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LOUIS VUITTON FOLDABLE iPAD CASE
Louis Vuitton have come out with two new iPad cases that also double as stands when you fold the top cover back.
The exterior of the Monogram iPad Case features Vuitton’s iconic monogram pattern along with a soft microfiber lining that protects the iPad.
It also has golden brass details, holes for a headphone jack, dock connector port, on / off buttons and volume control. The Monogram iPad Case retails for €475.
The Taiga iPad Case features a succulent Taiga leather which is easy on the eyes, but also durable enough for heavy use.
The interior also features a soft microfiber lining, brass details, and holes for headphone jack, dock connector port, on / off buttons and volume.
The Louis Vuitton Taiga leather iPad case retails for €565. Via chipchick
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JIMMY CHOO iPAD CASE
Keep your treasured technology safe in style with Jimmy Choo’s leopard-print calf-hair and leather iPad case.
Sumptuously lined in suede, this covetable accessory will make a chic substitute for a clutch at business meetings and lunches.
TheJimmy Choo Ripley calf-hair iPad case comes with price tag of $795.
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LUXURY iPAD CASE BY DOLCE & GABBANA
Fans of luxury brands will be pleased to know that the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house has recently released an iPad case.
The Luxury case is made in Italy out of black leather and shimmery sequins, with gold hardware, a chain shoulder strap with star charms.
The D&G iPad case will set you back a pretty hefty sum of $1,175, which should be able to buy you at least two copies of the WiFi only version of the iPad 2.
If you’re interested in placing a pre-order on the case, Neiman Marcus has it up on their site, with the casing expected to ship no later than the 21st of October 2011.
WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE iPAD….$1.2 MILLION
Camael Diamonds has just released a special edition iPad ornamented with 1kg of 18 carat gold and 300 carat flawless diamonds.
Priced at $1.2 million, it is the world’s most expensive iPad. It is also adorned with black diamonds on the home button and the Apple logo on its rear.
DIGITAL TABLETS COULD REPLACE WAITERS IN RESTAURANTS
A new tablet is threatening to make waiters obsolete with its ability to showcase menu items, take orders, and settle the bill.
Though it’s not official yet, speculation is rife that in addition to rolling out in 20 restaurants in the San Francisco area and Boston, major restaurant chain Applebee’s will also be putting the E la Carte tablets on their tabletops.
In addition to browsing through color photos of the menu items, guests can use the tablet to play games during the ‘dead time’ between ordering and waiting for meals.
Customers can also modify their orders with the touch of a few buttons — dressing on the side, substituting fries for salad — and split the bill without having to pull out their cell phones or perform long-form division on paper napkins.
The company says the ease and immediacy of the device has also been shown to increase guest bills by 10 percent.
E la Carte’s foray is the latest tablet entry into an increasingly automated restaurant industry which has embraced the iPad as well.
A restaurant in Guangzhou’s Heng Bao Plaza in China has already eliminated the need for wait staff and has implemented iPads in their place.
When guests at Bone’s, a high end steakhouse in Atlanta ask for a wine list, they’re handed iPad tablets which archive all 1,350 labels.
And a new fast-casual restaurant chain in California, slated to open next month, will also use iPads for menus. At Stacked, the tablet will provide a visual picture of their meal as guests build their dishes with the addition or deletion of ingredients. They’ll also be able to order and pay their bill using the card-swipe system.
While the company E la Carte claims the tablet will complement waiters and not replace them, many see an increasingly automated service industry eroding the need for human servers.
Some restaurants have also equipped waiters with iPads and iPhones to place orders in the kitchen with the help of apps like Waiters Notes Pro and WaiterOne.
BENTLEY iPAD x iPHONE x BLACKBERRY LEATHER CASES
Bentley and its luxury leather partner Ettinger have devised a range of modern must-have personal accessories to be launched at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.
Inspired by the Beluga and Hotspur interior trim colours of the Bentley Continental Supersports, the capsule collection of leather items in black and red leather with contrast stitching includes keyrings and iPad, iPhone and Blackberry cases.
The collections include everything from purses and wallets, passport cases, luggage labels and portfolios, as well as the iconic Bentley key case.
2ND GENERATION iPAD IN PRODUCTION
Apple has started production of a thinner, more powerful version of its popular iPad tablet computers, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The second-generation iPad will have more memory and a front-facing camera for capabilities such as a Face Time video-conferencing feature on Apple iPhone 4.
Cupertino, California-based Apple said that it sold nearly 15 million iPads in the eight months after the tablet computers were introduced in April of last year.
AN EDIBLE iPHONE??? HMMMM…..
Fans of Apple’s iPhone who just can’t get enough of the popular gadget can now travel to Japan to gobble up a tasty cookie modelled on the popular smartphone.
A small bakery in Japan has enjoyed a surprise hit with its “iPhone cookie”, a handmade chocolate biscuit decorated with colourful, edible application icons.
Green Gables in Tokushima prefecture pioneered the tasty treat in 2008 as a special birthday gift for a customer’s husband, said Kumiko Kudo, the owner of the store.
But the biscuit gained nationwide fame after a photo of it made the rounds via microblogging site Twitter, thanks to a posting by two popular tweeters, economic writer Kazuyo Katsuma and pop singer Komi Hirose.
Since then Kudo has sold hundreds of the cookies. “It is totally surprising to have such a big reaction,” she said.
“At first, the cookie was made just to meet a friend’s request and I had no intention of receiving additional orders.”
In March, she presented one of her biscuits to the president of Softbank, the iPhone and iPad’s exclusive cellular carrier in Japan, Masayoshi Son, who was quoted as saying: “I’m so happy. I cannot possibly eat this!”
The hand-made iCookie doesn’t come cheap at 2,730 yen (33 dollars), and is only available by order and inside Japan, where the waiting time to snap up one of the biscuits has been as long as two months.
$1,599 CROC iPAD CASE BY JENNIFER TATTANELLI
Designed by Jennifer Tattanelli from Florence, this Croc iPad Case is available in espresso or black.
It will not only wrap your iPad in luxury but it can also be folded back to so your iPad can be propped for better viewing angles.
There is also an interior pocket to hold cards or documents. The exterior of the case is made of real crocodile and the interior sports a suede lining.
DIOR HOMME x iPAD CASE
Since iPads are taking the world by storm, many designers have hopped on the bandwagon to create covers such as the Dior Homme iPad case.
The case comes in book format and will be available in two material options – black tie leather or classic coated canvas. One side of the case is a notepad, the other one holds the iPad.
Priced around US $895, the case will be available soon in select Dior Homme boutiques and has been designed to fit Apple’s iPad perfectly.
