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.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
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