Quick Look: Fugly iPad “Condom Case” Deserves the Jokes

Quick Look: Fugly iPad “Condom Case” Deserves the Jokes

This waterproof case for the iPad will probably provide more consumer protection against unnecessary purchases than traditional spending prophylactics.

When the iPad was unveiled, many of us at Cult of Mac who are bag/case junkies wondered just how you’d best carry the device around.

With enough time, cool cases are sure to come. But the iPad is a somewhat oddball size to protect and serve — swaddled in cloth cases it’ll probably look, well, even more pad-like and hard to use on the go, with rubber or plastic border protection like a cell phone it’ll be an awkward size.

This clear envelope style with blue or purple border costs $19.99 from the ironically-monikered TrendyDigital Design. It can also be worn around your neck or shoulder with adjustable strap and was originally designed for the Kindle or Sony e-readers.

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  • http://www.padzoni.com brooks

    I don’t have a joke but I have an evoke.

    A 3-ring-binder version of this case may get Mead to resurrect a newer, cool-for-school iPad version of TrapperKeeper.

    ROFL

  • http://www.toxicspark.com Andrew Macdonald

    @Brooks….

    ??? I really didnt get that.

  • James Cohen

    I don’t get that either. The case looks nice to me. It should be quite useful for some occasions.

  • http://www.padzoni.com brooks

    @Andrew/James this case looks exactly like the ol’ pencil holder in my TrapperKeeper in the 80′s.

    Maybe I’m old, or maybe you guys just aren’t nerds like me ;)

  • Alfred

    So … this means we can read e-books on our iPads while in the bath?

  • Frank H

    @brooks Don’t worry, I got it. We may just be old.