Sent our way a while ago for review is the Amzer iPad Soft Case, it’s a pretty standard rubber case that fits the iPad tightly and has cutouts for all the ports and access to the buttons. It even has a viewing window on the back for the apple logo. The texture of the case is just like any other rubber cases out there, which is great if your iPad is always slipping off your hand and shock absorption from drops of course. All around an affordable case that does what the other more expensive cases offer.

This case is available in Purple, Baby Pink, Black, Blue, Green, Grey, Hot Pink, White, Maroon Red and Orange.

Price point: $19.95 + shipping will get you one of these cases from our iPad Accessories Store

Known for their high quality cases and sleeves, Speck is offering several stylish accessories available now for the iPad. One of the iPad Speck accessory we had the pleasure of reviewing is the PixelShield.

It’s both a carry case and protective sleeve if you will. It’s made specially for the iPad, making it a snap to slide in the iPad. Like the name suggests there are pixel squares covering all over the exterior of the sleeve which is comfortable to the touch. And the interior is “lined with really soft micro-fleece.”

It’s made of neoprene, with a flexible yet harder plastic shield layer in the back, to protect the iPad screen. The inside is lined with really soft micro-fleece.

One of the cool features that makes the PixelShield different from the other iPad sleeves is that one of the sides of the sleeve has a”reinforced” layer that keeps the iPad screen safe. And also, the carry handle doesn’t stretch too much, which is a good thing.

The carry case/protective sleeve comes in black or red, and it’s priced at $39.95. We give the PixelShield 4.5/5.

You can learn more about the Speck PixelShield and order details at its product page.

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Apple claims that the iPad 3G isn’t carrier-locked, but it won’t be able to connect to T-Mobile 3G. Why? The short answer is that the iPad 3G does not support the band (1700 MHz) that T-Mobile 3G uses. However, it does support T-Mobile’s EDGE band, GSM/EDGE (850 and 1900 MHz). And it’s been confirmed to work by several users with some handiwork and a T-Mobile SIM card on EDGE data plan. Would doing this save you money? Not necessarily, it all boils down to how much data you’ll consume monthly, the network coverage in your area, doesn’t mind waiting for slow connection, etc. Or perhaps you’re a long time T-Mobile customer with the $5.99 T-Zones data plan that is no longer offered. In most cases, the iPad AT&T 3G data plans will be the way to go for most of us.

DISCLAIMER: We have not tested this, so this information may be inaccurate or incomplete. iPadInsider.com will not be responsible for individuals following the instructions on this page. And are doing so entirely at their own risk.

Here’s how to get iPad 3G to run on T-Mobile EDGE network:

1) Have your iPad 3G and T-Mobile SIM with EDGE data plan ready

2) With the SIM eject tool that came in the box, take out the AT&T Micro SIM and place it on top of the T-Mobile traditional SIM, trace it and trim it with a scissor or any other tool that can get the job done right (Be sure not to cut the gold contact). Or follow this guide from Techradar.

3) Insert the DIY T-Mobile Micro SIM in the iPad

4) Turn off WiFi

5) On the iPad, go to Settings > Cellular Data > Turn Cellular Data ON

6) Turn ON Airplane Mode and then OFF to refresh

7) You should be on T-Mobile EDGE at this point, if not go to Settings > Cellular Data > APN Settings > And try these on the “APN” field:

• wap.voicestream.com
• epc.tmobile.com
• internet2.voicestream.com
• internet3.voicestream.com

Here’s a video version of the guide from islickster00. And as he mentioned, you won’t be able to use your phone now with the Micro iPad SIM (UK).

If you’ve been to eBay searching for “iPad” lately, then surely you’ve seen the countless listings of non-branded iPad cases. And obviously the factories that produces these cases has an iPad in hand to create the mold. Right now, you can grab yourself either a soft silicone or hard iPad case.

We went on eBay and got one of the soft kinds for under $10 (Shipping included) to check out. At first glance, the case has all the right cutouts for the buttons and ports, a hole for the Apple logo on the back of the iPad, and it’s mind-blowingly thin, we can just imagine how thin the actual device is. It goes without saying that these cases are not top quality but it does the job of protecting the iPad.

At this point, there are 3 different kind of designs of iPad cases on eBay. There’s the one we purchased. Then there’s the other design that covers the Apple logo on the back, and the front of the case goes cover the bezel more, hugging the home button as shown in the image below.

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And the third design also covers the Apple logo, but  just barely grips on the side of the iPad.

We will soon be opening an online store offering iPads and iPad Accessories like cases and screen protectors, so stay tune for that.

Here’s a couple of more shots of the iPad case we got:

Apparently, App Annie has some early screenshots of the “actual iPad feed for the app store”, showing some of the iPad Apps that will be available for download at launch.

And it appears that the “HD” moniker is not used by all iPad-only games. To distinguish apps as only for iPad,  the early iPad app developers are using monikers like: for iPad, Elite, XL, HD, Deluxe, Real, etc.

The leaked screenshots also revealed how early developers are pricing their iPad Edition apps vs their iPhone/iPod Touch counterparts. In most cases, the prices of the iPad-only apps are bumped up from the iPhone pricing, which came as no surprise at all.

• Labyrinth 2 HD – $7.99 | Labyrinth 2 – $4.99
• Pianist Pro – $9.99 | Pianist – $3.99
• Enigmo Deluxe – $9.99 | Enigmo 2 – $2.99
• Sparkle HD – $2.99 | Sparkle the Game – $2.99
• Flight Control HD – $4.99 | Flight control – $0.99
• (iPad) WeatherBug Elite – $4.99 | WeatherBug Elite – $0.99
• Ammoin HD – $0.99 | Ammoin – $0.99
• TML XL – $9.99 | TML – $9.99
• Otto Matic for iPad – $9.99 | Otto Matic – $3.99
• Cro-Mag Rally for iPad – $9.99 | Cro-Mag Rally  - $2.99
• Nanosaur 2 for iPad – $9.99 | Nanosaur 2 – $3.99

[App Annie]

Screen Shots After the break.

For those who pre-ordered the iPad keyboard dock, 10W USB power adapter and/or the official iPad case, there will be a delay in the ship date for these 3 particular iPad accessories.

The $69 keyboard dock and the $29 USB power adapter that was originally scheduled for a April launch has been pushed back to ‘sometime’ in May. And as for the the iPad Case, which was suppose to start shipping on April 3rd along with the WiFi iPads, has been delayed to mid-April.

As of now, the iPad Dock and dock connector to VGA adapter is still on track for the April 3 release.

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