Twelve South

Here’s a nice detailed review of the SurfacePad. We’ve known all along that the pattern on the SurfacePad would not be for everyone. But for those who dig it – they would go crazy over it. This is one of those times. Glad our favorite little leather cover has found such an appreciative audience.

A little review: Twelve South SurfacePad for 13″ MBP – www.hardwarezone.com.sg.

Twelve South is thrilled to announce we are now available in Apple Stores throughout Europe – both in Retail and Online. Apple Store Europe now joins Apple Store US in bringing Twelve South goodness to a store near you. Below you’ll find just a few of the Apple Store Europe online links where the BookArc Stand  and BackPack Shelf are available now. When visiting an Apple Retail Store in Europe, just ask for Twelve South and the super-friendly staff will be glad to help you out.

Cheers!

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We need to change that to [up to] 12 new products a year : ) The point is, we don’t want to manage hundreds of SKUs. We want to produce a handful of unique products that that adds something new to the Mac platform. Can we do 12 great new ideas a year? Stay in touch and see how we do.

I just got a loaner car – a BMW X5 – for a few days. I just have to say, it’s Be – U – T – ful. Really, I’m so impressed. The finish is flawless, sound system is the best I’ve ever heard, it drives, well, like a BMW. All the little details are so nice. The music slowly fades when you turn the car off. It’s just a little bit better than everything else. You feel that difference in almost everything they do.

Which brings me to the analogy. Twelve South is a new company with big goals and big ideas. We try to put extra thought and extra detail into everything we do. If you’ve seen our BookArc packaging or the 12 additional items in the BackPack, I think you’d agree. We don’t want to be the biggest accessory company in the world, we just want to be the best.

So, can a little company in Charleston SC be the ‘BMW of Mac accessories?’ I don’t know, but what an amazing goal to strive for. Did I mention the BMW X5 is built in South Carolina too? Maybe thats a sign.

Just had our first interview as Twelve South. Had a great interview with Andy from our local Biz Journal. He asked all the hard questions and I only squirmed around and said ‘Umm” a few times : ) Overall a pretty good overview of our little start-up we call Twelve South. Thanks CRBJ!

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adjective1 recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type

We Mac users are always looking at other people’s Macs – at school, in coffee shops, on Flickr… and lately there are more and more MacBooks out there to look at – which is great. The only problem is when my MacBook isn’t so special anymore because everybody else now has the same one at Starbucks. That’s why I like the SurfacePad so much. Testing it, I put it on my MacBook and suddenly it’s distinctive again. People are asking “what is that?” Some people love it – some people hate it. But it definitely gets noticed. So we’re playing with a new tagline for SurfacePad now – “Don’t just think different – be distinct.” What do you think?