Smart cover for the iPad will receive a flexible touch screen

United States Patent and Trademark Office announced a new U.S. patent for Apple, which sheds light on the prospects of a popular accessory for the iPad. Based on published information, Cupertino maker expects to make the cover of Smart Cover is not just a passive element in the device, as part of the design of high-tech "apple" Tablet PC.

 

The original accessory,  presented in conjunction with iPad 2 , protects the screen from damage, while maintaining the shape of the tablet, and can easily be transformed into a convenient stand for typing or watching video.

As planned by the developers of Apple, Smart Cover will receive second-generation touch-sensitive surface, located on the inner part of the enhancement. If you find a tablet on a table in the upright position the cover can act as a virtual keyboard.

 

In addition, at least one of the four parts of the artwork will be touch screen, transmitting background information: the number of messages, emails, etc. The device will be powered and communicate with a gadget with a special connector on one of the side faces of the iPad.

I must say that the idea of ​​Apple more than worthy, but it could be years before the company will release a working version of this device.

Here is the new Smart Case for iPad. For a full body protection!

How to upgrade the "old" smart cover, the Cupertino Company has introduced a new system of total protection of the tablet with the apple. To date, however, were available on the market very valid third-party solutions for the protection of our iPad full cover, but that's just minutes from the Apple Store online ones have appeared that the company calls Smart Homes.

 

The display part of our devices will be covered as well as with the current smart cover, including the ability to bend all to place the device on a table in a horizontal position, but unlike the latter, the new Smart Homes, provide complete protection even at the back of the device leaving only an external connection points, as the headphone jack and dock connector, the buttons, the speaker and the camera. Everything else will be preserved in an optimal way by this new polyurethane housing that costs $60.