“Apple apparently has been working on a Smart Cover-influenced case of its own for the upcoming iPad,” Jeremy Horwitz reports for iLounge.
“Said to be similar to Incase’s Magazine Jacket (and a host of subsequent alternatives that have appeared for the iPad 2), this new case has a folding magnetized Smart Cover on the front, and a rear shell made from fiberglass covered with PU/bicast leather,” Horwitz reports.
More in the full article, including talk that Appel continues to experiment with glass and ceramic rear shells for a future iPhones, here.