As many have noticed, some 3rd party cases with magnetic cover lock/unlock are working with the new iPad 3, and others are not. Here is WHY...
And, someone at Cupertino must be having either laughs or fits about this... or both.
The location of the magnetic sensor on the bezel of the iPad 3 is IDENTICAL to that of the iPad 2. But like many, I was quite surprised when I slid my new iPad 3 into a nice Italian leather case, and all of a sudden, the lock/unlock which always worked with it's predecesor didn't work any more.
Initially, from all the forum posts on the issue, I thought they had moved the location of the sensor, so I took a small magnet to the iPad directly to locate it - and I found it, right where it should have been and always was.
BUT... all magnets have a North pole and a South pole, and by accident, I found out that only ONE of these will activate the feature on the iPad 3, whereas BOTH would do so on the iPad 2!!
I had to make a razor incision near the magnet in my case, take it out, and flip it over. Now it works like a charm... except for the minor surgical scar...
Let your suppliers know about this solution so they can modify their manufacturing processes to insert the magnet in the proper polarity.
David Pollina
CEO
Miqna Webkoor Ltd.
http://www.tixpoint.com
And, someone at Cupertino must be having either laughs or fits about this... or both.
The location of the magnetic sensor on the bezel of the iPad 3 is IDENTICAL to that of the iPad 2. But like many, I was quite surprised when I slid my new iPad 3 into a nice Italian leather case, and all of a sudden, the lock/unlock which always worked with it's predecesor didn't work any more.
Initially, from all the forum posts on the issue, I thought they had moved the location of the sensor, so I took a small magnet to the iPad directly to locate it - and I found it, right where it should have been and always was.
BUT... all magnets have a North pole and a South pole, and by accident, I found out that only ONE of these will activate the feature on the iPad 3, whereas BOTH would do so on the iPad 2!!
I had to make a razor incision near the magnet in my case, take it out, and flip it over. Now it works like a charm... except for the minor surgical scar...
Let your suppliers know about this solution so they can modify their manufacturing processes to insert the magnet in the proper polarity.
David Pollina
CEO
Miqna Webkoor Ltd.
http://www.tixpoint.com
