LifeProof Finally Supersizes Its Waterproof frē iPhone Case for the iPad Mini

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If you’ve been waiting patiently for an iPad Mini version of LifeProof‘s rugged, waterproof iPad Nuud case, you’re not going to get one — instead, LifeProof is going to enlarge its Fre%20iPhone%20case%20for%20the%20iPad%20Mini.%20what%20this%20means%20is%20you%20won’t%20have%20the%20Nuud’s%20completely%20bare%20screen,%20and%20instead%20will%20have%20a%20thin%20screen%20cover%20over%20your%20iPad%20Mini’s%20screen.The%20outfit’s%20choice%20to%20go%20with%20a%20screen%20covering%20may%20be%20a%20good%20thing%20or%20a%20bad%20thing,%20depending%20on%20your%20tastes;%20but%20there’s%20no%20argument%20that%20the%20arrival%20of%20LifeProof’s%20thin,%20rugged,%20waterproof%20iPad%20Mini%20case%20is%20a%20great%20thing.

One%20big%20draw%20of%20LifeProof’s%20cases%20is%20their%20modular%20approach%20to%20accessories,%20their%20ability%20to%20easily%20mesh%20with%20a%20variety%20of%20action-oriented%20mounts%20and%20accoutrement%20—%20things%20like%20bike%20mounts,%20hand%20and%20shoulder%20straps%20and%20flotation%20cushions%20—%20made%20by%20LifeProof%20for%20their%20cases.The%20iPad%20Mini%20Fre%20will%20sell%20for%20$100,%20and%20will%20be%20accompanied%20by%20just%20one%20accessory%20available%20when%20it%20ships%20in%20June,%20the%20shoulder/hand%20strap%20kit.%20But%20LifeProof%20says%20the%20LifeJacket floatation cushion, a portfolio cover and a mounting cradle will follow very shortly, and all will go for around $50.

Also, you may have noticed that your friendly neighborhood Apple Store has begun selling LifeProof’s Nuud case for the iPad. The cases arrived earlier this week and are currently the only ruggedized iPad cases sold in Apple Stores.

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