Grove's iPad 2 Case Makes Me Want To Trow Away My Smart Cover

Grove's 0.55-inch thin bamboo and leather case for the iPad 2 works just as well as Apple's Smart Cover. It's got it all. The flexible leather cover folds leather side out, keeping the interior ultrasuede liner clean, otherwise a drawback in Apple's Smart Cover. Strong magnets firmly hold the leather cover for a typing, landscape and portrait angles. Get ready to drop $99 if this fits your fancy. 

Grove iPad 2 Bamboo Case Takes On Smart Cover

Here we go, the 3rd party iPad 2 cases are starting to roll out and employ Apple's Smart Cover functionalities. Grove are one of the first to come out with a bamboo case for the iPad 2 that acts similarly like a Smart Cover and features a natural vegetable tanned magnetic leather cover which double as a stand for typing and viewing movies. The Grove iPad 2 case is now available to pre-order at $79, with more options to come like laser engraved designs on the leather cover. Orders will only start to ship out in 3-6 weeks so you might want to grab one of those Smart Covers in the meantime.