New Smart Cover to launch with iPad 3?

The iPad 2 launched last year with an interesting front cover for the tablet – the versatile Smart Cover which could be used to make your iPad stand on its own, or protect the front of the screen when it’s not in use. Well, according to rumors online, Apple will be continuing the trend by releasing a new Smart Cover designed for the iPad 3. The new Smart Cover is said to be an improvement over the original one, with its main advantage being able to protect the rear and side of the tablet as opposed to the first Smart Cover that only protected the display.

The iPad 3 Smart Cover is also suggested to be similar to Incase’s Magazine Jacket and will feature “a folding magnetized Smart Cover on the front, and a rear shell made from fiberglass covered with PU/bicast leather.” No word on whether it will be compatible with the iPad 2, but Apple would probably be able to sell even more of the covers if it is. The iPad 3 will be unveiled tomorrow, so stick around for more details.

George Wong
Categories: Apple, Tablets
Tags: iPad, ipad 3, smart cover