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"Already have your MacBook Air ordered? Good for you! I don't, sadly, which is a shame, because it's exactly what I wanted the iPad to be when I bought that. Such is life. Regardless, now that your Air is on the way, you should probably start looking into cases and accessories. A few companies-companies we like, even-were quick to announce their MacBook Air case lines, so we've rounded them up here for you."

I love Waterfield Designs' cases, great quality of workmanship, and now they have one for your new MacBook Air. This isn't the only company listed in the article, they also have examples of cases from Tom Bihn, as well as screen protectors from ShaggyMac for the 11.6 and 13.3-inch versions. I use one of the screen protectors on my older MacBook Air and it keeps the key outlines from showing up on your screen.

"And let the accessorizing begin! Tom Bihn, maker of messenger bags and laptop bags, has already announced two bags that will fit the iPad."

One called the Cache is more like a sleeve, and the other called Ristretto is pictured above. Tom Bihn isn't the only one either, the folks at Magnetism have also jumped into the iPad case field offering a couple choices of their own, but instead of synthetic material they use clothing grade fabric and linings. Not to be outdone Belkin also has a line of iPad covers. I'm sure in the next month or two many more will jump into the fray for accessories for the iPad. But to tell you the truth, the cover that Apple came up with is pretty slick and will be hard to beat.