To accompany the newly bring out iPad 2 , Apple on Wednesday also announce two novel accessory that promise to raise the experience of its up-to-the-minute tab — a cover with a stand and an arranger for getting slides , movies , and photos from your ipad to a gravid covert .
TheiPad Smart Cover , which is plan to forge both as a typing stand and to facilitate the all - important watching of moving-picture show and other video , comes in two material — polyurethan or leather . The trick is in the folds . The Smart Cover folds in various blank space so you could create a tie-up to obligate the unit upright , or slant the iPad into a typing position . The Smart Cover can also flip back and out of the manner . If you want to shoot HD video , the Smart Cover can turn up in half to bring out the back - face television camera .
Apple offers the iPad case in five colouring material . The polyurethan binding come in grey , pinkish , green , aristocratical , and orangish . The leather covers come in pitch-black , cream , reddened , dour grey , and off - white .
The Smart Cover cavort a unique figure . get over only the front of the whole , it is held in shoes by magnets from both the iPad itself and the blanket . Because it hatch only the top , it adds minimum heaviness to the total package .
Apple says it ’s well-to-do to convert the Smart Cover into a viewpoint . The display case also mechanically wakes the iPad from sleep when you open it and puts the tablet to sleep when closed .
The Smart Cover ’s micro fiber lining also serves to clean the sieve when you move it .
The polyurethan framework cost $ 39 and the leather offering sells for $ 69 . They ’ll be uncommitted for the iPad 2 ’s March 11 launch .
The 2d authoritative accouterment Apple announced Wednesday is its Apple Digital AV Adapter , which offer HDMI mirror TV output . That intend that what you see on the iPad 2 screen — slides , movies , photos — can also be consider on a large silver screen HDTV , video project screen , or other HDMI - compatible exhibit , in 1080p . Just plug in an HDMI connexion and a dock - connecter cable .
The HDMI out work with all apps . Using it requires no frame-up or configuration ; it supports rotary motion , and route digital sound recording to screens that support it . A second build - in 30 - pin connector permit you charge your iPad while it ’s mirroring .
The Apple Digital AV Adapter be $ 39 . In addition to working with the iPad 2 , it also supports video recording out for the original iPad , the iPhone 4 , and the fourth - generation iPod touch , though mirroring is only supported with the newfangled iPad .
Updated 12:00PM PT with detail , new mental image , and cover up coloring material . update at 1:03 p.m. PT to admit entropy on iPhone , iPod mite , and original iPad compatibility with the Digital AV Adapter . update at 2:14 p.m. PT to bestow information about mirror support .
