It’s getting toward Christmas and we’re still in the midst of posting a year end round up bringing you the latest and greatest iPad stuff as well as the best stuff to hit in 2010. This was one of the sites most viewed posts of the year, the preview of the M-Edge leather jacket for iPad. M-Edge has put out some other great cases this year, but this one kind of remains their gold standard. Check out the classic post and tomorrow I’ll be showing you guys the latest from Scosche!
Cue the screaming! I have a feeling a whole lot of iPad fans are gonna swarm to this one, because you don’t need to be an executive to appreciate the very chic Executive Jacket by M-Edge. I actually previewed the entire M-Edge iPad line back in February in a 3 part post, so I was delighted to see not much changed since the initial prototype and final product. In fact, the only change I see is the elimination of some color options, and some new colors added.
Let’s start by looking at the feature it has that not many other cases do, and that’s the palm strap. This small, yet ingenius, addition allows you to keep a good hold of the iPad while iPadding standing up, doing a presentation, or just showing it off to your loser friends living vicariously through your iPad. At the very least it’s also a handle to carry it with if it’s not in a bag. The one in the top picture is the “smooth black” color option, which is not to be confused with the identical looking synthetic leather black jacket. Normally I’m not a fan of the cases that use the 4-corner strap method to hold the iPad in place because they’re usually pretty flimsy looking, but this one gets a pass because the straps are nicely, and stylishly, reenforced with leather. They are tight and stiff enough to make sure it stays put. Naturally, it props up nicely for media viewing. At this point, after all the iPad cases we’ve seen on this blog, I can’t imagine any manufacturer releasing a case without this feature.
Overall, the Leather Jacket is really dazzling. The leather is cushioned and rich looking and the gray inner lining is plush and elegant. It’s the iPad case equivalent of a four-star hotel. They’ve got an impressive array of colors available too including Smooth Black (top), Marbled Red, Jade Green, Pebbled Fuchsia, Pebbled Purple, and Smooth Mocha. Presumably you just choose your color choice during the checkout process.
Additionally, the Synthetic Executive Jacket is in two colors: Black and Marbled Red.
This, too, is among the best cases I’ve seen so far and deserving of a spot in my oh-so coveted Editor’s Choice section. Available now.
