Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Logitech (http://www.logitech.com)’s new US$99.99 Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a keyboard for the new iPad, as well as the iPad 2. No, wait, it’s a cover/screen protector. Actually, it’s all of these in a compact, practical package.

If you frequently use a keyboard with your iPad, but find the cases that sport integrated keyboards too bulky, the new Logitech solution is for you. It’s lighter and slimmer than those solutions, but has a keyboard that’s easier to stow and take with you than a stand-alone Bluetooth keyboard.

SpiderArm’s (http://www.spiderarm.com) US$79.99 SpiderArm iPad mount system is a great idea and well implemented, but has one major problem: it doesn’t work with the new iPad.

By Daniel M. East

It’s hard to avoid artifacts and blur when you need to print an image larger than its current resolution allows. There are several solutions for enlarging an image, and given how far these technologies have come, it’s more about selecting the most appropriate solution for your specific situation. Alien Skin (http://www.alienskin.com) has a strong update to their US$199 Blow Up plug-in for Photoshop and Lightroom that you may wish to size up for yourself.

By Daniel M. East

“Effortless” skin retouching often ends in even more effort — and is usually more apparent — but Smooth Skins (approximately US$33) from Digital Heavens (http://www.digitalheavens.co.uk) offers a lot of options, with a lot of support. It teaches all levels of Photoshop users a better way to clean up even dramatic skin imperfections but also gives the pros the natural results they want.

DBest (http://www.dbest.co.uk) — you gotta love the company’s name — says its US$70 Rechargeable Bluetooth Duo Mini-Speaker set from — is the world’s smallest Bluetooth hi-fi system. I don’t know if that’s true, but the set — which we’ll just call the Duo — is very portable and very cute. You can use it wired (via a line input) or wirelessly (via Bluetooth) with Macs, iPads, iPhones, iPods and other devices.