Acme Made InfiniteAngle case/stand for iPad 2 review

Provides: iPad 2 protection and display
Developer: Acme Made
Minimum Requirements: iPad 2
Price: $59.99
Availability: Now

Acme Made’s new InfiniteAngle Case for iPad 2 is a mini portfolio-type case that doubles as a stand through clever configuration of its closure strap. When closed or open book-style, the InfiniteAngle is a compact and trim enclosure that protects the iPad from thumps and bumps and abrasion, while still allowing unimpeded access to its touchscreen and controls as well as its camera lens ports and the sound apertures for its microphone and speaker.

However, with a simple tug on its nylon web closure “Smart Strap,” the InfiniteAngle instantly converts to a simple iPad stand that can hold the iPad in landscape mode at an infinite (hence the name) range of angles—from shallow for typing on its virtual keyboard to near vertical for use with an external keyboard or hands-free viewing. Slick.

In terms of protection, the InfiniteAngle cradles the iPad in an open-faced pocket made of the same fairly convincing polyurethane faux leather that forms the case’s outer skin as well. The inside of the case’s closure panel and the back surface of its iPad compartment are lined with a soft velvety-like material which will be gentle on the iPad’s finish.

To say the InfiniteAngle case provides a snug fit for the iPad 2 is a bit of an understatement. It fits like the proverbial glove. That would be the kind of glove that you have to pull on the respective finger sheaths in order to remove it from your hand. It took a good energetic shove to insert my iPad into the device compartment, and folding under the flap of the PU leather that secures it in place wasn’t the most graceful process either. However, once it’s in, it fits nicely, and there is absolutely no worry about the iPad accidentally falling out!

And as I’ve come to expect with Acme Made products, the InfiniteAngle’s standard of finish is high, with, for example, neat, tight stitching around the border of the screen aperture and the outer periphery of the case. A practical consideration is that the polyurethane skin of this case is easier to hold onto than the sometimes slippery iPad. Acme Made says the InifniteAngle is made from “vegan-friendly materials,” if that’s important to you.

The iPad’s touchscreen remains fully accessible, along with the Home button on/off switch, volume control, and so forth. For carriage, the closure strap secures with a handy magnetic closure, although I think the magnet could ideally be a little more aggressive.

That and the tussle with inserting the iPad (a mild inconvenience rather than a fault, I hasten to emphasize) plus the price being a little on the steep side are about the only criticisms I have, and I suppose that the most sincere compliment I can give this case is that it’s a product I can see myself continuing to use.

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