Review: ReAuthored iPad Book Case
I’ve seen and used a number of good iPad and iPad 2 cases. Some are slim and sleek, some are a little less so but offer strong, full protection. What I hadn’t yet seen prior to this week is an iPad...
View ArticleReview: Zagg LEATHERskins for the iPad 2
As I’ve mentioned many times here, I’m a huge fan of the iPad 2 Smart Cover. It’s nearly never off my iPad 2. So I’ve been trying out a number of back cover cases that are compatible with the iPad,...
View ArticleReview: mophie workbook iPad 2 Case
The mophie workbook is a ‘protective smartcase’ for the iPad 2. Made by mophie – who I’ve known best for their excellent line of Juice Pack Air rechargeable battery cases for the iPhone. Although my...
View ArticleNew Gelaskin Companion for My iPad 2 Smart Cover
So my iPad 2 and its lovely smart cover have a new companion. A new ultra-light Gelaskin for the back of the iPad 2. It’s called Cable Cranes and the artwork is by Nanami Cowdroy. It’s funny – my...
View ArticleFor Tim Cook 2011 was Year of the iPad
During the question and answer segment of today’s Earnings Conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting comments in response to a question of what the company thinks of their competition...
View ArticleReview: Magnus iPad 2 Stand by Ten One Design
Image Source: Ten One Design iPad stands are among my favorite accessories for the iPad. My iPad 2 gets a ton of use every day alongside my MacBook Pro – so it needs a good home on my desk. A good...
View ArticleCool Things: New GorillaMobile Ori Case for the iPad 2
The GorillaMobile Ori iPad 2 case by Joby is one of the most versatile and slick looking cases I’ve seen, at least by the looks of things in the demo video for it. Here’s a bit of detail on this...
View ArticleReview – Lume HD for iPad
In the world of iPad gaming, puzzle games still hold the spotlight. Oftentimes, more casual iPad users prefer puzzle games; because, unlike more involved games such as Sid Meyers Pirates! and Grand...
View ArticleReview – The Rebus Show for iPad
Before sudokus, crosswords and Angry Birds became popular forms of puzzle-based entertainment, there was the Rebus. Dating back to the Middle Ages, rebuses are allusional devices that use pictures to...
View ArticleReview – The Bard’s Tale for iPad
The RPG, or role-playing game, has become one of the fastest-growing game genres on the iPad. Gone are the days when it was simply enough to hack and slash at fruit or jump doodles; nowadays, even...
View ArticleReview – Order and Chaos Online for iPad
Following the success of the RPG, or role-playing game, another form of gameplay decided to take things to the next level: the MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game, which allows...
View ArticleApple’s new iPad Family shows they’re “just getting started”
After almost every Apple keynote I like to step back, try to see the big picture and get my bearings on where Apple is positioning itself and its products. A way to review things we saw that were...
View ArticleFirst Impressions – ZAGG LEATHERskin for iPad 2
This morning I got a chance to install my brand new ZAGG LEATHERskin for iPad 2 onto my iPad 2. This is a skin for the back of the iPad 2, that’s made of genuine leather, as the name implies. I got...
View ArticleiPad 2 Shipping Times Down to Under a Week in the US
It looks like Apple may be gaining a bit of ground in its efforts to match iPad 2 supply to the enormous demand for the device. Shipping times for all iPad 2 models at the US Apple site are down below...
View ArticleQuick Notes on the New iPad 2 Jailbreak
I ran the new jailbreakme.com jailbreak on my iPad 2 a couple days ago. It had been a long time for me since I’d last run a jailbreak on one of my iPads, though I’ve had my iPhone 4 jailbroken for...
View ArticleZAGGfolio – New iPad 2 Case + Removable Keyboard Combo
ZAGGfolio is ZAGGs new ‘all-in-one companion’ for the iPad 2 – offering a folio case and removable Bluetooth keyboard in one for the iPad 2. ZAGG’s previous entry in this area is the ZAGGMate case and...
View ArticleLatest iPad 2 TV Ad –‘We’ll Always’
Another very good iPad 2 TV ad, the third in the excellent new series with Peter Coyote providing the voiceover. As ever, the ad shows off the iPad 2, and some great apps for it, beautifully. You can...
View ArticleRemoving Photos on iPad To Gain Back Some Free Space
I’ve got a 64GB iPad 2. That’s tons of storage space for a tablet device – but for a number of reasons, I’ve been filling that space up more quickly than I had imagined I would. Earlier this weekend I...
View ArticleCarbon Fiber iPad 2 Skins Look Good
As I’ve talked about a lot here recently, my favorite ‘outfit’ for the iPad 2 is the Apple Smart Cover and a skin for the back. My favorites so far have been a gelaskin and the ZAGG LEATHERskin for...
View ArticleClamCase The Trooper iPad 2 Keyboard Case – First Impressions
The Trooper – the latest limited edition iPad 2 Keyboard Case from ClamCase – has got some rave reviews as one of the iPad keyboard cases on the market. I just got mine a few days ago, but I thought...
View ArticleGriffin Offers TechSafe iPad 2 Case with Cable Lock System
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...
View ArticleiPad 2 Has Smart Cover Passcode Bypass Vulnerability
A new security vulnerability on the iPad 2 allows anyone with a Smart Cover to bypass passcode lock security on an iPad 2 running iOS 5 (and possibly on older firmware as well). My colleague Joe over...
View ArticleMy New iPad 2 Smart Cover
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...
View ArticleThe iPad as a Laptop Replacement- Part One
This is certainly ground that has been covered in MANY articles, both before and after the release of the new 10.5” and 12.9” iPad Pros, and for plenty of reason. Apple’s marketing has placed the iPad...
View ArticleMy Decade with the iPad: Upping the Ante
I wrote about my first experience with the iPad back in January, right around the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs announcing the device in 2010. As we close in on the 10th anniversary of the device’s...
View ArticleMy Ideal iPad 2 Outfit: Smart Cover + Gelaskin
The iPad 2 Smart Cover is one of my favorite things about the latest version of the iPad. It feels so much like a perfect extension of the iPad 2 itself that I very rarely take it off. I started out...
View ArticleSurprise, surprise: people still in line 3 months after iPad 2 launch
(Image source) Three months to the day after the iPad 2 launched in Austria, I decided to see if I could walk into a store in Vienna and get one. I couldn’t. It’s not possible. Three week waiting...
View ArticleNew LEATHERskins for iPad 2 Match Smart Cover Colors
ZAGG’s has just released LEATHERskins – a set of soft, think skins to apply to the back of the iPad 2 and perfectly match the colors of the iPad 2 Smart Cover. There is a set of Leatherskins to match...
View ArticleAnother Plus Point for Gelaskins for the iPad 2
I wrote recently about my favorite ‘outfit’ for the iPad 2 – which consists of the iPad 2 Smart Cover and a Gelaskins skin for the back of the iPad 2. Today I want to just give a quick mention to...
View ArticleAn iPad Blast From the Past
I was minding my own business this morning when I checked Facebook and got an interesting iPad-related blast from the past. Thanks to this Memory that showed up today, I was reminded that I was...
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