Twelve South's Compass Got Hit With A Splash Of Color

One of our favorite accessory makers, Twelve South, has just released two new color selections for the Compass stand for the iPad and iPad 2. In addition to the raw, silvery aluminum Compass stand, a hot looking candy apple red and stealthy black colors now accompany the heavy gauge steel easel stand. The pocket sized Compass stand folds open to let you set your iPad, or iPad 2 in various different angles. And it also doubles as a typing workstation. See it in action in our full review right here. The new color additions will look great against the back aluminum of the iPad and iPad 2, and even pop more if you've got a white iPad 2. Twelve South's Compass is available now in all three colors for $39.99.

MySaver Protect Your iCables From Your Carelessness

Here's a great little add-on for those of you who don't take it so kindly on those white USB sync cables of yours. MySaver are little colorful protection shields with one mission, to protect and extend the life of them fragile iCables. And they also perfectly match the Smart Cover colors too. The MySaver cable protectors are made out of aluminum and flexible colored silicone and help prevent the problematic area of the cable from ever fraying and coming apart due to heavy use, or misuse. We're not going to judge.

Apple's USB sync cables run for $19, while the MySaver Pro comes fully-assembled on a OEM quality replacement Dock Connector to USB cable and it will set you back $24.99. You can always get adventurous by going with the MySaver DIY kit for much less at $10.99 and add it to your own cable. You can pre-order both the MySaver Pro and MySaver DIY right now at pre-order prices at Kickstarter. 

Adonit Jot Stylus, World's Most Accurate Capacitive Stylus?

Adonit, the same guys who successfully brought you the Writer and Writer 2 keyboard folio case for the iPad and iPad 2 thanks to Kickstarter, have now developed a stylus to go along with the theme called the Jot. The secrete behind the Jot capacitive touch screen stylus made from aluminum and steel is in its tip. A precision thin, clear disk tip allows you to see exactly where you point your tip on the touch screen and get a more precise input while the ball point lets you comfortably use any angle. I swear I've seen this sort of stylus tip somewhere before. The Jot will be available in two flavors, the standard Jot stylus will come in 5 different colors while the Jot Pro will be available in more professional looking silver and black colors. The Jot Pro stylus will also feature a magnetic cling that can be attached to the iPad 2 and a rubber finger grip. 

The Jot stylus is set to retail for $18, and the Jot Pro stylus is set to retail for $30. You can pre-order yours over at Kickstarter at a discounted pre-order price.

Update: We've already got a review up on both the Jot and Jot Pro stylus right here.

InfiniteLoop Tablet & Smartphone Stand Offers Infinite Flexibility

What looks to be the world's most intriguing tablet stand is the InfiniteLoop. The InfiniteLoop is the creation of Tim Gushue, who designed the InfiniteLoop to be the most simplest and versatile tablet stand ever. The patented co-molded metal and plastic form can be easily manipulated to any shape your imagination comes up with while maintaining the strength and rigidity to hold up all sort of heavy tablets like the iPad. 

What's more, is that there is also the shorter MiniLoop stand made out of the same materials as its older brother, and it too can be manipulated in infinite angles and is compatible with almost any smartphone. The MiniLoop can attach to almost any surface by wrapping it around it, kind of like the flexible Gorillapod tripod. The possibilities and uses of these flexible stands is pretty much endless. The InfiniteLoop is currently a Kickstarter project and you can pre-order the MiniLoop for $19 (will retail for $29.95) while the InfiniteLoop's pre-order price is $35 (will retail for $44.95), plus you'll also get the MiniLoop as a bonus. If you're interested, head over to the InfiniteLoop Kickstarter page for more info. The guys at Infinite Loop hope to start shipping these out by August. 

Thanks for the tip, Chris!

Smartsnap Connects Smart Cover To First Gen iPad

We've seen a few DIY mods before like this one, which didn't look all too sleek and low-profile as Smartfix's Smartsnap. The $20 Smartsnap is a connection kit for the first gen iPad allowing you to use Apple's Smart Cover. The thing is though, the first gen iPad does not have the iPad 2's sleep/wake magnetic functionality because it does not have any built-in sensor magnets. The good news is that the Smartsnap is a low-profile magnetic strip that sticks to the side of your first gen iPad and perfectly aligns the Smart Cover. There is very limited information as whether the Smartsnap also adds a magnetic strip to keep the Smart Cover closed onto the first gen iPad. If you're interested, head on over to Smartfix's website for more.

Pix & Stix Help You Rock Out On GarageBand

If you own an iPad or iPad 2 and love making music, chances are you've got GarageBand. This is your lucky day because Pix & Stix are the only thing missing from your virtual set of drums and guitars. Pix & Stix promise to make your music making session feel like a real experience. The Pix & Stix pick has an electroconductive rubber tip for a more accurate, natural touch screen picking. The miniaturized drumsticks are perfectly weighted and have a soft-touch rubberized finish that won't damage your iPad. Just don't go all Travis Barker on your iPad. The Pix & Sticks come in a set of 2 drumsticks and 1 pick for $14.95, and are available in blue, black or yellow.