. Both about styluses. One a product that’s ready to ship [...]

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Dr. Gonzo Is Back

November 6, 2011

I tried liking another Gelaskin. I really did. But I missed Dr. Gonzo – it didn’t feel the same seeing the back of my iPad 2 without seeing Gonzo making trouble back there. I had tried re-applying my original Gonzo gelaskin a while back – and though it went mostly well there were a few [...]

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PlugBug: New iPad/iPhone Travel Charger that Snaps Onto a MacBook Power Adapter

November 1, 2011

PlugBug is the latest iOS accessory from Twelve South. It’s a travel charger for the iPad or iPhone that slots right into a MacBook power adapter – saving space and plugs. Twelve South are the makers of a number of excellent and elegant accessories for Mac and iOS devices. I’m a huge fan of their [...]

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My New iPad 2 Smart Cover

October 31, 2011

That’s my lovely new iPad 2 Smart Cover up above. It’s one of the newly added dark gray polyurethane models. I’d been wanting to try out one of the polyurethane models for quite a while, as I’ve only ever used the leather one I bought on iPad 2 launch day. I took the new smart [...]

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Gelaskins Has Fresh New Designs for the iPad

October 26, 2011

Gelaskins are ultra-thin, ultra-light skins for the iPad (and a huge number of other mobile devices) that feature striking and unique artwork from a wide range of artists. They’ve been my favorite companion for my iPad 2 and its smart cover for some time now – partly because they offer such unique and compelling designs [...]

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TouchFire – Kickstarter Funded Tactile Keyboard Overlay for the iPad

October 26, 2011

TouchFire is an interesting Kickstarter funded tactile keyboard add-on for the iPad. Here’s a better description from the developers of the product: TouchFire is transparent, tactile keyboard that lays on top of the iPad and makes typing feel like a traditional keyboard. It even allows people to type without looking at the iPad’s screen.  It’s [...]

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iPad 2 Smart Covers Get a Minor Refresh

October 24, 2011

Apple has done a minor refresh on their line of Smart Cover cases for the iPad 2. In particular they’ve made some changes to the polyurethane line of smart covers. They’ve discontinued the orange cover and replaced it with a dark gray one. Another change is that the microfiber lining inside the polyurethane covers is [...]

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Cool Things: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore DODOcase for iPad 2

October 20, 2011

The folks at DODOcase have created The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore DODOcase for the iPad 2 that is inspired by the wonderful iPad eBook. Here’s a little more background on that inspiration: From the moment the DODOcase team first read The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore we were both amazed and [...]

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First Impressions: Oberon Design iPad 2 Cover Case –Gorgeous

September 30, 2011

This morning I received the Oberon Design iPad 2 Cover shown above – a review unit provided by Oberon. The design I chose is called the Hokusai Wave and I hope that despite my terribly poor photographic efforts you can get some idea how gorgeous this thing is. And that would be my strongest first [...]

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Griffin Offers TechSafe iPad 2 Case with Cable Lock System

September 28, 2011

Griffin has released their new TechSafe Case for the iPad 2 this week. It’s actually a case plus a lock-down system intended to keep your iPad 2 secure while you’re on the go. The case itself is said to be a good, protective one and also offers this handy extra functionality: … the TechSafe Case [...]

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ZAGGfolio Replacement Case Fixes Clasp Issue

September 17, 2011

The ZAGGfolio is an iPad keyboard case. It’s quite a good one too, but when it was initially released there was a problem with the case’s clasp that keeps the iPad secured in it. ZAGG were very pro-active in acknowledging and addressing the issue. They emailed everyone who had purchased a ZAGGfolio to let them [...]

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