A few weeks ago I reached out to Tim Angel and cautiously asked him if I could review his iPad case. I say cautiously because you never know what kind of response you are going to get from people. Well, I have to say that Tim is first class all the way. He has an amazing story about how this case came to fruition. The review here at Maciverse will mainly be an overview of the iPad case with pictures while a video demo and review of the case, can be found here.
The ZooGue case is definitely an iPad case that is different than any other iPad case that I have seen. Like my obsession for finding the “right” iPhone case, I am equally obsessed with finding the “right” iPad case. And to be perfectly honest, I think I may have found it.
Front of the Case
(Back of Case)
As you can tell from the pics above, you can probably see that the ZooGue case is not your standard iPad case. ZooGue slogan is “Any Angle, Any Time.” This case truly lives up to the slogan. You really can have this case stand your iPad at any angle at any time, which is very convenient. If you take a look at the pic above that flap on the lower half of the case flips out and acts as a stand for the case. The velcro you see in the first picture is what holds the stand in any position you want it to, demoed in the pics below.
With the design of this case you can literally put it in any position that you want as shown by the pics above. When I first saw the design, I was curious as to how sturdy it was going to be being that velcro was the only thing that was keeping it in place. But now that I have been able to play with the case, I can honestly say, in any position I put it in, the case stayed there and was secure through all my typing and pushing down on the screen.
The other major feature of this case is the velcro straps you see on the front. At first when you look at those you wonder what in the world are they there for. Well, they actually serve two purposes. The first being that you can actually use it as straps to put the iPad on the back of a head rest in your car. This is a nice feature to have, especially if you have kids. This is going to be great for road trips, can’t wait to test it out.
The other use for the two straps on the front is to secure the case together. You can wrap the straps around the back and now the case is closed shut secured by the two straps. This is not a necessity, but it is a nice feature to have and definitely keeps your iPad secure in the case as you are carrying it around.
So how does that iPad stay in the case? Well, there is a strap at the top of the case that attaches to a button to keep the iPad in place as shown in the pic below.
Overall, I really think this is a great case. For one it is made out of genuine leather, which means that it will be very sturdy. The quality of the case is very good and I was very impressed with it. I definitely love the idea of the stand at any angle. I have been waiting for something like this where I can have my iPad at virtually any angle I want. I want to use my iPad for many different things and with those different things, I need different angles that I can have it at and this case provides that. So if I want to have my iPad on my lap and type on it I can. If I want to have my iPad more upright so I can watch movies on it, I can also do this. This case takes care of the fact that you don’t need a case and a stand to use your iPad for the many uses you have for it.
My two minor concerns that I have for the case is I am hoping the velcro holds up. It does look pretty good and so I am not too worried about it, but it is something to think about. The other minor thing I am a little nervous about is that the case doesn’t cover the corners. The case does stick out a little at the corners so I can see if I drop it on the corner the case would still protect it, but it would be nice to have the corners fully protected. As I said, these are minor concerns and not enough to deter me from purchasing the case itself.
Speaking of purchasing, you can purchase the case from ZooGue for $49.99. You get free shipping and $1 from evey purchase goes to support non-profit charities such as Make-A-Wish Foundation, which I am very fond of! Tim is also working hard on creating future cases as well as accessories for this case. It also seems that accessories will be free, don’t know if it is one per case or not. I guess we will see when the time comes.
I am definitely looking forward to the future of this case both for the iPad and hopefully for the iPhone at some point and possibly future Apple products. Again, if you are interested in a video review head on over to The Easy Mac. Feel free to leave any questions you have about the case. Would love to help answer any questions you have before you buy.
