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If you like the idea of putting your iPad into a case that looks at home on a desk or bookshelf but you don’t like the notebook appearance of the DodoCase, you have the option of making your iPad look like an old, well-loved book thanks to the BookBook for iPad. TwelveSouth, which already makes the BookBook for MacBook and MacBook Pro, has a version of the BookBook designed for the iPad. The iPad version comes in two flavors: the Classic Black, which is a dark brown cover with black trim on the spine, and the Vibrant Red, which is a lighter shade of brown with sharp red trim on the spine.

Both versions are hand-crafted hard cases that feel like a hard-back book, complete with solid pieces on all sides, including the spine and front of the “book.” The case is bound in leather and has a zipper that keeps the BookBook shut until you want to open it. The interior has a soft lining, and elastic straps keep your iPad in place while you use it or put the BookBook on its edges and use it as an iPad stand. TwelveSouth sells the BookBook for iPad for $69.99, and is offering free shipping for a limited time. 

More and more people are opting to stand at their office workspaces instead of sit, claiming that burning calories, reduced back and neck strain, and better circulation are among the health benefits of standing while you work instead of sitting. Some studies even claim you can get a productivity boost if you stand while you work instead of sit. For the people who prefer to stand while they work or are interested in trying it, Ergotron’s WorkFit-S is the ideal peripheral for transforming your traditional sitting desk into an elevated workspace you can use while standing.

Even if you don’t want to stand, the WorkFit-S is designed to make sure your workspace is as ergonomic as possible. The desk mount allows you to raise or lower your work surface up to 18-inches with an additional 5-inch lift to your LCD. The mount also comes with a keyboard attachment designed to reduce wrist and arm strain, and comes in models that support single LCDs, dual displays, and laptops with or without a second display attached. The single-display model is available for $379 list, and the dual-display model retails for $399.  

If you have more devices that charge over USB than you know what to do with or have outlets near your desk to support, Scosche’s new reVIVE II Dual USB Chargers can help. The company unveiled two models, the reVIVE II Dual USB Home Charger and Car Charger, both of which can support two devices at once, even if one of them is a power hungry device like an iPad and the other is slightly less so like an iPod or a mobile phone.

The home charger plugs into a standard wall outlet, and the car charger plugs into the 12v DC adapter in most vehicles. Both the home and car models are available now at Scosche’s Web site. The home charger retails for $29.99 and the car charger for $24.99. 

As both enterprises and everyday users invest in whole-drive encryption software and struggle to make sure that the hard drives in their laptops and desktops are properly wiped clean of all data before they’re disposed of, Toshiba has unveiled new disk features that may make the process of upgrading to a new computer easier for home and business users alike.

Toshiba announced Wipe Technology, a new feature that their line of Self-Encrypting Drives would now come with, which allows users and IT administrators to safely and securely erase user data, or simply erase the drive’s encryption key (thus rendering the data unusable) before disposing of a system or re-using it.

The technology is aimed at businesses that want the ability to quickly clean hard drives before re-deploying them, selling them, or destroying them. Wipe can also wind up being very useful for consumers who want to keep their data safe and encrypted while they travel, but then make sure their drive is clean before they give their old laptop to a friend or family member.

[via SlashGear]

Anyone who travels often knows that sometimes the right pillow can make all the difference between a good night’s sleep and long hours spent tossing and turning. Any mattress or bedding store will tell you that it’s important to get a pillow that’s right for the way you sleep, but The Dream Machine wants to take things a step further and actually manufacture custom pillows to your specifications on demand. The machine includes a built-in sewing machine, a tall container full of down and stuffing, and 280-thread count cotton pillow sleeves.

The Dream Machine also allows you to select whether you sleep on your stomach, back, or side, and will create a pillow to match the way you sleep. It also creates smaller travel pillows for you if you’re planning on taking a trip and want something to rest your head on while in-flight or on a long train ride. You can even ask The Dream Machine to scent your pillow with lavender. The company behind The Dream Machine is targeting the device at mattress and bed/bath stores, and expects the custom pillows (and the experience of having one made just for you) to retail between $129 and $149 per pillow.

[via UberGizmo]