Simple hack retrofits iPad 1 for Smart Cover

Smart Cover is one of the killer features of iPad 2. It automagically snaps into place with the satisfyingly clicking sound, thanks to the use of 21 hidden magnets. The cover auto-aligns and props up the device perfectly while its microfiber cloth keeps the screen clean when the iPad is not in use. And now, you can retrofit the original iPad for the use with the new cover, thanks to a nifty DIY trickery from the guys behind The Russians Used A Pencil website.

Although not a hack per se, it nevertheless works like a charm. “The solution is incredibly simple and not for the fain of heart. Basically, I glued four rare earth magnets to the spine of the iPad,” one of the guys behind the project explains in the below video. The trick is in finding the right place for the magnets, he explains:


To place the magnets, I stuck them first to the magnetized hinge of the Smart Cover. I slid them around until they became locked into a position. This ended being asymmetrical, but I didn’t mind. I then lined up the cover with the iPad and used masking tape to mark where the magnets should be placed.
The solution won’t wake up the device from sleep when you open the cover because that requires additional sensors inside the tablet. It does, however, feel completely natural and looks awesome.

You can use transparent tape to affix the magnets to the iPad or opt for super glue should you dare explore a more permanent solution, he writes. Eventually removing the super glue-affixed magnets involves “chipping them off with a flathead screwdriver and a very light tap of the hammer.”

Smart Cover for iPad 1 from Studio Neat on Vimeo.

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iPad 2 Smart Cover Doubles As Refrigerator Mount

The iPad 2 Smart Cover can double as a refrigerator mount for your iPad, a MacRumors forum member discovered.

Steven let us know about his unique use for the iPad 2 Smart Cover. Try at your own risk.

Check it out below...


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iPad 2 Smart Cover Uses 31 Magnets

iFixIt has performed a teardown of the new iPad 2 Smart Cover finding that there are a total of thirty one magnets used to make the cover work.

Teardown Highlights:
● There are a total of THIRTY ONE magnets within the iPad 2 and Smart Cover: 10 magnets in the iPad 2, and a whopping 21 magnets inside the Smart Cover. They’re the reason why the cover works so well with the iPad 2.
● We used magnetic viewing film to reveal the magnets before taking our stuff apart. The film has special properties that allow it to react to a magnet’s poles, and it worked wonders in showing the magnets hidden beneath the Smart Cover and iPad 2.
● Sadly, none of the 31 magnets inside the devices had any special properties. All of them were the standard, two-pole kind, but they were arrayed in such a way that made clamping the Smart Cover to the iPad 2 quite easy.
● The Smart Cover has one dedicated magnet that turns off the iPad 2′s screen. The rest are used to either clamp to the iPad on the right side (the far-right column of magnets), or to form the triangular shape used to create a stand for the iPad 2.
● A steel plate on the far-left side of the Smart Cover attaches to 15 of the cover’s magnets (on the far-right) in order to form the triangular base.
● The far-right row of magnets clamps the Smart Cover to the iPad 2. The magnets in the iPad 2 had their polarity displayed: + – + – . The alternating polarity of the magnets in the iPad 2 was complemented by the opposite alternating polarity of the magnets in the Smart Cover (- + – +), ensuring that the Smart Cover always sits in the same orientation on the iPad 2.
● There’s also a row of magnets on the left side of both products. The iPad 2′s magnets are actually encased into the side of the device, and are used to securely clamp the iPad 2 to the Smart Cover’s frame. Interestingly, these magnets’ polarities were manually marked — a blue dash written with a marker — instead of having a machine stamp/engrave the polarity into them.
● It turns out that the Smart Cover doesn’t work nearly as well once you remove the magnets, steel plate, and plastic structural supports. Go figure!

You can check out the teardown pics below






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