Cirago Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard Case for New iPad and iPad 2 Review
Posted on : 14-05-2012 | By : admin | In : iPad stands
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You’ve probably noticed by now that I love my iPad, and I use it for everything. As each new generation arrives, I’ve passed along our old iPads to iPad stands suppliers. Those family members are usually college students who can hopefully use the iPad to help them with their school work and with taking notes in class. To make taking notes easier, I always give them a keyboard case. I really don’t like using the iPad’s on-screen keyboard, and external Bluetooth keyboards are usually a bit easier to type on. The problem I have with most keyboard cases is that they add a lot of bulk to the svelte iPad. They’re often large folio-style cases that make the iPad hard to hold when you just want to interact with the iPad. I was interested to try the Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard Case for New iPad
and iPad 2 from Cirago. (You’ll notice the review unit I received arrived in packaging that hadn’t been updated to show the new iPad stands, but the item number on the box matches the new item number.) This keyboard can just be popped off when you don’t need to type. Let’s give it a closer look.
The Cirago Bluetooth keyboard case is different from all the other keyboard cases I’ve tried. It’s not a folio case that stays on the iPad; it’s an aluminum cover that snaps over the front of the iPad 2 or new iPad. It protects the screen while you’re carrying the iPad in your bag, but it pops off so you use the iPad without a cover – the way Steve Jobs intended. To fit into the Cirago, the iPad must be caseless. You can’t use a Smart Cover or a back shield. The iPad 2 used in this review did have a ZAGG invisibleShield skin on the back.Also visible in this photo are strips of high-density foam padding that will cushion and protect the iPad’s screen. There’s a strip right at the wrist cutout, another along the top of the keyboard, and one at the back, where the iPad stand folds away for storage.The Cirago has an internal battery that’s charged with the included microUSB cable. (I didn’t find anything on Cirago’s website or on the packaging to specify the type of battery used.) I couldn’t find any information about how many hours of typing you can expect from a charge, but the keyboard will go into sleep mode if it’s left idle for a while.




