Your mates might imagine that’s a MacBook Air sitting in your coffee table — but they’d be wrong and would need to be ridiculed. Taking its aesthetic cue from the Zaggmate , MIC’s new Aluminum Keyboard Buddy Case brings both a protective shell and a (nearly) full QWERTY set for your iPad 2. When pressed against the tablet face-to-face, the Buddy Case’s magnets will automatically put your iPad to sleep, with its curved back guarding your precious slate from dirt, scratches and Hun invasions. To transition into keyboard mode, all you should do is slide your ‘Pad right into a slot and let your fingers roam free. Powered by a chargeable lithium-polymer battery, this $50 peripheral also allows users to regulate their iPad’s brightness and media playback. Unfortunately, though, it’ll only hold your slate at one, fixed angle, so ensure you have a neck before buying one.
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