ClamCase turns the iPad into a laptop

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ClamCase turns the iPad into a laptop
If you're an iPad owner who's looking for a more traditional way to use the tablet, a new company called ClamCase may have the solution.
The company's self-titled ClamCase device works as an iPad case, stand, and keyboard add-on. iPad owners need only to place the tablet into the case to get started. From there, they can opt to keep it flat on the table or prop it up in landscape view. Upon doing so, they can connect the keyboard to the iPad via Bluetooth to give them the functionality (and productivity) of a laptop.
It should be noted that ClamCase, unlike most laptops, won't feature a trackpad to help people move around the iPad screen. That means owners will still need to tap the display to get to where they want to go. The real value of ClamCase, then, is to improve the typing experience on the iPad and protect the tablet.
ClamCase plans to launch its three-in-one device in the fall. It didn't provide pricing.

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Would you believe it !

iPad can double as skateboard
The iPad just got a whole lot more intriguing. The tablet can not only help you surf around the Web and check e-mail, it can also serve as a pretty useful skateboard.
Jeff King, who hosts the Fuel TV show "Built to Shred," took a 64GB iPad and, using some innovative techniques, transformed Apple's tablet into a fully operational skateboard. King asked professional skateboarder Chad Knight to try to ride it down a half-pipe.
After attaching wheels to the iPad, Knight took it for a ride. Unfortunately, the iPad's screen cracked in the first try and the skating didn't work so well. After making a few minor adjustments to the way the iPad sat on the wheels, Knight gave it another try. This time around, he was able to ride the iPad up and down the half-pipe without any trouble. He didn't try to perform any tricks, but it certainly worked.
Move over multitasking, the iPad has a new feature that's much more fun.

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