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NewerTech releases the iFolio luxury iPad case
With just a few days to go before we can actually get our hands on an iPad, Newer Technology Inc., better known to us as NewerTech, has introduced quite a fancy custom handcrafted Brazilian leather protective carrying case for the iPad. It's made in the US and comes in either black or red at an introductory price of US $99.99 (down from the MSRP of $129.99), for shipment on April 5th. It seems to be built like a battleship and is backed with a lifetime warranty. It comes with a double stitched leather handle and a shoulder strap that extends from 24" to 48". The left side, sports a 7" X 10" hard backed document sleeve and two taffeta lined pockets so you won't mar whatever you decide to put in them. The right side features 4 elastic, non-marring leather restraining straps which give you enough room to hold an iPad that's already in a silicone case. Belt and suspenders might be overkill, but can you really be too safe? Probably not, since there's also a hard shell sewn in, surrounded by soft padding and a heavy duty nylon zipper to keep it closed. The only online seller of the case so far seems to be our friends at Other World Computing. I can see one of these in my future.
Newer offers iPod battery replacement
If the mighty iPod has an Achilles heel it just may be its internal battery. From the class action suit to the legions of third party replacement batteries (as well as Apple's own recycling program), it's that one issue that just won't go away. Today Newer Technology got involved by offering a replacement battery of their own.Theirs is a high-capacity 900mAh battery, which Newer claims will provide 28 percent more run-time capacity for iPod photo models and 50 percent more run-time capacity for the fourth-generation 40GB iPod (the battery is intended for all iPod Photo models and fourth-generation 40GB iPod models). Though it comes with instructions and installation tools, the folks at Newer suggest you let a pro hande that job. It will run you $29.99US.
