by The $60 iCase mini from Powis is a book-style case, available in a slew of patterns: plaid prints, checkerboard prints, pseudo-animal skins, vintage book covers, and more. You can even customize the cover with an image of your own, and the inside of the case can optionally be inscribed in silver or gold foil. Powis sent me two cases to check out: the blue plaid model, and a delightfully amusing black leather version, inscribed “Holy Bible” on the front with gold foil.
While the Holy Bible version is leather, most of the iCase mini cases are actually made from what Powis calls “premium durable book cloth and finished with a glossy laminate.” The covers basically feel like a typical textbook.
The iCase mini weighs a bit less than half a pound. It measures 8.13 inches tall, 5.75 inches wide, and 0.75 inches deep, so it does add a small—but noticeable—degree of thickness to the iPad mini.
The front of the iCase mini affixes to the iPad’s right edge thanks to the magnets in each corner, which also trigger the iPad mini’s magnetic Sleep/Wake feature when you open the cover.
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