New Apple Store Display Features iPad Smart Covers That Open By Themselves [Video]

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Posted January 11, 2015 at 9:05pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple has new display at the Regent Street Apple Store in London that features iPad Smart Covers that open by themselves.

The video below was highlighted on reddit by smickie. It shows a row of five iPads standing on end with different color Smart Covers. The Smart Covers take turns magically opening on their own.

There's no word yet on how Apple rigged up this display but you can take a look and try to figure it out by watching the video below...

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New Apple Store Display Features iPad Smart Covers That Open By Themselves [Video]

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SeaStools - January 13, 2015 at 12:47pm

The display is so smooth it almost looks like magic. You should go see it!

gamerscul9870 - January 13, 2015 at 9:10pm

You mean ghostbusters! But no, just go there and see for yourself.

Pete1 - January 13, 2015 at 12:50am

Definitely magnets but there is also another secret to it. Those smart covers are different than the ones they sell in store. They are missing the magnets that help the cover to stay in place when closed. Hence - there is no resistance for the hidden magnets when they are opening the cover.

oontsunts - January 13, 2015 at 12:37am

Magnets.

Punjabi - January 12, 2015 at 6:21pm

The Store in Atlanta Ga. has a similar display on both sides of the entry door, but not on a table rather a proper display. There were no magnets or wires attached to the covers. The covers would bend and open. These may be special covers.

odedoo1 - January 12, 2015 at 5:59pm

I am not sure if this is a feature many users would find practical for personal use.

gamerscul9870 - January 13, 2015 at 12:36am

I find it creative.

Shamsul - January 12, 2015 at 2:47am

If we jailbreak it, can it be open by itself still?

gamerscul9870 - January 12, 2015 at 2:49am

Yes. It's not like it affects the parts inside or the display.

Swarley - January 12, 2015 at 8:45am

Nope, it voids the Apple magic. But a restore can fix that right back up.

Shamsul - January 12, 2015 at 2:48pm

I can't see magnet in Cydia, hopefully someone develops something so that it doesn't void anything when jailbroken.

Techno - January 12, 2015 at 1:28am

The table is set with magnets and if you look at the far right, it's plugged in for the motorized method.

Krishna101 - January 11, 2015 at 11:57pm

The table probably has something to do with it, just a theory.

Swarley - January 11, 2015 at 10:39pm

Yep, easy enough. Magnet hooked up to the corner of the Smart Cover. You can tell they don't quite all open the same, because only the corner is connected.

AppleJuicer - January 11, 2015 at 9:41pm

Magnets...

gamerscul9870 - January 11, 2015 at 9:32pm

Not sure if homekit enabled that allows this or just a concept of the new cases. Since nothing it holding them up so easily let alone the cases moving, this makes more concern to me.

Aw - January 11, 2015 at 9:18pm

You ser the power cord to the table on the right. Magnets under the table drawing the cover at the bottom of the iPad

Gymko - January 11, 2015 at 9:15pm

I think that they have magnets in the table...

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