Incase has rolled out yet another case for iPad 2. This one is called Book Jacket and retails for 60 dollar. This case has a simple folio design and is made from faux leather. Inside you will find frame to hold the iPad in its place.

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• Open iTunes, plug your in device and back it up. When it’s done, close iTunes and unplug your device.
• Download AutoSHSH.
• Launch AutoSHSH. Make sure you are connected to the Internet and that you have Java Runtime installed. If not, download and install it.
• Plug in you device and put it in recovery mode. To put it in recovery mode, hold the power button and home button continuously until you see a “connect to iTunes” logo. If iTunes launches, close it.
• Click “grab my SHSH blobs automatically”.
• Finally, save the file on the computer and you will be able to perform the downgrade.
• Reboot your device.

- Front looks like cheap LCD picture frame. You know, that $20-50 variety. Glass has a bezel on edges which refracts the light and makes it look like a picture frame even more.

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For the past few months, I’ve had the SlingPlayer Mobile iPhone app installed on my iPad. With the exception of “emergencies” (needing to record a show when I’m on the go, etc.), I never use the app. For me, the 15 frames per second and pixel-doubled image were unwatchable. By nature, I’m a videophile and demand only the best picture possible. Though it’s taken much longer than initially believed, Sling has delivered a native iPad app which works with the two newest Slingbox models; the Solo and Pro-HD.

For all intents and purposes, the app works as advertised. Regardless of Slingbox model, the new app streams video in 640×480, which is standard definition (VGA). A number of other hands-on articles and reviews claim the app streams in HD– this is not the case. If you’ve been using the standalone application on a Mac (a program which is no longer actively supported), you’ll be familiar with the resolution, as 640×480 is highest the application can stream.
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I have the Zaggmate and I’m very happy with it. I can’t speak to the usb thing as I haven’t had to charge the battery. The case is not my primary case. I use the InCase Book Jacket close to 75% of the time and the Zaggmate the rest and which I chose depends entirely on how I anticipate using the iPad at the time I’m packing up. The Zaggmate does not let me use the iPad the way I tend to across the entire day when I am out and about which is why it is no good as a primary case. I do a lot of writing on the iPad, though, and some data entry here and there, and for that it’s fabulous. For life out in the wild, it goes back into the Book Jacket. The Zaggmate offers zero protection when you are using it as a keyboard/stand combination.

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