We’re always on the lookout for the perfect desktop perch for our iPad’s and think we’ve found it! The Pivot for Wallee is styled on the iMac’s stand and looks perfect positioned next to it, coupled with the fact you don’t have to remove your (smart cover) compatible Wallee to use it, you can go right from wall mounting to desktop stand in one easy move!

Priced at £36.94 with a usual RRP of £44.99 you can grab the perfect desktop companion today!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you can’t fail to have noticed the iPad 2 is the tablet of the moment. With a 97% market share in some countries it’s fast becoming the must have device. And must-have devices need a must-have case.

The Booq BooqPad for iPad 2 is a fantastic case for those looking for a stylish yet functional and productive iPad case. With 5 different colours available made from either premium Nappa leather, high-grade synthetic leather or 100% recycled PET you’re guaranteed a great finish. The BooqPad features a 50 sheet A5 notepad, slots for holding your business cards and a pen holder.

Booq Booqpad for iPad2 is the ultimate iPad 2 case for your meetings and interviews.

Tired of lugging your laptop on business trips? Imagine leaving your clunky laptop at home and getting virtually all of your work done on a slim iPad. Yes, it’s possible. But you’ll need adept planning, as well as some hardware, cloud services, and special apps.

With mobile apps becoming more sophisticated and cloud services making storage and data access as easy as finding an Internet connection, the iPad is proving to be a real laptop stand-in. In fact, the iPad’s dramatic rise in the enterprise has some people wondering whether or not Apple’s game-changing device can actually replace laptops in the future.

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Just prior to the opening of the 2011 Macworld Expo, my colleague Christopher Breen and I mused that it would be interesting to count all the iPad cases on display on the show floor.

After browsing just the first aisle and a half, my tally was 16 iPad case models, 23 iPhone cases, a handful of iPod touch cases, four iPhone-battery cases, and a few iPad cases with built-in keyboards or batteries. Keep in mind that these were just case models—most were available in a slew of colors or designs, putting the number of cases that looked different much, much higher.

At that point, I came upon the Trexta booth, which hosted hundreds of i-device coverings. When I asked a Trexta PR representative how many different iPhone cases the company sold, I was greeted with a blank stare, a shrug, and a response that amounted to, “We sell so many different models, even I can’t keep track.” That’s when I called off the count.

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So you’ve got your iPad and it’s just sat flat on your desk? Do you want more from your iPad? Let’s face it, it’s usable in almost any situation in your house or office. Wall mounting is the solution, it may sound silly, but wall mounting your iPad will allow you to get so much more use out of your iPad and in ways you thought weren’t possible!

Tablet computers are, no matter whatever anyone says, a game changer in the way people use and interact with their computers. The Wallee brings wall mounting to your home, imagine having your iPad running the news or showing your favourite TV show on the wall behind your computer as you work. Or mounted in the kitchen displaying your recipe and not taking up space like a recipe book would!

There are already some wall mounting kits out there, but they can be expensive, are poorly made and just don’t feel like an ‘Apple product’. The Wallee changes that, priced at £34.95 at ExecSpot.com, and made of a polycarbonate, snap-on case for the iPad (which comes in 5 colors) and an ingenious wall plate with a locking “X” on it. It was a breeze to install using the video on their website. Be sure to use the right anchors for your wall type though, poor fasteners could result in your iPad falling and meeting an unfortunate demise.

The Wallee really is the best way to use your iPad in ever more ingenious ways and with additional Wallmounts available at £8.99, you can wall mount your

All in all, the iPad is supposed to be used differently to any old computer and the Wallee lets you do just that.

If you’re like me, you spend a minimum of 8 hours a day working on your Mac. My primary machine is a Macbook Pro, and for the first several months of owning it, and using it as my primary machine, I suffered through typing on the keyboard and using the trackpad for mouse navigation for all 8+ of those hours working. That leads to back problems, slumped posture, wrist pain, and all kinds of general discomfort that just flat out isn’t very good for you.

So what can you do?

Getting a notebook stand is your best bet – and I have found that there is no better stand on the market than the mStand from Rain Design.

The mStand is a solid piece of aluminum construction. It’s heavy, and has a sturdy feeling about it that ensures that your laptop isn’t going to tumble off onto the floor if someone accidentally bumps your desk. The stand raises your screen about six inches giving you the feel and positioning of a standard desktop monitor. This has an amazing effect on your posture, and really helped me to be more comfortable while working.

Another benefit of the raised design is cooling. If your editing video or multi-tasking in any serious way, the Macbook Pro can get a little warm (hot enough to fry and egg “warm” sometimes), and the mStand keeps your system cooler because the aluminum panel acts as a heat sink and the tilt design increases airflow around your computer. I have notice significantly less heating issues since using the mStand.

From a design standpoint it doesn’t get much more “Apple-like” than the mStand. Rain Design actually worked with Apple to get approval to match the styling of the stand to fit seamlessly in with other current Apple designed products, and the result is a stand so slickly produced you’d think Apple designed it themselves.

Trying to find a negative about his stand is difficult, but one issue that may bother some users is the fact that the mStand does not swivel, and you cannot adjust the height level at all. If you want a stand that does both of these things, Rain has a solution in the iLevel. I don’t find the lack of these features to be a draw-back, however, primarily because i don’t have a use for them, and having them would take away from the slickness of the stands overall design.

The bottom line with the mStand is that it is very nearly perfect. After having used it for several weeks, I’m not sure I could go back to working on my Macbook Pro for a full work day without the mStand. It has become an essential part of my daily work. For £49.99 at ExecSpot.com you’re just not going to find a better notebook stand.