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Looking for a posh way to protect your iPad? Well look no further, because the new Proenza Schouler iPad Case is the be-all end-all of iPad cases. Check out the crave-worthy pick that has us drooling over its chic design. Good thing it’s leather!

StyleTag launches a version of their wildly popular app for the iPad today. Trendsetters can snap and share their favorite looks.

How would you like to take a trip to the mall with your friends… over the phone? Zara, the Inditex Group’s flagship brand, has recently launched the +Connect! app for the iPad that allows its fans to shop online with their friends through video, voice calling and text messages, all in real-time!

Appetites™, the first step-by-step instructional video App for the iPad, is launching a re-imagined cookbook on your iPhone and iPod touch, bringing five star meals to any kitchen right in the palm of your hand. The App launches under Apple’s “New and Noteworthy” apps and is now available in the App Store.

We guard our Blackberries, our Kindles, our iPads with our life, because how would we function without them? Beautiful People Handbags has recently designed a multifunctional accessory, called the “Alex” carryall, that doubles as both a wristlet and an iPad cover/case. Both chic and practical, this calfskin leather accessory is the perfect addition to any woman’s wardrobe. It is available in wood lemonade, chocolate, azul and onyx and can be purchased for $210.

With its many abilities and a design so sleek and debonair, Hard Candy’s Stylus pen is the Fred Astaire of writing utensils.

The coveted iPad case is all the rage when staying technologically savvy and fashion-forward. Now, Trussardi 1911 has entered the game with its patterned leather cases, coming in classic black, grungy camouflage or sassy leopard-print pony leather ($300 each). The Italian artisan brand has applied its skilled workmanship to the well-crafted pieces, so you can be sure your e-reader will be safe within its plush leather clutches. Look for the iPad cases starting in November at Trussardi 1911 boutiques. As accessories go, the leopard print is our favorite. Now we just have to get an iPad.

While most salons have a stack of outdated beauty magazines collecting dust on a side table, Chelsea’s De Berardinis Salon is now offering iPads for its customers to elegantly browse through websites and publications of their choice. And when such luxury extends to the reading material, you can bet the actual salon services will be top notch as well (hair cuts range from $100-$200, highlights start at $170). Simply curious about the iPad? Stop by for a blowout ($50) and get your chance to peruse Apple’s latest device.

The iPad has been out for less than a month and it has already spawned a crystal-encrusted version as well as the world’s first iPad DJ. Steve Jobs is no stranger to the creation of hype—sending the iPad well on its way to becoming the latest indispensible gadget we never knew we could live without. Everyone is scrambling to get a piece of the pie, including Dooney & Bourke—whose practical, appealing and casual iPad covers offer an aesthetic option for protecting your latest iGadget.

Most people have heard about the iPad, due out April 3rd. So it was inevitable that some sort of luxury iPad would immediately be in the works. First, it was the Mervis Diamond iPad, featuring 11.43 carats of diamonds and clocking in at a whopping $20,000. Luckily, those that like their gadgets jewel-encrusted now have another option: CrystalRoc’s Swarovski-studded version, which, at around $2,250 (depending on iPad size), is a bargain in comparison.