Road Tested: Hard Candy's Bubble Sleeve for iPad

I have the HardCandy hard sleeve, same one, but, without the bumps. Got mine from their website a bit late, 30 days, because they got the order messed up. Any who, mine came with the newer non-glued corners, i.e. sewed. I think everyone who ordered from Amazon may have gotten the glued ones. I was seeing posting to Amazon about the problem after I had gotten mine. I have had no problems, except, the black dye on the paddled squares on the inside of the case that gets pressed on the screen when closed has left black dots on my protective screen. The black dye will not come off. Going to get a replacement screen and put a cloth on the screen when I zip it up. Other then that stain problem, I like the case. It

Someone needs to tag ipadcasefinder.com with a full disclosure. Daniel Brusilovsky, google him. Site looks great, but you'd be hard pressed to have me trust reviews from his site. I believe in second chances, but not with my wallet.

i originally pre ordered one of these, because what they were showing on their website was an absolutely gorgeous case! it appeared to be made of hard plastic and it looked like it would really protect the ipad.

what wound up shipping was utter crap. it wasn't even made of the same materials as those advertised. it looked cheaply made and as said above, the glue used for the plastic corners on the inside did not hold them to the velcro dots. and it did have a horrible odor.

i was completely disappointed. i wish they would make their prototype, now that was a good looking case!

thankfully, hard candy refunded my money.

I bought one of these cases and whatever process they are using to create the higher density neoprene "bubbles" on the inside is off-gassing a terrible chemical. It smells awful and game me a headache. I am not typically sensitive to smell and my wife could smell it across our small home office. The case is in the garage until it stops. As for the case itself, I will use this for transport inside a messenger bag and it will eventually work great for that.

I actually just posted a video review of this guy. They sent me one to review and I actually really liked it.

http://theurbangeek.com/2010/05/10/hardcandy-cases-bubble-sleeve-for-ipad-review/

Erica should have reviewed this, so she could type "CandySugar"

I use this case along with a Belkin Grip vue (silicone like protective sleeve) and a Zagg screen protector to protect my ipad. All three work together perfectly.

The Bubble sleeve has just enough extra room between the plastic brackets to accommodate the ipad and the thickness of the Belkin Grip vue The ipad sits snuggly inside the case.

The screen protector means no scratches, finger prints or marks from the little square pads of the Bubble sleeve are visible on the screen. I have not tried to use the ipad while still inside the Bubble case, I think of that protective device as being just for traveling.

Oh but I don't stop there, I have MobileMe for the "find my ipad" feature and homeowners insurance should the ipad get stolen. This baby is protected.

When I saw that picture I thought of an air mattress, not an iPad sleeve.

That is all.

Check out the M-Edge Touring Sleeve. I just got one. Nice materials and workmanship. Good features, like a hidden handle. And it's only $30.

http://www.medgestore.com/products/ipad-touring.psp

No mention of the red clasps falling off? Everyone I know who has purchased one of these has been extremely disappointed. The glue they use is worse than the glue the give kids in kindergarten.

Don't waste your cash.