This is a really handy little tool for using your iPad (or Kindle) on your lap. I've tried every kind of iPad cover that forms into a stand and none of them works as well as just having a separate stand, like the iRest.
It can easily fit a wide range of positions, depending upon how laid back or upright you want your device to be. There is a hinge at the top and the iPad holder portion slides forward (laying the iPad back more as you slide it forward) while the black rubber leg rest/table rest/counter rest slides back holding the iRest stable.
Your device just sits easily in an elevated lip behind the middle black part of the picture (just above the raindrop icon). The lip is wide enough to hold your iPad with every cover I've tried (the Apple Smart Cover, the Apple Smart Case and a few that purported to be able to hold the iPad up as a stand, which were thicker). There are no bands or clips to hold the iPad in place, just gravity. And that works fine.
As you can see in the picture, the two parts that touch the surface (your leg, counter, table, etc.) are covered by black lightweight rubber-like cylinders. The front cylinder is removable -- not sure why. And the back cylinders are separated in the middle by a 3-4" clear plastic cylinder that is the terminus of the back's sturdy clear plastic support.
I don't recommend this device for reading in bed. For reading in bed (unless you're sitting straight up), you want your iPad to lean toward you just a tad. And in all of the positions available on the iRest, the iPad is leaning away at least a little bit.
But anywhere you're sitting or standing it's perfect (reading on the couch or your easy chair, cooking in the kitchen, holding up the iPad in your workspace, etc.). Do note that the back cylinders extend 3.5" beyond the width of the iPad on either side, in case you're in cramped conditions.
It's a sturdy product that has given me several months of use with absolutely no signs of wear or weakness. I expect that it will last a good long time
| Standing screen display size | 10.2 Inches |
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