#057: iPad 2’s Magnetic Smart Cover

Apple has something of a love-affair with magnets, featuring them in their MagSafe Power Adapter, MacBook hinges, remote controls and now, in iPad 2’s Smart Cover.

The iPad Smart Cover attaches magnetically (there are magnets built into the side of iPad) and then folds flush over the display. Another magnet holds the cover in place over the display and switches it on and off when the cover is moved. It’s about the coolest use we’ve seen for a magnet, and definitely the coolest advertisement.

We’ve already ordered two iPad 2’s - what about you? What other magnetism does the iPad have?