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iPad Smart Cover issue apparently due to magnet polarity

by Dave Caolo (Mar 22nd, 2012)

Many customers bought a new iPad last weekend, and some found that Apple's Smart Cover doesn't work with certain previously Smart Cover-compatible cases. Mark of Mark's Hangout has discovered why, and he's posted a detailed explanation. It appears that Apple added a polarity-sensitive sensor ...

Nominate your favorite iPad case for TUAW's Best of 2011 awards

by Steven Sande (Dec 22nd, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

Booq Folio for iPad 2: Leather luxury, Smart Cover functionality

by Steven Sande (Nov 21st, 2011)

Booq makes incredibly nice accessories for Apple products -- we've reviewed some like the Booq Boa Push bag and talked about others like the Booqpad Agenda before. Now the new Booq Folio for iPad 2 (US$39.95) has arrived, and it appears to be a real value. Read on for a review of this new ...

Fu Design Lettre X Robot 99 Special Edition: The coolest iPad 2 case ever?

by Steven Sande (Nov 7th, 2011)

iPad 2s are cool. Smart Covers exude coolness all over the place. And Fu, the awesome New York City-based graphic artist, has created a robot-filled world called Robot 99 that is über-cool. What happens when you get these three things together? Probably one of the most unique and fun iPad ...

Daily Update for October 24, 2011

by Steven Sande (Oct 24th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple updates iPad 2 Smart Covers with 'more vibrant' colors

by Michael Rose (Oct 24th, 2011)

Along with the MacBook Pro updates this morning, Apple's store is now featuring a revamped line of Smart Covers for the iPad 2. There's a new 'Dark Gray' polyurethane cover, and all the poly covers feature 'more vibrant colors' and color-matched microfiber linings. As the design gods giveth, ...

Smart Cover unlock bug may lead to iPad 2 data exposure

by Chris Rawson (Oct 21st, 2011)

The folks at 9to5 Mac have noticed that Apple's iPad 2 Smart Cover lets you bypass a passcode lock on a device running iOS 5, albeit with limited access to the iPad's applications. Here's how the bug/exploit works. First, make sure your passcode lock is set to activate immediately when you ...

U-bop gSHELL SuperSlim for iPad 2 offers thin Smart Cover-compatible protection

by Samuel Gibbs (Oct 4th, 2011)

The U-bop gSHELL SuperSlim is another thin TPU Smart Cover-compatible case that comes in several colors, including the semi-transparent "smoke," which recently hit the TUAW test bench. Coverage The gSHELL has decent coverage for a thin TPU case, covering everywhere you would expect with ...

iTalkonline Smart ProGel Skin loves your Smart Cover, protects your iPad 2 in TPU

by Samuel Gibbs (Oct 3rd, 2011)

The iTalkonline Smart ProGel Skin case is another TPU Smart Cover-compatible back cover for the iPad 2 that comes in a plethora of colors and configurations. Coverage The Smart ProGel is a basic TPU skin, but covers all edges and the back admirably. Decent sized cut-outs offer easy access ...

Speck SmartShell iPad 2 companion case with magnetic strip enhances the Smart Cover

by Samuel Gibbs (Oct 1st, 2011)

Today's Smart Cover-compatible iPad 2 backplate, the SmartShell, is courtesy of Palo Alto-based Speck and has a neat trick up its sleeve. Coverage Like many of the other backplate-type cases, the SmartShell covers the back and edges well. It has good sized cut outs for the ports, mic, ...

SwitchEasy CoverBuddy iPad 2 Smart Cover-compatible backplate case

by Samuel Gibbs (Sep 29th, 2011)

We had a look at a TPU-based Smart Cover-compatible backplate in the last in this series of reviews. Today we're going to be looking at one of the polycarbonate variety, the SwitchEasy CoverBuddy. Coverage The CoverBuddy has pretty good coverage for a polycarbonate case with all edges and ...

iFrogz BackBone pairs well with iPad 2 cover

by Michael Rose (Sep 25th, 2011)

There's a lot to love about the iPad 2's Smart Cover, from the fashionable colors to the multifunctional design to its magnetic personality. Unfortunately, the flappy front piece leaves your iPad's backside unprotected. For those of us who tend to drop our magical and revolutionary (yet not ...

iPad 2 Smart Cover-compatible cases: our roundup (Updated)

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 12th, 2011)

Apple's Smart Cover is a great, versatile screen cover for your iPad 2. It allows you to stand your tablet up, prop it up for typing in landscape and more; it even turns the iPad off automatically when you close it. But it leaves the back of the iPad 2 exposed, and as beautiful as it is, that ...

iPad 2 + Smart Cover = study aid with Evernote Peek

by Michael Rose (Jun 8th, 2011)

We tend to kvell about Evernote quite a bit around here, it's true; we've even interviewed CEO Phil Libin on at least four separate occasions. If only the company would stop doing cool things so we could quit harping on them! No luck on that score, at least not today. Evernote claims to have ...

Rumored 7th generation iPod nano with camera doesn't seem likely

by Michael Grothaus (May 10th, 2011)

It's always wise to maintain a degree of skepticism with purported photos of next generation Apple products. First of all, they could be fake; secondly, they could be production samples for form factors that might never see the light of day. We're pretty skeptical about this one. In early ...