Hands on: TouchType case for iPad, bluetooth keyboard

20updated 03:45 am EDT, Tue May 22, 2012 Kickstarter runs through June 7

High-quality covers for the iPad are a prevalent accessory. Once relegated to boutique status, they can now be had for a variety of prices ranging from $40 to over $100. The official Apple case for the iPad 2 and current-generation iPad sits at the low end of the range financially. When a new product shows up that's competitively priced with Apple's offering, it's worth a look. An already fully-funded Kickstarter project by Washington DC metro-area Salman Sajid is still underway, and MacNN got an early look at the product that carries both any generation of iPad as well as an Apple Bluetooth keyboard.
Shortly after the Kickstarter project met its original goal, Sajid went ahead and paid for an initial production run out of his own pocket in order to be sure it met expectations. The box is simple, backed in brown with just the logo of the product on the front case, understated and clean.

Opening the box, the actual case that emerged was what he called the espresso leather -- a fortuitous accident, as it turns out. When he was dealing with the manufacturers of the case, Sajid hadn't asked for this particular leather to be supplied. It was, and as it turned out, it was the most popular version on his the ongoing fundraiser for a time.




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