If the rumors are true, then we’re about a month away from an official introduction and about a couple of months away from an iPad 3 launch day. Of course, that means we’re about to get the usual rotation of accessories from China, usually cases that may or may not match the final product. Right on cue, some new cases just popped up from accessory maker Chinee, showing designs that match rumored descriptions of the iPad 3, but labeled as the Hypercover for the “iPad 2S”.
Accessory maker USB Fever has put out an iPad 2 accessory called the “Retro Macintosh Cover for the iPad 2”, a name that’s also a pretty accurate description. It’s basically a “back cover” for the iPad 2 that features a front mask that makes the kit look like the classic Macintosh’s front.
For something that’s basically a static chunk of billet aluminum with no built-in electronic bells and whistles, this is pretty interesting. Called the Wedge, ColorWare’s accessory is basically an iPad stand and nothing else. What makes it so interesting? Unlike a number of available fixed stands, the Wedge offers four different lean angles (40, 60, 70, 80 degrees) for your iPad – or any other tablet, really – thanks to the four different slots cut all around the base.
iLuv has introduced a new line of iPad 2 accessories as part of their WorkStation Series, highlighted by a pair of docks that basically turn your iPad 2 into a desktop computer-like… thing. Now, we have no idea if this idea’s going to catch on (didn’t we all just drop the netbook market so we can move on to more portable tablets?), but hey, if you sold your laptop or desktop to buy a tablet, and miss the way the old-timers used to do things (like type on a real keyboard while looking at a propped-up screen), then you might want to look into this.
