What do you get for the pimp who has everything? You get an iPad 2 and a Swarovski gem encrusted case by Distinctive Styles. This company's website advertises a range of crystal-studded cases for smartphones and tablets. They also offer the more traditional items'de'bling like handbags, lighters and bears. With the release of the iPad 2, DS added four new models of blinged-out gemologically vomitous insanity to their line of luxury gear. You can bling to the max in purple, graphite, classic silver, or gradated versions.
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iPad 2 Smart Covers: Incase Magazine Jacket inspired, or Japanese tub?
Apple's Smart Covers may or may not be the best way to protect your iPad 2 - after all, they leave the whole back panel unguarded, and three of the four edges too - but we're too busy wondering where Apple got its inspiration from to care. Technologer flagged up the striking similarities between the Smart Covers and Incase's iPad Convertible Magazine Jacket, but it's the resemblance between Apple's design and Japanese bath tub lids that has us really suspicious.
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iPad 2 Accessories, Scosche and Verizon
We recieved an e-mail from Scosche Industries talking about a number of different accessories coming out for the iPad2 this month. They partnered up with Verizon to offer consumers a wide range of iPad2 accessories through the Verizon retail outlets. Scosche led with the the usual range of covers, from the folio style foldIO P2 in black and white with either a carbon fiber or leather finish, to the glosSEE P2 flexible rubber case in pink, smoke, clear, blue and purple. Check out the gallery inside for a sampling of what they have to offer. It's not all about the covers though, the sneakPEAK series of cables is getting an upgrade with the sneakPEAK II and the sneakPEAK HD. They allow your iPad or iPhone to connect to the RCA on your TV so you can show movies and photos to your friends and family in high definition.
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Booqpad Folio For iPad 2 Fuses Tablet With Traditional Notepad
The Apple iPad 2 has just been officially unveiled, so new accessories for the revamped device should be rolling out in droves. First one to catch our attention is the Booqpad Folio made for the iPad 2 that elegantly combines protection for the ipad with a traditional notepad.
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iPad 2 Smart Covers Revealed
Instead of creating what Apple considered a “case,” they’ve come up with what they’re calling a cover, a Smart Cover. The first model they’ve showed us at the special iPad 2 event was blue, and will work as a sort of flap system that can fold back and also act as a stand for the device.
Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic offers straightforward aperture twiddling
Lensbaby has announced its latest lens, the Sweet 35 Optic, the company's first 35mm Optic model to feature an internal 12-blade adjustable aperture system. Offering the widest focal length of any selective focus Lensbaby optic, the magnetically-attached Sweet 35 Optic offers f/2.5 through f/22 adjusted through a simple barrel ring.
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$76 Micro Four Thirds/NEX lenses promised as China weighs in
Micro Four Thirds cameras and lenses may be smaller than their regular DSLR counterparts, but so far the pricing of the various interchangeable components is yet to go micro. That could well change with news of new, cheaper Chinese micro-4/3 lenses from Zhongyi Optics, which are expected to retail for a mere CNY 500 ($76).
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Leaked iPad 2 leather case apparently confirms camera, more [Video]
Another day and another leaked iPad 2 case, this time leather rather than the silicone skins we've seen before. MIC Gadget were passed the case from an Asian supplier, which claims it was designed and tested around an authentic iPad 2; apparently 120,000 units were shipped out to "a famous case company" last month.
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Motorola ATRIX 4G review
You have to be a pretty special device to win Best Device of CES, and this year Motorola’s ATRIX 4G took away the coveted crown. It’s not hard to see why, either: the 4-inch Android smartphone not only pairs NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor with a beautiful qHD display, but offers some compelling accessories such as a laptop-style docking station that wants to replace your MacBook Air. Plenty of promise, then, but does the ATRIX 4G deliver the speed, data and flexibility AT&T promise? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
inPulse Smart Watch finally shipping
It's taken inPulse a little longer than expected, but the company's Bluetooth watch for remotely controlling a BlackBerry smartphone is now finally shipping. Priced from $149.99, the watch has now opened up its horizons to other platforms, too, including certain Android phones and jailbroken iPhones.
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Photojojo Telephoto 8X Lens For Your iPhone Camera
Many of us resort to our iPhones as our main camera for capturing life's memories as they happen in a moments notice. Whether at the ball game, out at the restaurant doing some foodie blogging, or just traveling around town, the ease of whipping out your phone to capture an instance trumps lugging around a DLSR despite the lesser image quality and lack of zoom. But you might not need to compromise convenience for functionality anymore now that Photojojo has in store a new telephoto lens and case made for your iPhone.
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iControlPad with Bluetooth Shipping This Month
Back in September we wrote about iControlPad dumping the dock connectors in favor of Bluetooth. The new iControlPad with Bluetooth is scheduled to ship February 16th. According to iControlPad's website, the gaming pad should work with any phone, console, or computer with Bluetooth. You just need to put in the right clamps to fit your phone, and go. You can even use it to charge your phone while playing games. Hey, multitasking!
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