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Apple gets patent for iPad cover with integrated display, solar panels, keyboard and more

by Brad Linder05/10/201605/10/2016 Comments Off

Apple offers a line of “Smart Covers” for its iPads… and for the most part what’s smart about them is that they can serve as both protective coverings for the screen and as kickstands, depending on how their positioned. But Apple is at least considering launching Smart Covers that can do more… much more. The company […]

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Apple patent filing gets us excited for potential hybrid Smart Cover/display

by K T Bradford08/02/201208/02/2012 3 Comments

Last year around this time Apple filed a patent application for a flexible screen that looks like a seriously souped up Smart Cover for the iPad. Though a patent filing doesn’t mean that this product will ever come out, it’s fun to imagine the possibilities. Flexible displays have been on the horizon for years, so […]

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Make a Nexus 7 magnetic smart case for under $10

by Brad Linder07/19/201203/12/2019 2 Comments

Google doesn’t mention this in the tech specs for the Google Nexus 7, but there are magnets built into the tablet, just below the screen. They work much like the magnets in Apple’s iPad, allowing you to attach a magnetic cover to the tablet and hold it in place — and allowing the screen to […]