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Fieldfolio giving TUAW readers $10 off of their awesome cases

by Steven Sande (Mar 2nd, 2012)

Do you have a naked iPad 2? Some people like 'em that way, but if you're realizing that your darlin' needs some clothes, you can't do better than jazzing it up with a Fieldfolio case. Of the many book-type folio cases I've reviewed over the years, the Fieldfolio for iPad 2 (US$69.95) is one of my ...

8 GB iPad 2 headed to enterprises? Why this makes no sense

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2012)

When DigiTimes reports Apple rumors, I usually ignore them. Today's rumor that Apple will produce a cheaper 8 GB iPad 2 aimed at enterprise usage was just too silly to ignore. According to DigiTimes, "In addition to iPad 3, Apple is also expected to unveil an 8GB iPad 2, allowing the tablet ...

Best Buy offers $50 discount on iPad 2 models

by Michael Rose (Feb 26th, 2012)

Reader Alexander Wright dropped us a line this afternoon to point out that Best Buy is now selling all variants of the iPad 2 for $50 off the usual list price. Given that the Apple-authorized big box electronics retailer usually sticks to the regular pricing, this is a bit atypical. The first ...

Siri may be iPhone 4S-only because of noise reduction tech

by Chris Rawson (Feb 6th, 2012)

Siri has been in widespread use for four months, but so far Apple's "personal assistant" is still only available on one device, the iPhone 4S. We speculated that there weren't any technical reasons Siri couldn't work on some of Apple's other devices, and the jailbreak community later proved us ...

Flowfold iPad sleeve: a water-resistant case with an eco-friendly footprint

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 30th, 2012)

If you live in an area that gets warm rain in the summer or cold rain in the winter, then you'll want to check out the iPad sleeve from Flowfold. It's a basic sleeve that'll protect your iPad from the elements. It's made of recycled materials, which makes it friendly for the environment, too. ...

CushPad: A goofy-looking but very useful iPad accessory

by Steven Sande (Jan 9th, 2012)

One of the oddest-looking iPad accessories that I've ever reviewed showed up last month, and if wasn't so doggone useful, I would have written this review sooner. The CushPad (US$34.99) looks and feels like a pillow, but it's actually a soft, washable stand for the iPad 2. Design The shape ...

Former Marine marches from battlefield to Apple accessory market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 4th, 2012)

Devon Read spent five years in the Marines, serving in both Iraq and Africa. Now, the Golden, Colorado resident is a successful Apple accessory maker. He's a self-admitted Apple fan who wanted a protective case for his Apple devices, but couldn't find products that were fashionable, functional ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best iPad case

by Steven Sande (Dec 26th, 2011)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

NYPD makes many arrests in iPhone/iPad sting operation

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2011)

The New York Police Department ran an undercover sting operation recently on vendors and businesses accused of selling stolen iPads and iPhones, and came up with a whopping 141 arrests. That's a pretty crazy bust -- apparently undercover officers actually went out to businesses with iPhone 4s ...

iPhone 5, Steve Jobs and iPad 2 among Google's top searches of 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 15th, 2011)

Apple is a common topic in the proliferation of 2011 retrospectives that are inevitably being published this month. The latest comes from Google's Zeitgeist 2011, a look at the 2011's fastest-rising worldwide searches. The iPhone 5 (AKA the iPhone 4S), Steve Jobs, and the iPad 2 all jumped up ...

Logitech's Fold-Up Keyboard brings comfortable typing to the iPad 2

by Steven Sande (Dec 12th, 2011)

If there's a complaint I have about the many keyboard folio cases for the iPad, it's that the keyboard is sized to match the long dimension of the device. What that means is that the keyboard is usually quite cramped, and a fast touch-typist like me finds that he or she is constantly making ...

Daily iPad App: Fuego's River Adventure

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2011)

Unfortunately, Fuego's River Adventure isn't actually that great of a game. It's extremely simple, the controls aren't precise enough to really make it fun, and while there are about 20 stages to float through where you need to go down a river dodging obstacles and picking up bonus items. I was ...

Daily Update for November 22, 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 22nd, 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 ...

New iPad 2 ad: Love

by Steven Sande (Nov 21st, 2011)

A new iPad 2 ad is making the rounds on TV and YouTube now. The ad, "Love," shows various people -- a coach for a basketball team, a guitarist, a painter, a young man making a movie with iMovie and a young dinosaur fanatic -- enjoying their favorite pastimes with the help of an iPad 2. As ...

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 ...