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Logitech announces four new products for iPad Air
Logitech today announced four new products designed to protect your iPad Air when it arrives later this week. The products are the FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad Air (US$149.99), Folio Protective Case for iPad Air ($49.99), Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad Air ($99.99) and Ultrathin Keyboard Folio for iPad Air ($99.99). The Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a new and thinner version of the existing design made especially to compliment the skinnier iPad Air. It will arrive in two colors -- aluminum silver with a white keyboard and space gray with a black keyboard. The thickest part of the keyboard is just 7.5 mm thick, tapering to 5 mm at the front of the keyboard. It weighs about 330 grams, and maintains the exact key spacing and size as the existing Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. The FabricSkin Keyboard Folio has gone on a diet, dropping to about 425 grams from the previous model. Along with the Ultrathin Keyboard Folio and the Folio Protective Case, the FabricSkin Keyboard Folio now sports the new SecureLock with two clips that keep your iPad fastened to the frame while making the folios easy to remove. Like the existing FabricSkin Keyboard Folio, the new one features a water-repellant material covering the keyboard. The Ultrathin Keyboard Folio also weighs in at about 425 grams, and wraps the entire iPad for protection while providing a very usable and almost full-sized keyboard. The Folio Protective Case doesn't provide a keyboard, but weighs just 261 grams and works as an adjustable stand. All of the new Logitech products are expected to arrive in November 2013.
IRL: TYLT's Energi charging backpack and the Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. This week, Darren Murph, the man of many bags, is at it once again, trying out a charging backpack we got to handle for just a few minutes back at CES. In addition, we'll give you a peek at Logitech's suspiciously Surface-like FabricSkin keyboard case. Find it all after the break.
Logitech's FabricSkin keyboard folio for iPad will shrug off spills for $149 (video)
When Logitech announced keyboard folios for the iPad and iPad Mini less than a month ago, it thought it had all bases covered: keyboard, stand, cover. One important group of people weren't considered in the design brief, however: so-called spillers, those with an uncanny ability to bring gadgets and beverages together. It's no wonder, then, that Logitech has been quick to come up with the FabricSkin keyboard folio to cater for this demographic. In addition to the "liquid-repellent FabricSkin surface" that coats the folio, there are a couple of new color schemes to choose from, and the Bluetooth keyboard is now without openings, similar to the Surface Touch Cover, so fluid can't work its way in between the keys. You'll be paying a premium for that peace of mind, though, as the FabricSkin folio for the iPad 2 and up (no iPad Mini version), set to launch in May, is now available to pre-order from Logitech for $149 (or £129) -- $50 more than the standard cover. Still, if there's a good chance you'd hydrate a normal folio eventually, the FabricSkin model is almost like getting a replacement at half price. We'll drink to that.
Logitech intros FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad, Folio for iPad/iPad mini
Logitech's secret plans for dominating the iPad accessories market continue. Today, the company unveiled the new FabricSkin Keyboard Folio for iPad (US$149.95), a new line of attractive Bluetooth keyboards that provide full-sized keys that it says are "seamlessly fused into an interior fabric". At the same time, the company is also introducing the new Folio for iPad and iPad mini at $69.99 and $59.99 respectively. What's different about both of these products is that they're using high-end fabrics and contrasting colors to create a totally unique pair of folios. The FabricSkin Keyboard folio uses a "tray" to hold the iPad in place, in colors from Mars Orange (with a white contrasting keyboard) to deep Mystic Blue (with a red tray) or Sunflower Yellow with a tan keyboard. They're definitely eye-catching, and we'll be testing the keyboard soon to let readers know how the non-mechanical mechanism works for speed typing. %Gallery-186529% The FabricSkin Keyboard uses a set of powerful magnets to hold the iPad upright for typing or hold the cover closed during transit. That fabric coating on the keyboard? It's water-repellant. Logitech uses a similar design scheme for the Folio cases for iPad and iPad mini. These cases lack the keyboard of the higher-priced model, but use a similar tray to hold the iPad in place and are covered with similar fabrics. There's a bright Acid Yellow Folio, a staid and classy Carbon Black model and one that's nicely covered in Mystic Blue. All of the new Logitech products are expected to be available in May, and as soon as we can get our hands on them we'll have full reviews here. In the meanwhile, enjoy the gallery of product shots and check out the Logitech blog for more information.
