Apple has made some slight changes to the Smart Cover lineup for the iPad 2, a check of the company’s online store indicates. Gone is the orange polyurethane option; in its place, a new dark gray model has been added. The leather cases, meanwhile, are now described as having a “soft, color-matched” microfiber lining instead […]
Users who have a passcode on their iPad 2 running iOS 5 should be aware that in one particular circumstance, the passcode can be bypassed and allow limited access to the iPad 2 simply by using a smart cover (or any similar cover that uses Apple’s magnet-based system for waking the iPad 2 from sleep), […]
DODOcase has upgraded its popular iPad 2 case with two new features. All versions of the case are firstly being equipped with magnets, in response to public demand, the company says. As with the Apple Smart Cover and other similar products, the new DODOcase magnets turn an iPad 2 on and off automatically when using […]
Griffin Technology has announced a rolling cart-style, scaleable power, syncing and storage solution for multiple iOS devices called the MultiDock. Based on a steel enclosure with a footprint smaller than a laptop, the unit delivers charging ability in each of its 10 charging bays and features a single USB port at the base to connect […]
Belkin has added two new cases to its Snap Shield lineup, both of which — like the original — are designed to complement Apple’s own Smart Cover. The Snap Shield Secure is a thin, translucent backing that simply snaps on, while the Emerge 024 offers lightweight protection with color options. The Snap Shield Secure ($30.99) […]
iLuv has announced a new WorkStation line of products for iPads, Galaxy Tabs and other devices. The focus of the collection is the iMM737, a dock supporting iPads, iPhones and iPods. A wired keyboard in the dock includes iOS-specific functions, and can be stored in the base to save room. Devices are attached to a […]
Bracketron is bringing a motorized in-wall iPad mounting system to the US, Canada, and Mexico. The iDock, created by iRoom, an Austrian company specializing in home and office automation, mounts flush into a wall with either a portrait or landscape orientation. Touching a proximity sensing button opens the dock, and ten seconds after the iPad […]
Atari and Discovery Bay Games have teamed up to create a joystick-and-button arcade adapter and iPad stand called the Arcade Duo-Powered Joystick, an alternative to ThinkGeek’s popular iCade. Made of plastic rather than wood and using the 30-pin connector rather than Bluetooth, the Atari device is more portable but only works with the Atari’s Greatest […]
A quiet update to Atari’s Greatest Hits app has revealed early details of just the second retro arcade gaming stick for the iPad to arrive in earnest. The Atari Arcade Duo Powered stick, which gets support in the update, recreates the analog buttons and feel similar to the iCade but exchanges some of its vintage […]
Elgato, which makes TV tuners and the EyeTV app for the iPad has now released its EyeTV Mobile dongle for the iPad 2. It connects to the dock connector and allows users to view digital Freeview TV signals thanks to its telescoping antenna. It also supports any radio and MPEG-2 streams that are sent out […]