What percentage of people who own iPads have the same old generic case that folds back into a terribly angled stand? Maybe 75%? More? Less? Hell if I know.
But I bet it’s a lot. And that’s cool, because the “standard” case is a good case and it does what it’s supposed to do. But it ain’t the “Rustic Case” designed by Matthew Geyster.
Quickly: let me point out that if you haven’t ever checked out Kickstarter, which is where you can purchase the Rustic Case, you should. It’s a cool way to “invest” in an interesting project and get that warm, fuzzy feeling inside where you did something creative, but without actually doing anything other than spending money. Plus, you get stuff if you spend enough.
Anyway, that’s the gist of how to buy a Rustic Case — the product itself sounds exceptional as well, given that all the 80% wool/20% polyester material is hand-picked from a shop in Massachusetts and then accented with genuine leather pieces that are also hand-picked from local New England shops.
You’ve got to drop $40 or more to actually get the case, however; $40 gets you a Kindle case, $50 gets you a standard iPad case, $90 gets you a personalized Kindle case, and $100 gets you a personalized iPad case.
If you drop $500, you get “a Rustic Case for the Kindle 3 and iPad which will be embroidered with your initials. You will also receive a Rustic Case for the Kindle 3 and iPad that are not embroidered.” (Note that I assume this means FOUR of these bad boys, but it’s probably worth a clarification.) You’re also listed as an “angel investor.” And while that’s a lot of cash and while it’s not a charitable donation, you can at least send a few work emails from it and write-off as a “home business expense.”
My only beef — having not actually used one — is that the Rustic Cases are custom-fit for “naked” iPads only. Geyster makes a good point on the Kickstarter page that most people aren’t exactly active with their tablet computers, but I actually work out with my iPad. (No, seriously, I set that thing up on the treadmill and watch “Friday Night Lights; 45 minutes flies by.)
He’s right though, in that iPads, like women, are much better without clothes on. And earplugs in.
Via TechCrunch