Apple's new $79 TechWoven Smart Folio for the iPad mini swaps polyurethane for woven fabric
Apple has introduced a new accessory to go with the iPad mini it unveiled today: the TechWoven Smart Folio, a cover that swaps the polyurethane used on earlier Smart Folios for a woven fabric.
According to MacRumors, which cited Apple's announcement, the cover costs $79 in the United States, $20 more than the previous-generation Smart Folio for the iPad mini. It will be offered in two colors, Navy Blue and Taupe, chosen to complement the new tablet's Midnight and Starlight finishes.
The reported headline change is the material. Apple's iPad Smart Covers and Smart Folios have used polyurethane since the iPad 2 era in 2011, and MacRumors says the TechWoven Smart Folio is the first iPad cover made from woven fabric.