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  When it comes to designing tech accessories, Chick-Lit Designs writes a whole new and different chapter. Founder/owner Michelle Wolett takes book covers taken from classic literature and uses them to make handmade Chick-Lit Designs cases for popular devices. Her creations are truly clever and unique, and could easily top the best-seller list.

  Since 2007, the UK-based Cherchbi has been producing leather bags and accessories for the modern lifestyle. The company began with the idea to create bags made with wool from the rare-breed Herdwick, Britain’s hardiest mountain sheep. Although the fleece is considered by some to be worthless, Cherchbi transforms it into a robust and waterproof tweed material, which is then woven to form a...

  Santiago Merea noticed his wife loved to use the iPad in the kitchen. Worried that the messy environment wouldn’t bode well for the valuable device, he created a new recipe called the Chef Sleeve. With help from a Minneapolis product-design firm, Chef Sleeve cases have arrived to the tablet case market.

Charbonize is a Hong Kong brand that specializes in making sleeves for popular Apple devices. Charbonize cases are designed to be subtle, chic and practical. The brand also offers personal customization, so those who buy Charbonize tablet cases can have their own unique tailor-made case solution.

The Acer Iconia Tab A701 is the same as the A700, but with carrier data connectivity. It sports the same Tegra 3 processor, Android 4.0 and 1920x1200p display. by Phandroid At 1.47 pounds and 0.43 inches thick, it's not the lightest or thinnest option around, though Acer isn't exactly known for churning out ultra-slim tablets (the 0.43-inch-thick A510 and the 0.49-inch A200 stand as...