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Apple working on new Smart Cover; iPhone 5 with larger screen and glass back in the works
When it comes to the veracity of Apple rumors, it all boils down to the source. And over the past few years, Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge has proven to be one of the more reliable sources of information pertaining to Apple’s plans pertaining to upcoming products. With Apple’s iPad 3 announcement just two days away, […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 will be thicker than the iPad 2; Smart Cover will still work just fine
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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It’s about that time of year when the iPhone 5 rumors are taking a mild vacation to make room for what promises to be a flood of iPad 3 rumors in the coming months. Kicking things off proper is Macotakara, a Japanese-language blog which writes that Apple’s next-gen iPad will more or less feature the […]
Continue reading...Evernote Peek meshes clever software with Apple’s Smart Cover
Thursday, June 9, 2011
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Talk about clever. Evernote has a new learning app out that makes use of Apple’s iPad 2 smart cover. So smart. The app, which is free by the way, is called Evernote Peek and designed as a handy dandy little study tool. Once you’ve connected Peek to your Evernote account and selected your study materials, […]
Continue reading...Obama is an iPad 2 and Smart Cover kind of President
Monday, April 25, 2011
Written by Sarah Petit: There’s no mistaking that President Obama is a Mac. While on the campaign trail in 2008, the Obama campaign relied on Macs heavily, and upon being elected, Obama’s staffers lamented the fact that the White House was littered with old and outdated PCs. Recently, Obama was asked if he owned an […]
Continue reading...Miniot’s wooden Smart Cover for the iPad 2 is awesome
Friday, March 25, 2011
Check out this wood emblazoned iPad 2 cover from Holland-based Miniot, a company that, from the looks of their website, specializes in all things wood. The new cover from Miniot is carved from a single piece of certified wood, is clearly a twist on and functions exactly like Apple’s own Smart Cover. It fits flush over the […]
Continue reading...Can the iPad 2 Smart Cover generate $1 billion in revenue for Apple?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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Apple’s Smart Cover for the iPad 2 is pure Apple. It’s brilliant, simple, and just works. Apple hasn’t released sales figures for the iPad 2 yet, but you can bet that of the estimated 500,000- 1 million folks who purchased a new iPad this weekend, a good number of them also picked up a Smart […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 Smart Cover doubles as an iPad refrigerator magnet
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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The magnets in the iPad 2 Smart Cover (all 21 of them) are apparently strong enough to hold up the iPad vertically on a refrigerator. Pretty nifty, but seeing as each iPad is worth $499 at the minimum, that’s a precarious position to leave such an expensive piece of equipment in!
Continue reading...Smart Cover teardown thanks to iFixit
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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The resourceful iFixit folks took no time off from their iPad 2 teardown and immediately got busy deconstructing Apple’s new iPad 2 Smart Cover. As you might have imagined, the smart cover is loaded up with magnets, 21 to be exact. Coupled with the 10 found on the iPad 2 and that’s a whopping 31 […]
Continue reading...Not everyone’s a fan of the iPad 2 Smart Cover
Monday, March 14, 2011
Despite working as advertised, iLounge isn’t entirely impressed with the iPad 2 Smart Cover. Hell, they even have reservations about calling it a “case”, arguing, and rightfully so, that it’s merely a front cover that leaves the top, sides, and bottom of the device exposed to the elements. “Apple has claimed that these are deliberate […]
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Monday, March 5, 2012
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