The Contega is made from card and leather, with a wooden interior frame to hold your iPad 2. Closed, it looks almost identical to any other bookbindery case. When you open it, though, you see that there is a second hinge around back which lets the section containing the iPad swing out. The two parts of the cover then form a triangular easel which holds the iPad up for watching movies and the like.
The pocket from Pad & Quill's other iPad 2 case — the Octavo — has been moved from the inside cover to a hidden position behind the iPad itself. This should stop annoying flapping.
The man behind Pad & Quill, Brian Holmes, tells me that the new case holds the iPad 2 even more firmly than before. Given that the Octavo I tested is the snuggest case I have ever used, this means that you can be fairly confident that your tablet won't take an unexpected dive.
The Contega comes in three internal color options and costs $90. Available June 23rd.
Contega [Pad & Quill. Thanks, Brian!]
