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Joby does it again with clever and gorgeous iPad cover/stand

Joby does it again with clever and gorgeous iPad cover/stand
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
The Yogi and Ori iPad stands on show at CES
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The Yogi and Ori iPad stands on show at CES
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
The swivel mechanism on the iPad support of the Ori stand
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The swivel mechanism on the iPad support of the Ori stand
One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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One of the display orientations offered by the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
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Protecting an iPad as CES, the fiendishly clever Joby Ori iPad stand
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby
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The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
Hanging around with the Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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Hanging around with the Yogi iPad stand from Joby
Bendy but stable: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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Bendy but stable: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
Wrap-around comfort: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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Wrap-around comfort: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
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Although Joby has found yet another use for its bendy support technology with the Yogi iPad stand, our eyes were drawn to the company's other release at this year's CES. If you're a fan of origami then you are simply going to love the seriously clever Ori, and even if you just don't get the fine art of paper folding we still think you'll be impressed. As well as spending some of its life as a protective cover, this smart-looking metallic stand can also transform into different structures to provide a variety of viewing possibilities.

Both GorillaMobile iPad stands released at CES by Joby offer a highly flexible way to interact with your tablet device. Like the Gorillapod, the Yogi's legs can be bent and twisted to suit just about any surface available - even wrapped around your leg if that's what you want. The polycarbonate case and rubber bumpers offer some shock protection and the quick-release clip allows the stand to be stowed away for transport in no time.

Wrap-around comfort: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby
Wrap-around comfort: The Yogi iPad stand from Joby

The lightweight Ori is made from a German-made aluminum/polypropylene composite normally used in car manufacture. Other materials used include durable polycarbonate, high-quality ABS plastic and TPE grips. It affords the iPad some protection from the rigors of day-to-day usage when in transport but also has a few clever tricks up its sleeve when you need to use the device.

Inspired by and named after the delicate art of paper folding, the stand offers four different ways of supporting a tablet computer depending on how it's folded. Viewing angle and display height is adjustable for optimum comfort/productivity and the stand can be raised as high as 14 inches (355 mm). There's also a swivel mechanism to allow for quick change orientation. Nice.

The Ori iPad stand from Joby
The Ori iPad stand from Joby

We got the impression that the Ori might actually make your iPad bulletproof, though that's our take rather than the company's claim!

The Yogi is priced at US$49.95 and the Ori at US$79.95.

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StevenSao
That seems like a nice alternative. Although the case I currently own, helps me fix the annoying ipad wifi problems, and also stand it in 5 different positions due to the nice origami like smart cover it has.