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We’ve provided our readers with details on a number of different iPad 2 accessories since the tablet was first introduced back in March this year, including the ZAGGmate Bluetooth keyboard stand, a collection of Angry Birds cases, and a range of jackets and sleeves from M-Edge. Now we have news on some more iPad 2 accessories.

As Juli over on the padgadget.com website recently reported, NewerTech – the supplier of PC, Mac and mobile accessories – has just unveiled its NuGuard GripStand and GripBase bundle for the iPad 2, which enables users to take and use their Apple tablet almost anywhere they go. What’s more is that the accessories bundle is available in either black or white.

The NuGuard GripStand and GripBase accessories bundle includes a hard plastic shell – which actually works quite well with Apple’s Smart Cover – that surrounds the Apple iPad 2 in shock-absorbent rubber for extra protection and a nylon car strap, which securely mounts the tablet PC to a car headrest (in the back) for browsing the Internet and watching movies whilst travelling.

It also comes with a removable GripStand that can be swivelled 360 degrees and manoeuvred into almost any angle for both typing and viewing, a GripBase Workstation, which turns the iPad 2 into a skid-resistant desktop workstation that’s almost impossible to knock over, and a one-hand grip handle that enables users to hold their iPad 2 like a briefcase.

The handle can also be rotated and used as a hook, so users can hang the iPad 2 on the wall in either portrait or landscape mode. As for the price and availability, the NewerTech NuGuard GripStand and GripBase bundle is available immediately for $39.99, and can be purchased from the company’s exclusive distributor Other World Computing, or through the retail channel.

Are you thinking about buying some new accessories for your iPad 2? If you were, would you buy the NewerTech NuGuard GripStand and GripBase accessories bundle?

There has been a lot of speculation over the last few months that Apple could be release another iPad during the fall of this year. Now we have news that the iPad 3 release date will not be in time for Christmas as first thought.

Now there are claims that because of production constraints for the higher-resolution display panels for the new device, Apple has stopped its supply schedule for the iPad 3 during the second half of 2011. According to DigiTimes Apple schedule accounted for up to two million units during the third quarter, with five to six million during the fourth quarter.

The sources are claiming that Apple’s partners couldn’t supply the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that has a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536, and were unable to provide high enough production levels of the display.

Since the iPad 2 first became available there have been numerous rumors that there will be a new version arriving this year but with a Retina display. Whether any of these reports were true remains to be seen, and many consumers who had just laid out for the iPad 2 would have quite angry if a new version was to come out so soon.

The iPad 2 remains to sell strongly despite the continuing rumors of a new model this year, with the company selling almost ten million units during the June quarter. Back in June LG Display had supplied Apple with three million iPad 2 displays, and Samsung provided around 1.5 million units. But the following month LG’s supply dropped with Samsung providing around the same amount.

Apple may be already working on the iPad 3 but have planned all along to release it next year. Even though the original iPad was replaced in under a year, it was longer than the six months that some predicted for the iPad 3. With any tech product these day’s from any manufacturer you can expect a new better version to become available in a short time.

Will you be looking to get an iPad 3 when it becomes available or are you thinking of getting an iPad 2?