With the iPad, Apple released an official case, but while it was pretty cool, the problem with it was that Apple had gone through all this trouble to make the iPad as gorgeous as possible, and now they were covering it up.
Well, with the iPad 2, there won’t be an official Apple case: there’ll be a cover. As noted earlier today, it’ll use magnets to attach to the iPad 2, protecting the screen and locking and unlocking the iPad automatically accordingly. Fold it back and it’ll function as a prop for typing.
“They grasp it, and auto-align it. I’ll show you a little video. It’s so cool. You can remove it in a second. It adds minimal weight and thickness. It’s got a microfiber cloth that cleans the screen,” Steve enthused.
The new iPad cover will come in either polyurethane or leather. The Polyurethane cases will cost $39, the leather cases $69. They come in a whole rainbow of colors.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
