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Cocoon jumps aboard the iPad accessory bandwagon

We know that the Apple iPad was announced just a couple of days ago, but third party accessory manufacturers have already started churning out iPad compatible items in the form of protective cases and sleeves, with Belkin being just one of them to be out of the stable doors first. Today, we shall take a closer look at what Cocoon Innovations can offer in the form of The Gramercy. The Gramercy is a sleek, messenger sling which is capable of offering the perfect solution for organizing and securing your very own Apple iPad when you get hold of the Wi-Fi only version a couple of months from now. Thid messenger sling will come with its own windowed media pocket that allows you to stash away other gizmos (preferably Apple branded ones to show the whole world what a fan of Cupertino you are), including smartphones and MP3 players. What’s more, it will come with the acclaimed GRID-IT system which ought to come in handy for the storage and organization of all your daily essentials. What is GRID-IT, you ask? That’s a patent-pending organization system that comprises of a special weave of rubberized elastic bands which double up as an object retention system, helping to ensure all your devices, personal items and accessories will remain in place during travel.

Apple iPad to hit the US this April 3

It seems that in recent years, anything that Apple comes up with seems to generate a whole lot of publicity. We can’t really blame them for making good on their range of devices though, delivering quality as well as the most important of them all – a fantastic user experience which appeals to the broadest user base. Well, the iPad which was unveiled a couple of months ago certainly raised quite a furore amongst the general population, but there are also the fair share of detractors. Well, fans of the iPad will be pleased to know that the magical and revolutionary device is tipped to hit the US market on April 3rd, although this is limited to just its Wi-Fi models while others who want the high end Wi-Fi + 3G models will have to wait until the end of April. As for people living in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, they will be able to get their hands on the iPad in late April as well.

Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac

Western Digital is extremely well known for its line of storage devices where backup is concerned, and this time round they have come up with something that targets folks who are running on the Mac platform – we’re talking about the Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac. Available in two capacities of 750GB and 1TB, the My Passport SE for Mac is a portable USB drive which has been specially formatted before leaving the factory to work in a Mac environment right out of the box, complete with Apple Time Machine software compatibility.

Apple moves over 300,000 iPads in the US

We knew that the Apple iPad was going to be a hit, and the final sales figures proved it – Apple announced that the fruity company moved over 300,000 iPads in the US alone as of midnight last Saturday. Among these include deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. Apart from that, Apple also announced that over one million apps were downloaded by iPad users from Apple’s App Store, and there were plenty of voracious readers among them as well – we’re talking about over 250,000 ebooks being purchased from its iBookstore during the first day. Were you one of the lucky ones to pick up an iPad during launch day, or do you think this is just a bunch of hyperbole?

ZAGG offers invisibleSHIELD for iPad

So you are pretty happy with your slightly more than a week old iPad, caressing it lovingly at every turn and opportunity? Why not give it the protection it deserves in the form of the invisibleSHIELD from ZAGG – after all, this company is famous for its range of protective cases and skins for a variety of devices, and their invisibleSHIELD line is nothing short of impressive. Being extremely popular, it has now arrived for the Apple iPad to make sure that nasty fingerprints as well as pesky scratches that result from careless transportation of your iPad would never happen once the invisiblesHIELD is in place good and proper. Let us read more about it right after the jump.

Security Case for iPad

While we have looked at other solutions that make sure your iPad remains in pristine condition when traveling and carrying it around, how about a case for the iPad that makes sure no one is able to access its contents? Enter the Security Case for iPad, where this form fitting case will literally lock your iPad to prevent access by anyone else. Coming in a sleek and stylish black leather case, it features a three digit combination lock to make sure you (or anyone else who knows the combination) will be the only one able to use the device. At least all the relevant ports are still available when locked, so you can juice it up in that way when required. The Security Case for iPad is going for $44.95 each.

Apple updates MacBook Pro line

Apple has done it yet again with their annual update of products, where the MacBook Pro line is now on the receiving end of the engineering department at Apple. As with any update, you will be able to find the usual suspects lined up including speedier processors, a more powerful next-generation NVIDIA graphics card

as well as superior battery life. The highly popular 13″ MacBook Pro now comes with a spanking new NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor which is capable of performing up to 80% faster in terms of graphics compared to its predecessor, while achieving a whopping 10 hour battery life with its integrated battery. As for the new 15″ and 17″ models, you will find Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors within alongside Apple’s new automatic graphics switching technology which enables one to toggles seamlessly between powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and energy efficient Intel HD Graphics processors when you want to save power.