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I've often said that Zagg's ZaggFolio — an iPad case with a really comfy built-in keyboard —changed my life. I still use it every day. But I have to say thatLogitech's new Solar Keyboard Folio for the new iPad and iPad 2 looks like it might out-Zagg theZagg, for one simple reason: its Bluetooth keyboard replenishesitself through solar power, eliminating the need to plug it into anAC adapter or USB cable for periodic recharging. Now, I've found that the ZaggFolio can go for at least twoweeks on a charge, and I've never actually run out of juice.So recharging it isn't that much of a burden. But I do needto remember to keep a Micro USB cable on hand. And I devote atleast a few brain cells to remembering when I last charged it andworrying that it might conk out. Using the magic of solar energy toeliminate that stress sounds appealing. Designwise, the Logitech product is similar to the Zagg, though abit less clever and stylish. It's a hinged case with abuilt-in keyboard — unlike Zagg's keyboard, itisn't removable — and a ridge that lets you angle theiPad into a laptop-like configuration. (A second angle is designedfor video watching: it covers most of the keys but leaves thebottom row, with media-playback keys, exposed.) One nice feature of the ZaggFolio is that it's a cinch toremove the iPad and use it sans keyboard, since it's just held in place by a lip that grabsthe iPad on three sides. With the Logitech case, the iPad sitsinside a snugger-looking bracket, and without furtherinvestigation, I'm not sure how easy it is to pop it out. The solar panel is on the back of the case; it can draw power frominterior lighting as well as the sun. Logitech says that if you usethe keyboard for two hours a day, you could type for two years incomplete darkness before the battery ran out. The $129.99 Solar Keyboard Folio is one of two intriguing new iPadkeyboards from Logitech. The other one is the recently-announced$99.99 Ultrathin Keyboard Cover , which builds a keyboard into a Smart Cover-like device that snapsonto the front of the new iPad or iPad 2 with a magnetic hinge.(That one doesn't have solar recharging.) And thenthere's Brydge , a Kickstarter project that does its darndest to make an iPad looklike a mini-MacBook. With all iPad keyboards, the most important question is simple:how's the keyboard? Logitech showed me the Solar KeyboardFolio and Ultrathin Keyboard Cover this week, and based on mycursory examination, they look good — the keyboards are wide, with a decent amount oftravel and shortcuts for tasks such as cutting and pasting.I'd want to try both of them and the Brydge out for real workbefore I declared a new victor in the iPad keyboard wars. But as alover of iPads and the click-clacky feel of real keyboards,I'm tickled to see all the ingenuity going into these newdesigns. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Led Spotlight Bulbs , China Led Par38 Lamps for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Indoor Led Light Bulbs.
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