Miniot's wooden iPad 2 cover mixes old style and new tech
Some said that Apple?s Smart Cover would kill the third-party case market. When I first saw the neat magnetic cover, I thought the opposite ? that case-makers would go crazy with cool ways to use the magnets inside the iPad 2. And here?s the first really clever take I have seen: a wooden cover from Dutch company Miniot.
The picture above is awful, so I recommend watching the video. The cover is a thin sheet of cherrywood scored with grooves so that it can roll. On the inside face is a plush, soft layer to cushion the screen, and there are magnets to hold the cover to the iPad?s spine, and also to activate the screen-lock.
The clever part is its hingeless design, making it even more minimal than Apple?s own cover. Magnets are in the edge of the cover itself. To use it as a stand, you first roll (not fold) the cover back, and then swing it around to the iPad?s rear. Thus positioned, it can hold the iPad up for movie-watching, or down almost flat for typing.
Best of all, the case is cheap. At just ?50, it is ?20 less than Apple?s leather cover. If you?re importing into the U.S, it?s not quite so good, translating to 71 of your U.S dollars. Available, apparently, from today.
Wooden iPad 2 cover [Miniot via Mac Stories]
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