Apple Tablet, IPAD Case

Richard Kenyada about 9 hours ago

Pre-ordered my iPad 64GB today, along with a case that won't get any use once the Cloak arrives. Just wanted to ensure I had a case for my trips in early April. I'd like to see a small, very small, plastic loop through which one would have an option to add a wrist strap. I use wrist straps on my cameras and they're an added sense of security and equipment safety.

andrea zabinski about 9 hours ago

Don't forget to be a fan of the Cloak facebook page so that we can get the word out! I will be posting more this weekend and really bugging people! J/K! We need to really push this and the more we have on facebook and twitter, the more it gets out there! Here you go!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cloak/349057497918?created#!/pages/Cloak/349057497918

Jeremy Baylis about 11 hours ago

Oh and we want our cloaks in woodgrain thank you very much.

Jeremy Baylis about 11 hours ago

Well goody for you, nah, just razzin. I found out this morning when i excitedly went online to order my 64 gig 3gs iPad that Canada doesn't count. Sure we only have the same population as California and half the sun, but what kind of uproar would you hear if they left out California from the launch. The other 31,000,000 Canadians have asked me to tell you Americans just how disappointed we are that you think so lowly of us that you have lumped us in with the third world countries for release dates. I'm coming down in April and yes, I expect an aplology.

Michael Fuller about 19 hours ago

Pre-Ordered my iPad 32G Wi-Fi and the Cloak, I'm set.

Michael Kloeckner 1 day ago

Is this the right twitter page, seems quiet. Is there another one?

"Shawnee Cook 2 days ago
And we have a twitter page. . . http://www.twitter.com/cloak_ "

Jeremy Baylis 1 day ago

Oh no, it does I'm just an idiot, sale back on.

Jeremy Baylis 1 day ago

Hey, I just noticed the flap doesn't fold completely back onto itself, that is a deal breaker for me as I will use my iPad as a book reader and having that cover always a little open will annoy the hell out of me.

Jeremy Baylis 1 day ago

Scott, absolutely, within two weeks there are going to be 50 of these things online. This is definitely a winner, there is nothing Quirky or weird about this product as it sits, it answers both the iPads shortcomings, it is sticky as opposed the the ipads slippy surface, and it protects that big beautiful unprotected screen. I don't see any big benefit over the apple version, it's a just a different way to do the same job. And I am torn down the middle about which one to purchase, maybe i'll just buy both and then sell the one I don't use.

Scott Martin 1 day ago

For the record, I agree with Ryan Quarles' comment below: sales prospects are better if you can leverage that immediate "I just bought an iPad - I need something to protect it!" impulse with a ready-to-ship (or it'll-be-ready-next week) product.

Jeremy Baylis 1 day ago

Scott and Michael, I'm sure you are correct, my concern was I plan on carrying my ipad in my touratech pannier bags and I would worry with the inevitable vibration the stand after a while would loosen in it's holder and start to rub. I do love the slick design though and can see it being an acceptable solution for a lot of people. And the price is definitely right.

Andre Zdanow 1 day ago

This absolutely rocks!! I already pre-ordered mine and I would've ordered more but, I just don't how many iPad's I'm actually going to be able to buy!

Michael Cavada 1 day ago

@Jeremy Baylis...
The design process is very thorough and I'm sure this will not be an issue, but if you would like to contact Quirky, try sending an eMail to ... questions@quirky.com

Scott Martin 1 day ago

@Jeremy Baylis: I thought about this issue before I placed my preorder, having missed the design phase of the project, but a little thought suggests to me that it's not a problem. The renders show the portrait-mode kickstand folding *flush* with the cover when it's not in use. The design of this type of case requires that the border around the device is slightly raised from screen level. The combination of these two factors means that the kickstand can't come into contact with the screen under normal use. Does that help to address your concern? If I'm wrong, could someone from the project team please say so?

Jeremy Baylis 1 day ago

Just a question, does anybody from Quirky ever respond to this forum. I brought up what i thought was justifiable concern, ie: scratching the screen. How are we to know, sight unseen, that this issue has been thought about and remedied if we get no responses from our comments?

Richard Kenyada 1 day ago | 1 Replies 1 Replies

The Cloak is the most innovative iPad case I seen thus far. The Cloak doesn't need a carrying strap, or pockets for earbuds, phones, etc. Keep it slim, simple and functional, please.

Jeremy Baylis 2 days ago

Designed properly, a shallow hollow with a couple bungee type tie downs could be designed in between the two screen side flaps to hold your ear buds, maybe a pen, a USb cable for charging the device....

Jeremy Baylis 2 days ago

Jeremy Baylis 2 days ago

Why couldn't you design it with a 2 way hinge instead. Some form of clip system at the top would allow the movement you want without the traditional problems standard stands always have. They are always a weak point and never work as proposed. Make the cover a two piece with a hinge for the landscape on the first flap and the inner now outer flap hinged at the top of the outer then when opened inner flap. This might add the tiniest bit of width to the cover but the usability would be worth it.

Jeremy Baylis 2 days ago

I've got one major concern about the Cloak. The stand has to be made of a less forgiving substance than rubber. For it to have the structural rigidity to act as a stand the material would have a to have a fairly high hardness rating, this being on the inside, screen side it will be in contact with the screen, and looks like it has the potential to rub, thus scratching the thing it's supposed to be protecting. How do you address this issue?