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Apple Smart Cover Retrofitted for the iPad 1 [Video]

Apple Smart Cover Retrofitted for the iPad 1 [Video]

Posted March 21, 2011 at 1:25pm by
A simple hack to use the new Apple Smart Cover with the original iPad has been demonstrated by "The Russians Used a Pencil".

When the iPad 2 was announced, like most people, the part that I was most intrigued by was the new Smart Cover. I had nearly convinced myself it was reason enough to upgrade, but eventually calmed down and figured it would be wise to wait for the rumored Retina Display. I wondered though, if it would somehow be possible to retrofit the original iPad to utilize the Smart Cover

Check out their solution in the video below...


Read More [via 9to5Mac]


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golatin
golatin - March 23, 2011 at 12:10am
Šadžius!
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MrEdofCourse
MrEdofCourse - March 21, 2011 at 4:20pm
I want the opposite of this. I love my new iPad 2, but want the old case. Unfortunately, there aren't any good cases that are available (on the shelf) yet.
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iPhonedo
iPhonedo - March 21, 2011 at 11:12pm
I totally agree...
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Frank
Frank - March 22, 2011 at 12:17am
Weird. I absolutely hate the old case. This one is way more functional. What do you like about the old one?
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auzzie23
auzzie23 - March 21, 2011 at 3:29pm
LAME!! Just get an iPad 2!!!!
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MS-666
MS-666 - March 21, 2011 at 1:33pm
How can u call this a "hack" ??? FAIL !!!
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Frank
Frank - March 22, 2011 at 12:18am
One of the definitions of "hack" is "to alter". ie he altered his iPad 1 to work with the iPad 2 case.
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Tom
Tom - March 21, 2011 at 1:30pm
Nice! Any idea where to grab some of the magnets in the video?
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Frank
Frank - March 21, 2011 at 1:33pm
Click the read more link!
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