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News, Reviews, & Opinion
Apple Accounts for 50% of Global PC Growth - 70% if
iPad Included
Asymco's Horace Dediu says that Steve Ballmer has stated and Andy
Lees confirmed that Microsoft views the iPad and other tablets as
just PCs. From a market measurement point of view, market
research firm Canalys agrees, while its competitors IDC and Gartner
don't, calling the new devices media tablets.
Dediu observes that before deciding whether tablets belong with PCs
in market metrics, it's worth taking a look at what the data shows,
which he proceeds to do with several illustrative charts, and notes
that even excluding iPads, Apple is very close to being fifth largest
global PC vendor, with its global market share likely above 5% - and
including iPads, Apple would be in second place.
As for platform year-over-year growth, the metrics are:
- Windows: +1.3%
- OS X: +26%
- iOS: +170%
- Android growth can't yet be measured comparatively, since Android
tablets haven't been on the market for a year.
...nearly 50% of global PC growth was due to the
Mac.
Looking at it another way, in Q2 2011 one million more Windows PCs
were sold than in Q2 2010, compared with 903 thousand more Macs and 5.5
million more iPads, Excluding tablets, nearly 50% of global PC growth
was due to the Mac. If you include the iPad, Apple was responsible for
approximately 70% of PC market growth in the in Q2.
Dediu predicts that If Windows remains marginal on tablets, the PC
market will likely tip away from Microsoft in two years (depending on
how quickly Apple can build iPads.), and says Microsoft's real
challenge will be whether they can keep their business model (selling
OS licenses to hardware vendors) as PCs become more device-like, with
not only iOS setting the benchmark for performance but Android
potentially ready to gobble up share if the market turns slightly more
modular.
Link: Is the Tablet
Computer a New PC or Post-PC?
iPad the Most Popular Personal Computer Ever
Made?
Dvorak Uncensored's Uncle Dave, a veteran of 35 years of computing
and tinkering experience, says he recently got his brother's old iPad when he upgraded to the iPad 2, and notes that Apple has always
gone out of its way to make the personal computer approachable to a
general audience. He contends that the iPad is succeeding for exactly
the same reasons that early Macs were criticized - it is an
exceptionally disguised computer, and the formula works better now than
it did back in the day, because we have changed.
The audience for computers now, says Uncle Dave, is the audience for
the Internet, for email, for being a modern human being, and with this
new audience, you can't presume that people have the patience or
capacity to understand how to configure printer drivers or troubleshoot
kernel exceptions, observing that the number of people concerned about
not having root access to their iPads pales in comparison with the
number who would freak out if Angry Birds suddenly disappeared, which
is why, like it or not, the iPad is arguably the most popular personal
computer ever made - the first computer that successfully stoops to
most users' level.
Link: Why Are So Many
People Buying iPads?
Apple Still Leads the Smartphone Pack in Buyer
Preference
PR: ChangeWave has released findings of its latest consumer
survey on future demand for smartphones including mobile OS and handset
preferences going forward.
ChangeWave Vice President of Research Paul Carton notes that
ChangeWave's June, 2011 survey of 4,163 consumers has taken a fresh
look at smart phone demand trends including mobile OS and smart phone
preferences going forward, focusing on key comparisons between the
Apple iOS and Google Android OS including the impact of Apple's new
iCloud service along with the latest momentum trends for Motorola and
Research in Motion.
This survey focuses primarily on the North American smart phone
market with the sample being 89% U.S. respondents and 11% outside the
US.
Mobile OS Preferences Among Consumers
The Apple iOS and Google Android OS continue to dominate preferences
for mobile operating systems, according to the latest ChangeWave survey
results.
Going forward, the Apple iOS remains the number one preference for
buyers with 46% of those planning to buy a smart phone in the next 90
days saying they prefer to have the Apple iOS on their new phone, up
2-pts since the March survey.
Firmly in second in the North American market, the Android OS (32%)
has registered a slight uptick (up 1-pt) in terms of future buyer
preference. In contrast, Research in Motions BlackBerry OS (4%; down
1-pt) has once again hit its lowest level ever in a ChangeWave
survey.
Smart Phone Manufacturer Demand
Despite no new Apple model launch, demand still appears strongest
for the iPhone in terms of North American planned purchasing.
Nearly half of respondents (48%) planning on buying a smart phone in
the next 90 days say they'll get an iPhone up 1-pt since our previous
survey in March and the highest level of demand in the smart phone
industry.
The same can't be said for Motorola (8%; down 4-pts). After
benefiting tremendously in the years Verizon subscribers were barred
from the iPhone market, Motorola is now seeing a loss of market share
at least partially attributable to the Verizon iPhone release that
occurred earlier this year, Carton notes.
Still, he suggests that Motorola's situation is considerably less
daunting than that of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion's, noting
that seven of the past 10 ChangeWave quarterly surveys since 2008 have
seen a drop in RIM's planned purchase share, and importantly, RIM's
customer satisfaction ratings have also fallen in nine of the past 10
ChangeWave surveys, with this latest survey showing them at their
lowest level ever for this most critical of indicators.
Additional Results
- A closer look at competition between Apple, Motorola, Research In
Motion, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and HTC, among others
- Impact of Apple iCloud
- Operating System satisfaction ratings
Link: New Survey:
Consumer Smart Phones - Apple vs. Google Android
Apple's A6: 3D Design, Built by Taiwan
Semiconductor
Computerworld's Jonny Evans reports that it's interesting to note
the next Apple processor, A6, will be made by Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and will be a 3D IC 28-nanometer low-power
powerhouse, sweetly tucked inside your iPhones
Evans
notes that a 3D IC is a chip in which two or more layers of active
electronic components are integrated both vertically and horizontally
into a single circuit, compared with the A4 and A5 Apple chips, which
are layered designs: the A4 having three distinct layers consisting of
the microprocessor itself and two layers of Samsung RAM.
"Now imagine if these layers worked even better together," says
Evans, noting that according to SemiWiki, TSMC's implementation of
3D-IC chips "is said to achieve performance gains of about 30% while
consuming 50% less power," and that to make the news even more
interesting, TSMC could deliver its first semiconductors with 3D IC
interconnects by the end of 2011, according to a recent report by the
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
Link: Apple's A6
Processor: 28nm, 3D IC and Made by TSMC
Apple Begins Test Production of A6 Processor, a
Blow to Samsung
9 to 5 Mac's Mark Gurman reports that according to Reuters, Apple
and Taiwan-based manufacturer TSMC have begun a test production run of
A6 processors for future Apple devices. TSMC is yet to be confirmed as
the producer of Apple's A6 chip when it ships sometime in the future,
but the decision is said to be authorized. The only thing holding back
the deal is the potential yield rate of the manufacturing.
Link: Apple Begins Test
Production of A6 Processor with TSMC, a Blow to Samsung
Apple, Samsung, and LG Working on New iPad
Screen
Korea Times' Kim Yoo-chul reports that Samsung Electronics and LG
Display, the world's two largest makers of liquid crystal displays
(LCDs), are close to securing big orders from Apple, according to
industry sources said.
Yoo-chul says Apple is planning advanced screens for the next
version of its immensely popular iPad, but it has been looking to
reduce its dependence on Samsung as primary provider of key components,
such as flash memory chips, processors (Samsung makes Apple-designed A4
and A5 processors on a foundry basis), and LCDs.
One of Yoo-chul's sources is cited saying that the forthcoming iPad
3 will feature an improved display to support quad extended graphics
(QXGA), a display resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels with a 4:3 aspect
ratio to provide full high definition (HD) viewing experience, but that
Apple appears to have no interest in Samsung's organic light emitting
diode (OLED) flat screen technology and has also been shifting memory
chip orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and is
currently testing future iPhones and iPads with processors manufactured
by TSMC (above), which is also the worlds largest
contract chipmaker, much to Samsung's dismay.
Link: Apple, Samsung, LG
Work on New LCD
The Competition
Forthcoming Motorola Droid Bionic to Dwarf iPhone 5
in Every Respect
International Business Times' Elias Samuel says the most anticipated
devices from the beginning of this year have been Apple's as yet
unreleased iPhone 5 and Motorola's likewise unreleased Droid
Bionic.
Samuel notes that with its Webtop 1.3.0 application, Motorola allows
mobile computing users to experience cloud-based computing with
easy-to-use docking stations making it simple to get online just the
way they would with regular laptops or office desktops.
Comparing Motorola Droid Bionic with speculated features of iPhone
5, Samuel notes that Droid Bionic will come with 4.5" 540 x 960 pixels
(qHD) TFT capacitive touchscreen display, while with most iPhone 5
rumors suggesting that iPhone 5 can be expected to closely resemble
iPhone 4, pointing towards 3.5" or 3.7", 960 x 640 resolution at 312
ppi display screens.
Moreover, he says the probability of Motorola's Droid Bionic
featuring 1 GB RAM is high, with Apple iPhone 5 more likely featuring
768 MB of RAM, similar to HTC's Sensation 4G, noting that with iPhone 5
is expected to feature a processor similar to the iPad 2's, and the
possibility of iPhone 5 running on 512 MB RAM can't be ruled out.
Samuel thinks the iPhone 5 coming with 4G LTE is unlikely, since the
phone would have to accommodate a big LTE chip, conflicting with Apple
being expected to deliver a thinner and lighter device, noting that the
iPhone 5 would need to be larger to make that option a reality. So
with 4G LTE support, Motorola's Droid Bionic is the clear winner here,
with the extra speed making a big difference when transmitting large
files, booking tickets online, paying bills, viewing complex sites or
streaming video, and when sharing an Internet connection with
notebooks, iPads, and other WiFi devices
Other comparisons:
- Motorola Droid Bionic will have WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi
hotspot support whereas iPhone 5 will have WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi
hotspot support.
- Motorola Droid Bionic will come with an 8 MP (3264 x 2448 pixels)
camera along with autofocus, dual-LED flash, geo-tagging, face
detection, and image stabilization support. iPhone 5 will reportedly
have an 8 MP camera and will closely resemble the iPhone 4, with
1080p video recording along with dual-LED flash, and may also carry an
"HD" FaceTime camera similar to those shipping with the current MacBook
Pro lineup.
Samuel concludes that whatever the final specifications of these two
smartphones, Motorola Droid Bionic seems to have clearly dwarfed the
iPhone 5.
Link: Motorola Droid
Bionic Dwarfs iPhone 5 in Every Aspect
Lenovo Unwraps Trio of 10" Tablets: 2 Androids and
1 Windows Job
The Register's Tony Smith reports that Lenovo has finally begun
shipping not one, but three, 10.1" tablets this summer. The lineup
comprises the IdeaPad Tablet K1 at the consumer end and the ThinkPad
Tablet for businesses. Sitting between them is the pro-sumer IdeaPad
P1. The P1's distinguishing feature is Windows 7 - the other two will
run Android 3.1 Honeycomb.
Link: Lenovo Unwraps
Trio of Ten-inch Tablets
Apps & Services
Spotify Comes to America
PR: The award-winning music service
that took Europe by storm has now come to U.S. shores, offering
millions of tracks ready to play instantly, on your computer and your
phone.
Spotify is available in three levels and prices of service: Free,
Unlimited for $4.99 per month, and Premium for $9.99 per month. To get
the free service, you'll have to enter your email address in a form on
the Spotify website and wait to receive an invitation by email. If
you're in a hurry, some alternate suggestions can be found at http://bit.ly/pVknRH
Free
This free version gives you a taste of the full Spotify experience.
Just download and install Spotify, and you can listen to any track or
album you like. You'll have unrestricted access to all the music in the
world.
You'll hear occasional ads on Spotify Free, which allows Spotify to
pay the artists and musicians for their music. Try Spotify Premium (see
below) if you'd prefer to be ad free.
You can
share anything you listen to on Spotify. Simply send your friends a
link to a track or one of your playlists and Spotify will play it for
them.
Unlimited - Ad-Free Music, Whenever You Want
If you'd like round-the-clock access to Spotify, with no ads or time
limits, then Unlimited is for you. Over 13 million tracks and albums at
your disposal day and night.
With Spotify Unlimited you can listen to whatever you want. Create
playlists, build your own library, share music with friends. Just go
where the music takes you.
You can also add your own music files to Spotify, so all your music
is in the same place.
Premium - The Music Is Everywhere
Want to listen to any track at any time? That's why they created
Spotify Premium.
With Premium, you can enjoy all the treasures of Spotify. Unlimited
music without advertising to your computer and your mobile phone.
Millions of tracks are yours instantly. All you need is your login.
Want to
listen offline too? Spotify will gladly sync your favorite playlists,
making them available whenever you need them. Perfect for
traveling.
- Listen on your mobile - Add Spotify to your mobile phone and
you'll have immediate access to all that music - wherever you are, on
or offline. Wherever you go, the music flows.
- Premium sounds better - Premium members get premium sound
quality. To be precise, you can stream music at a higher bitrate of up
to 320 kbps on your computer (not all tracks are currently available in
high bitrate). That's some serious high-fidelity listening coming your
way.
You'll hear new albums before they're released, and get a chance to
win tickets to live shows and big name competitions. For around the
cost of one album a month, you can listen to any album, any track,
anytime.
With Spotify, creating playlists is as easy as drag and drop. Each
new playlist is saved to your account, and will be accessible from
wherever you use Spotify.
- Sharing music - Sharing music is one of life's great
pleasures. That's why Spotify's made it so simple for you to share
tracks and playlists with your friends. When they say simple, they mean
one-click-simple.
- Searching all the world's music - When you've got millions
and millions of tracks to choose from, where do you start? With a
search.
- Mobile music - Introduce Spotify to your mobile phone and
you'll have music on tap wherever you go. Play any track live over the
Internet, or save your playlists and listen offline, its your
choice.
- Offline mode - If you find yourself without an Internet
connection, Spotify Offline keeps the music flowing.
Your Spotify Library
Now that you've got so much music at your disposal, you'll need a
seriously good library. So Spotify have built one for you. A library
that's as clever as it is simple to use.
Link: Spotify
(iOS
version,
Mac version)
Float, a Revolutionary Free Digital Reading
Service
PR: Scribd has introduced Float, a new application available
for free from Apple's App Store that allows consumers to easily read
content from more than 150 websites including The Associated Press,
FORTUNE and PEOPLE in an all-new custom format.
There are different formats,
devices, applications and paywalls for reading web content and we want
to offer a better solution.
Float users can consume and organize news, blogs and documents in
one place while connecting with friends and readers to discover new
interests and information on Twitter, Facebook and Scribd.
"Digital reading is fragmented," says Trip Adler, CEO and cofounder
of Scribd. "There are different formats, devices, applications and
paywalls for reading web content and we want to offer a better
solution."
Float was developed in proactive partnership with publishers in
order to build long-term revenue opportunities and ensure readers
access to the best content. Along with advertising, premium content
from publications will begin rolling out later this year via a simple
subscription plan.
Float is designed to work well for casual browsing as well as a deep
diving into readers interests. Using new technology, text previously
formatted for the web can now be easily read on any mobile device in a
floating text reading experience, enabling users to zoom in on text and
scroll left to right like the pages of a book or magazine. In addition,
content is personalized to reading style and environment, including
settings for direct sunlight and eye strain.
Float also includes:
- Content from more than 150 popular websites and blogs, including
Allrecipes.com, The Associated Press, The Atlantic, CBSNews.com, Chow,
Cnet, Engadget, Entertainment Weekly, Fortune, HuffingtonPost, InStyle,
People, Salon, Scientific American, TheStreet, TechCrunch, Time, and
Wired
- Floating Text that can move up and down like a browser or left to
right like a book
- A Reading list for offline reading
- A Feed with reading recommendations from your friends and followers
on Facebook, Twitter and Scribd
- A Library that allows you to archive and organize all your reading
by date, publisher and title
- One-touch font magnification
- A dozen customized reading styles including Night Time and Sunlight
Reading
- Two-click sharing back to Facebook, Twitter, Scribd or email
- Synchronization with all content to Float.com
Float is available now as a product suite, including a web app, a
web bookmarklet, and an iPhone app available for free from Apple's App
Store. Visit float.com to start getting carried away.
Link: Float
(App
Store link)
Writing Kit 1.2 with Dropbox Sync to Any Folder
Now Available
PR: Independent developer Anh Do announces Writing Kit 1.2
for iPad, an important update to his robust Markdown editor for iPad
devices. Writing Kit helps you write Markdown-formatted documents,
export them as Markdown or HTML files and send to Evernote, Facebook,
Posterous, Tumblr, and Twitter. Version 1.2 features the ability to
select a custom Dropbox folder to sync your files with, and includes
numerous bug fixes for the previous versions.
This update features the ability to select a custom Dropbox folder
to sync your files with, and includes numerous bug fixes for the
previous versions.
Writing Kit is a robust Markdown editor for iPad that comes with
advanced, full-featured researching tools. WIRED Gadget Lab calls it "a
mobile research room for iPad" while AppAdvice praises "If you're one
who frequently use Markdown and do research while writing, then Writing
Kit is definitely for you and worth the admission price".
Simple to use, yet remain powerful - Writing Kit is the true
companion for any writers.
Version 1.2 contains the following changes:
- Added: Custom folder for Dropbox sync
- Added: Hoefler Text as a font choice
- Fixed: Dropbox sync implementation
- Fixed: New file is now created in the current directory in File
Drawer
- Fixed: Read-only Inbox folder is now ignored and hidden from
view
Device Requirements:
- Compatible with iPad
- Requires iOS 4.2 or later
- 4.7 MB
Writing Kit 1.2 is offered at the introductory price of $4.99 (or
equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide
exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. Review
copies are available upon requests.
Link: Writing
Kit (App
Store link)
Accessories
InfiniteLoop Stand Promises to Revolutionize the
Way You Use Your Tablet and Smartphone
PR: Tim Gushue, a designer and engineer originally based
in San Francisco, has announced the InfiniteLoop: a simple solution to
making the iPad truly useful. It helps the iPad to deliver on its full
versatility when reading in bed, watching a movie on a plane or doing
FaceTime on the go. It works not only with the iPad, but with any other
Tablet on the market. Also a smaller version, called the MiniLoop,
allows new and infinite uses for your iPhone or any other
Smartphone.
Next
door to Silicon Valley, home of the iPad, is where Gushue, a designer
and engineer crafted the InfiniteLoop: the simple solution to the iPads
global gravity problem.
It's an
iPad, millions of people use it every day, so why shouldn't there be a
stand that can accommodate daily uses such as reading in bed, watching
a movie on a plane or doing FaceTime?
"The InfiniteLoop was born out of my frustration and many others
frustration. I wanted an everlasting device that could support my iPad
anywhere all the time," says Gushue.
Tim
published the InfiniteLoop on KickStarter.com, looking for funding for
his great project. He reached his target in just a few days, and
excited backers keep flooding the project site with comments of
excitement, all anxious to receive the product, available later this
summer.
Less
than a week is left for backing this project on KickStarter, and this
is the last opportunity to preorder it in the slick black limited
edition, available only for backers.
"As I worked through the process I found that as the device became
more versatile, the more simple the physical device became," Gushue
explains.
The
patented co-molded metal and plastic form that can easily bend to any
shape gives the InfiniteLoop the strength and rigidity to hold up a
heavy iPad. The suction caps and adjustable side clips also allow it to
fit virtually any iPad, tablet or smartphone on the market.
The InfiniteLoop is claimed to be the simplest and most versatile
Tablet and Smartphone stand ever created. With full flexibility, it can
work virtually anywhere and in any way you can think of.
Lets admit, Apple will change their design again, but you won't have
to go and buy another stand.
Link: InfiniteLoop
Stand
Dock to USB Female Cable for Connecting iPad to
USB Device
PR: This Cable allows you to connect your iPad to iPhone,
iPod touch, Camera, Card Reader, Thumb Drive... so you can input your
pictures / Videos (stored in a folder call DCIM).
Features:
- Incredibly easy to download photos from your digital camera (with a
DCIM Folder) to your iPad
- Supports moving jpeg (.jpg) / Raw files from Camera to iPad
This accessory if compatible with (see firmware below):
For Firmware:
- iOS firmware 4.1.0
- iOS firmware 4.2.1
- iOS firmware 4.3
- iOS firmware 4.3.1
- iOS firmware 4.3.3
- And any future Firmwares.
Color:
Note: iPad only reads data (graphics files) from devices / Memory
cards with a folder "DCIM".
$10.99
Link: Dock to USB Female
Cable
Presentation & Protection
Personalize Your iPhone Case With Your Favorite
Photo
PR: Kodak has long been a trusted provider of ways to capture
and cherish memories, and now Uncommon offers Kodak Gallery members a
fun, 21st Century way to carry their memories everywhere
Uncommon has
announced that its customizable cases for the iPhone device are now
available at Kodak Gallery, giving Kodak Gallery members the ability to
personalize their cases using their favorite photos.
Gallery members simply choose a photo. Then Kodak's customization
tool lets them position, scale and rotate the artwork turning the
ubiquitous iPhone into a one-of-a-kind reflection of a unique
personality and personal brand.
More than 75 million people worldwide manage, share, and create
photo gifts online at Kodak Gallery.
Photo cases available in the Kodak Gallery include the Uncommon
Capsule Case for the iPhone 3G/3GS and the Uncommon Capsule Case and
Uncommon Deflector Case for the iPhone 4.
Uncommon's exclusive printing process embeds the image deep into the
cases shell, for durable, long-lasting photo images. All models are
equipped with an antiglare camera ring to ensure photography is crystal
clear. Premium impact-resistant polymers (for all) and twin-shot bezels
(for the Capsule cases) frame the artwork and safeguard the display.
The case itself is worthy of the cherished device it cradles protection
never looked this good.
"Kodak has long been a trusted provider of ways to capture and
cherish memories, and now Uncommon offers Kodak Gallery members a fun,
21st Century way to carry their memories everywhere," says Uncommon COO
Joe Kavanagh. "We are honored to be working with such a recognized and
revered brand in the photo industry. We love helping people create
something inspiring and meaningful, and Kodak is the perfect partner to
further this mission."
"Now that we've added Uncommon photo cases for iPhone devices to Kodak
Gallery, users can express their personality in style," says Peter
Amico, Vice President of Product Management and Engineering. "With this
new product, users can add unique photos to their case to make certain
their phone stands out in a crowd."
- Your photo is embedded deep into the surface of the case using
Uncommon's proprietary 3D TATT printing ensuring the ultimate in crisp
high resolution print.
- Its twin shot bezel protects while beautifully framing your
images.
- Other features include direct access to iPhone switches and ports,
and an antiglare camera ring.
Phone 4 Deflector Case
The Deflector by Uncommon provides protection with this scratch
resistant one piece case.
You can charge your iPhone while in the case.
Compatible with both AT&T and Verizon iPhones - $34.99
iPhone 4 Capsule Case
The Capsule by Uncommon provides protection with its scratch
resistant two piece case
You can charge your iPhone while in the Capsule or remove the bottom
piece for docking
Compatible with both AT&T and Verizon iPhones - $39.99
iPhone 3G/3GS Capsule Case
The Capsule by Uncommon provides protection with it's scratch
resistant two piece case
You can charge your iPhone while in the Capsule or remove the bottom
piece for docking
Compatible with both AT&T and Verizon iPhones
iPhone 3G/3GS Capsule Case - $39.99
Link: Kodak
Gallery
OEM iPad Leather Case with Detachable Bluetooth
Keyboard
PR: This leather case with a
detachable Bluetooth keyboard is a solution to turn your iPad into a
laptop substitute as well as a convenient tablet and laptop.
When you just want to have a leather case for your iPad, you can
detach the Bluetooth keyboard from the leather case, and whenever you
need a Bluetooth keyboard for your iPad, just put it back.
Features:
- A Protective Leather Case for your iPad
- A stand case for your iPad
- A detachable & wireless keyboard for your iPad
- Magnet Enclosure
This case is suitable for:
Colors Available: Black
Notes:
- This is not made of Genuine Leather, it is made of PU.
- This is a third party product, not original product from Apple
Inc.
$53.99
Link: OEM iPad Leather
Case with Detachable Bluetooth Keyboard
Axion Announces Accessories for iPad and iPod
nano
PR: Axion has begun shipping its first two accessories
to for iPad and iPod nano to retailers nationwide, the Axion UTile2
Case Protection & Stand for iPad 2 and the Axion Slap-On Band for
iPod nano.
Axion UTile2 Case
The Axion
UTile2 Case Protection & Stand for iPad 2 allows for a 360 degree
rotational view. The fitted design holds the iPad 2 vertically and
horizontally while providing three viewing angles.
The case
protects both the top and bottom of the iPad 2 from scratches while
allowing quick and easy access to the screen with its delicate
contours. The hard shell is detachable and can be used as a standalone
casing.
Axion Slap-On Band
The Axion Slap-On Band is
specifically designed for the sixth generation of iPod nano. The
enclosed case holds your Nano securely and protects it from damages
while allowing headphone port access. The soft silicone provides a
comfortable fit around your wrist. With one quick slap, you are ready
to enjoy your favorite music on the go.
"We are very excited about
the launch of our first two accessories for Apple products. We are
committed to providing variety to our clients and believe this will
bring a nice addition to our product line," says Sean Yang, Axion's
Director of Sales.
MSRP Pricing
- Axion UTile2 Case Protection & Stand $49.99
- Axion Slap-On Band $19.99
Link: Axion
