Looking for Apple Smart Cover functionality, but don’t want to pay the full price? You’re in luck: Cooper has just released Whiz – a high-quality tablet smart cover compatible with the iPad 2, iPad 3, and the iPad 4. The new case offers the same functionality the original Apple accessory does, but at a more attractive price.

Apple applied for a couple of interesting patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. One of the technologies focuses on a tablet smart cover , which will feature both built-in battery and induction charging tech. The other patent application is for a camera offering optical zoom, but still small enough to fit inside a mobile device.

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Weston launched Rhodochrosite – a smart cover designed to fit the Apple iPad 2. The digital prints of minerals, rocks and fossils from Professor Richard Weston have found its way on the iPad accessories. These images depict raw, natural beauty of our planet on everyday items.

The simplicity of the Smart Cover is great: a foldable, typable, flexible accessory that looks thin and sleek on your Apple iPad. But aren’t you forgetting about something? Aren’t you neglecting the less glamorous parts of your tablet? Just because you love the Smart Cover doesn’t mean that you can’t have it all—protection and grip all around, something that Smart cover compatible cases offer.

Griffin cooperates with Colonel Littleton to produce No. 42 Courier Bag – a classy tablet bag made from genuine leather and featuring antique looks. The new bag is actually big enough to fit a laptop and features a special interior pocket specifically designed to accommodate any Apple tablet including iPad, iPad 2, and the new iPad.

Teal Houndstooth from R.E.Load Bags is a unique tablet messenger bag compatible with most current tablets ranging from the Apple new iPad to Amazon Kindle Fire. The new case was designed and stitched together by Brie. The 1000D Cordura fabric used on the new case protects the tablet from everyday bumps and bruises.

Mission Workshop presented Arkiv Modular System – a one-of-a-kind method to customize and configure backpacks with the inclusion of tablet sleeves and other elements. The Arkiv Field Bag is basically an all-you-can-fit backpack constructed from separate element-proof accessories connected with unbreakable steel hardware.

Basic Micro from Pac Designs is a highly convenient tablet messenger bag designed to fit most current tablets from Amazon Kindle Fire to the Apple new iPad. The extremely durable construction of the case featuring DuPont Cordura on the outside and truck tarp on the inside will keep your tablet safe from everyday abuse and nature elements.

Seagull Bags presented Courier Bag Small – a highly functional tablet messenger bag designed to fit most current tablets, netbooks and even smaller notebooks. The new tablet bag is made from 1000D Cordura fabric exterior ensuring your piece of technology is safe from bumps, impacts and water splashes.