BookArc for iPad ships with 2 inserts: Insert #1 comes installed and allows you to place your iPad in 4 different positions; vertical portrait or landscape and tilted portrait or landscape. Insert #2 simply adds a pad to the BookArc slot in an attempt to allow the use of any case that fits inside. Now that iPad is shipping and we’ve been able to test actual cases with Insert #2, we’ve learned that many cases tilt over when used with Insert #2. The solution is simple: just remove the silicone insert entirely. This allows most cases we’ve tested to work with BookArc for iPad just fine.

(BookArc for iPad pictured with Incase Grip Protective Cover)

Get more BookArc for iPad info here.

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We’ve been testing several cases with the BookArc for iPad and one of our favorites is the popular iPad Case from Apple. But there’s a trick to making it work. It works best by removing the silicone insert entirely from the BookArc for iPad. This allows handy storage in either portrait or landscape orientation. Flip open the cover on the Apple iPad Case and set it in BookArc for iPad to view movies, pictures, and slideshows hands-free. Even though the Apple Case can stand on it’s own, it’s a sturdier safer place in the BookArc at your desk or at home. This is the case + stand combo we’ve been using ourselves for several weeks now and we love it. We think you will too.

Get an Apple iPad Case here.

Learn more about BookArc for iPad.

Could this vintage hardback leather case transform your MacBook into the next “it” fashion accessory for Spring? Japanese model Emi Suzuki suggests so in her latest blog. She rocks the Classic Black BookBook with her previous generation MacBook in Black. BookBook hits retail stores in Japan within days. Get yours in Japan at great stores like Kitcut and Rakuten among others.

Read Emi’s blog here: http://star-studio.jp/emisuzuki.littlebit/

Learn more about BookBook here.

Update: More BookBook info for Japan: http://www.focal.co.jp/product/twelvesouth/bookbook/index.html

From day one we’ve included cable management with the BackPack. It consists of 22 inches of coated cable tie to be cut to your desired length. It then can be threaded through the holes in the BackPack to neatly secure the extra cables underneath. Only thing is, this little extra feature usually flies right over everyone’s head. That’s why we like this review so much – they ‘noticed’ the cable management feature! Yay. See it at minute 2:40.

Watch the full review here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI_t0tkRs4g

To get your own BackPack – WITH cable management - visit here.

The best parts:

It’s a well designed product that flows with the look of the iMac, making it seem like a natural extension of the product. Frankly, if I didn’t know that Apple didn’t make iMacs that way, I would’ve figured it was standard fare.

At $29.99, it’s not cheap, but in my mind, it’s worth it. It’s an easy way to clean up the desk clutter that so many of us have and loathe, without sacrificing the looks that, let’s face it, many of us love about our Macs. If you’ve got an iMac, this should be your next purchase.

via Product Review: BackPack for iMac – Apple Gazette.

We love it when photographers purchase Twelve South items because they always end up taking great pictures of our stuff. Case in point, these really cool BookBook pictures seen above. See more of Andrew’s work at his blog, linked below. If you have any pictures of your favorite Twelve South gear, we’d love to see and share them. Send them to info@twelvesouth.com with a credit and link.

Andrew Hyslop: BookBook.

The BackPack is such a nifty little device — I can’t believe nobody came up with this sooner! As I explain in my review, the iMac is all about clean minimalism. Until you add your backup drive. And your iPhone. And your digital camera. What’s the point??

The solution: the BackPack, or as I have affectionately dubbed it: the Clutter Killer. It is a dream come true for obsessive-compulsive personalities like myself! It’s such a great price too. Even if you don’t own an iMac, I’m sure you know someone who does, who would like it very much!

The BackPack is an iMac Clutter Killer Giveaway – Pretty Shiny Sparkly.

Kathy Lee and Hoda checked out the Twelve South BookBook this morning on the Today Show. BookBook was featured in a segment looking at Travel & Gadgets. Kathy Lee thought it was ’smart’. Hoda just wanted to know how much it cost. I guess she wants one. It’s always fun to see your stuff on TV – next to Hoda and Kathy Lee – on NBC.

Check the segment out here:

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What a cool fresh review format. A great way to get a feel for BackPack.

Learn more about BackPack here.