Well, I went to school in the 60’s, entering Columbia in 1962 and leaving law school in 1969. Being young in the 60’s and 70’s meant being a part of the recreational drug culture that was burgeoning then. Marijuana and LSD being the major players.
I never had the guts to try LSD, but if I had, and if I had continued to use it, I might very well have come up with the design of this case. Who else but a follower of Timothy Leary could think up such a thing! I know one person – M-Edge’s crazed designer. First the FlexStand and now this!
Its a smooth, silky case that is just a pleasure to hold in your hand. I prefer a case that adds as little weight or thickness as possible, and this skin fills the bill. The front flap attaches closed with a little nubby-thing, and folds back to display the screen. Another nubby-thing holds it in place on the back, but you don’t really need that.
All the buttons line up perfectly and on the one I have, a blue one, the text printed on them is very easy to read as is printed in white. I tried to scratch off the text, but I couldn’t do it. It seems pretty sturdy. Another nice thing about the case is that it’s not slippery. This is the only case I’ve found that allows me to prop the Kindle up at an angle on a table and not have it slide down. There are cutouts for all the ports and the cutouts have little flaps to protect the ports from dust.
All in all, this has become my favorite case. It costs $29.99 and is available here in five colors.
By the way I met some of the M-Edge people at a recent press event in New York and thought you might be interested in seeing them. On the left is Devon Mish who is one of the owners. The other owner is her husband. On the right is Caitlin Mills who does a lot of their PR. Devon said that she and her husband started the company in their kitchen and it has just taken off from there. Competition from the big guys, she says, is beginning to become intense. I should report that both Devon and Caitlin seem like perfectly normal people. I haven’t met their designer yet – I too afraid.
