Saturday, March 26, 2011

Accoutrements


iPhone skin, above, from Grove


iPad case


iPad folding cover/stand

When new toys arrive from the electronics industry,  accessories quickly develop for them from third-party makers–not the least of which are ways to carry the gadgets around. 


There are some neat cases for iPhones, laptop computers, and the iPad. Plastic, leather, and here's a local maker, Grove, who has come to the Apple fold using bamboo.


I am fond of bamboo as a construction material. I like the way it looks, and while one can hardly talk about green and an iPhone or iPad in the same breath, the bamboo and electronics together have a nice wry effect, as you can see from the images. Way cool look.


I will be getting one of these cases for my iPad when I get it. 
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3 comments:

  1. MarkSaturday, March 26, 2011 at 4:50:00 PM PDT

    Lady near me on the 14-hour flight had an iPad open the whole time playing movies--and it never ran out of juice.

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  2. Steve PerrySaturday, March 26, 2011 at 6:06:00 PM PDT

    That sounds better than they advertise. They say ten hours on the battery. I guess it depends on whether your have the wifi and GPS and all on. If you shut down everything but the movie player, that might stretch it longer.

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  3. steve-vhMonday, March 28, 2011 at 5:17:00 PM PDT

    That's why the Nook calls it "airplane mode"

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