AppleInsider Staff
Logitech on Tuesday announced two new iPad accessories, one of which leverages a novel case design to give Apple's iPad a keyboard while still maintaining a slim profile for the tablet.
The FabricSkin Keyboard Folio has a Bluetooth keyboard fused into the case's interior fabric, providing users with full-size keys and tactile feedback like one would expect from a traditional keyboard. The fabric of the keyboard has been treated with a liquid-repellent coating, and hidden magnets allow for positioning the iPad in two arrangements.
The Logitech Folio is designed for the iPad or iPad mini, with the same materials and style as the Keyboard Folio, but minus the keyboard. It features magnetic closures to lower the possibility of the tablet's screen being damaged while in transit, and its four-way flip stand allows users to view their tablets without having to hold it in hand.
The Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio and Folio for iPad and iPad mini are both designed to protect the front and back of the iPad, and both pair that protection haute couture design cues determining the color palette and overall look of the devices. They're available in a range of colors, including Electric Blue, Sunflower Yellow, and Mars Red Orange. Customers can also choose from a number of fabrics, including matte leather and woven cotton.
The Logitech Folio for iPad and iPad mini is available for preorder now from Logitech and retails at $70. The Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio is also available for preorder, and it retails for $150. Both accessories are expected to ship in May of this year.
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The accompanying marketing video is patronising.
Also, I HATE!!!! the way I cannot right-click in an AI comment box to correct spelling. And yes, I have auto-corrrect turned on on my brand new 27" iMac running 10.8.3. Seriously, guys, fix the shit out of this it's been getting on my nerves for 5 months.
This actually looks pretty cool, it's a surface keyboard and kickstand in one, and looks like it can actually be used on a lap, unlike the surface. And yes, lack of right click autocorrect on this board is ridiculous. Can't tell you how many hundreds of times I instinctively right click the squiggly line uselessly. Such a time waster. Is it that hard to implement? Every SINGLE other text box online has it, so I doubt it.
The video never shows the keyboard!
The accompanying marketing video is patronising.
Also, I HATE!!!! the way I cannot right-click in an AI comment box to correct spelling. And yes, I have auto-corrrect turned on on my brand new 27" iMac running 10.8.3. Seriously, guys, fix the shit out of this it's been getting on my nerves for 5 months.
Apple is responsible for a whole new genre of marketing videos. It is getting tiresome, the language is indeed a little patronizing and the whole beautifully filmed designer thought process is contrived and often pretentious. Much as I am a Jony Ive fan, he is is the undisputed champion of this new breed of infomercials.
As for your AI rant - I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. I fucking hate the web site for the reason you mention and the mobile site for the fact the 'reader' function in Safari has been disabled. Instead I am forced to use the CSS button to increase the font size which is clumsy. Same shit with the App.
[quote name="jd_in_sb" url="/t/157130/logitechs-ipad-fabricskin-folios-feature-slim-surface-like-cloth-keyboards#post_2315171"]The video never shows the keyboard![/quote] It does at 0:52. It looks good and they claim 3 month battery life based on 2 hours use per day. They are expensive but they look like decent accessories - one of the few keyboards that can be tucked away behind the iPad when you don't need the keyboard.