{"id":2476,"date":"2012-06-12T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2015-03-16T10:33:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T14:33:07","slug":"otterbox-ipad-defender-case-v3-0-firstlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2012\/06\/12\/otterbox-ipad-defender-case-v3-0-firstlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Otterbox iPad Defender Case v3.0 FirstLook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last<\/span>\u00a0July we did a series on\u00a0heavy-duty protection<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad2. One of the cases we looked at was the\u00a0Otterbox Defender<\/a>. When the new iPad came out, a few readers asked if the same Defender case would fit the\u00a0latest Apple tablet<\/a>\"\". As the dimensions were the same, we thought it should work. When we pinged Otterbox to confirm, we were told that there were some changes and the case for the iPad2 would NOT fit the new iPad. However, Otterbox did say that they have updated the case and that\u00a0their latest Defender<\/a>\u00a0will fit both the iPad2 and the newest iPad.<\/p>\n

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With each redesign of the Defender case, Otterbox has kept what worked and reworked what did not. The unit\u00a0for the original iPad<\/a>\u00a0was ground-breaking with its multi-layer approach. The\u00a0three-quarter case<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0split back<\/a>\u00a0were unnecessarily complicated. Also, the lack of a built-in stand was a glaring omission. Otterbox addressed all of those issues when they\u00a0reworked the case<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad2.<\/p>\n

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When the new iPad came out, Otterbox took the opportunity to further refine their Defender case. The front frame now has a built-in\u00a0clear screen<\/a>. The dock connector cover is now just a\u00a0small<\/a>\u00a0flap (instead of a\u00a0large<\/a>\u00a0one). The hard screen cover now has\u00a0small magnets<\/a>\u00a0so that the iPad will automatically go into Sleep Mode when covered.<\/p>\n

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As with the case for the iPad2, this new case gives the user full access to all of the ports and buttons. Openings such as the\u00a0dock<\/a>\u00a0and headphone jacks have covers. The camera port has a clear window. The\u00a0speaker<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0mic<\/a>\u00a0ports (by necessity) are the only ones which are open to the outside. Both are well recessed, but can be affected by dust and moisture. As with all Defender cases, the case will protect the iPad from knocks and tumbles. However, while it will shield the tablet from a light spray or spritz, users should not depend on it for protection against spills and moisture.<\/p>\n

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We are interested in checking the fit of\u00a0this Otterbox Defender case<\/a>\u00a0with both the\u00a0iPad2<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0latest iPad<\/a>. We should have the Installation\/FirstUse article completed in a few weeks. Look for it at the end of June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last\u00a0July we did a series on\u00a0heavy-duty protection\u00a0for the iPad2. One of the cases we looked at was the\u00a0Otterbox Defender. When the new iPad came out, a few readers asked if the same Defender case would fit the\u00a0latest Apple tablet. As the dimensions were the same, we thought it should work. When we pinged Otterbox to confirm, we were told that there were some changes and the case for the iPad2 would NOT fit the new iPad. However, Otterbox did say that they have updated the case and that\u00a0their latest Defender\u00a0will fit both the iPad2 and the newest iPad. With each redesign of the Defender case, Otterbox has kept what worked and reworked what did not. The unit\u00a0for the original iPad\u00a0was ground-breaking with its multi-layer approach. The\u00a0three-quarter case\u00a0and\u00a0split back\u00a0were unnecessarily complicated. Also, the lack of a built-in stand was a glaring omission. Otterbox addressed all of those issues when they\u00a0reworked the case\u00a0for the iPad2. When the new iPad came out, Otterbox took the opportunity to further refine their Defender case. The front frame now has a built-in\u00a0clear screen. The dock connector cover is now just a\u00a0small\u00a0flap (instead of a\u00a0large\u00a0one). The hard screen cover now has\u00a0small magnets\u00a0so that the iPad will automatically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[243,429],"tags":[832,733,550,456],"class_list":["post-2476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-gadgets","category-rainydaysoho","tag-defender","tag-ipad-case","tag-ipad2","tag-otterbox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Otterbox_iProtectionPkgBig.jpg?fit=1029%2C683","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7F1GW-DW","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2478,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476\/revisions\/2478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}