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Get Some Kangaroo Leather Protecting Your Precious iPad 2

Gizmodo AU

There’s no shortage of cases out there for your iPad2 out there on the market, but if you want to go for the whole luxury/elegant/professional vibe, you might want to check out the new case from Aussie company Aranez, which is the first case to use high quality kangaroo leather.

May 23, 2011
Computing

Apple Store Makeover: Yep, The iPad 2 Really Is The Product Label

The rumoured Apple Store makeover is underway in Australia (they’re many hours ahead of us) and it looks like iPad 2 has found its calling and has become the product label for Mac products in the Apple Store.

May 7, 2011
Software

Wired, GQ, New Yorker Subscriptions Coming To iPad

One year, 24 bucks. That’s what subscriptions to Wired, Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker will likely cost when Conde Nast confirms their subscription pact with Apple in the near future. Single issues will probably cost $2.49. [NY Post via Wired]

Computing

Does Your iPad 2 Have Backlight Bleed? Blame LG

If your iPad 2 is anything like mine, horrendous yellow spots start populating along the edges of the screen whenever something dark is on the screen. As it turns out, a manufacturing defect in LG-produced LCD panels is to blame.

March 26, 2011
Software

Evernote Now Gets Along With iPad 2 Cameras

Attention, Evernote freaks: the notettaking app has been updated to allow snapshot notes using the iPad 2 cameras. Snap away. [iTunes]

March 25, 2011
Computing

Wooden iPad Smart Cover Clones? Yes Please.

The iPad 2 Smart Cover is pretty cool and all, but this cherrywood Minot cover, which has the same wake/sleep functionality as the real smart cover, and rolls up into a stand, has me reconsidering my options.

March 19, 2011
Computing

The BookBook Case Is Ready For iPad 2

TwelveSouth’s BookBook case, which we’ve admired before for it’s nice leather exterior and adjustable stand mechanism, has been updated to play nice with the iPad 2. It’s still $US70. [TwelveSouth]

March 15, 2011
Computing

Is The iMovie On The iPad 2 Really Faster Than On A MacBook Pro?

It’s easy to assume a MacBook Pro would outgun an iPad in iMovie speed tests, due to its beefier processor and extra RAM. But AppAdvice found that both iPad models bested the MacBook Pro in multiple tests. What gives?

March 13, 2011
Computing

Is Apple Using A New Headphone Jack For iPad 2?

Kevin Fox, lead designer at Mozilla Labs, thinks the iPad 2 is using pogo pins instead of the more traditional switch contacts. They’ve actually filed patents for the pogo pin style headphone jack (which is smaller) before and have been interested in re-making the headphone jack entirely. The difference is super slight but Fox thinks it makes the headphone jack waterproof. Not that your iPad is, though. [Fury]

March 4, 2011
Gadgets

For The Love Of God, Why Does The IPad Suit Still Exist?

Another year has passed, and another iPad has surfaced from the shadowy Cupertino mist. But you know what else has resurfaced? The iPad suit. Yep, Mohan’s, the NYC tailoring outpost, is still offering to add an oversized “iPad pocket” to their suit coats, which is a perfectly good way to take the class out of that suit you paid hundreds of dollars for. I’m sure they trimmed down the pocket to better fit the iPad 2 or something, but really, does it even matter? Even more cringe-inducing, they’ve expanded their offerings to include overcoats and other outerwear.

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