Through my relationship as a Best Buy WOLFBlogger, I was given a chance to review the Rocketfish Keyboard iCapsule for my iPad 2 this month and received it for free. I’m actually typing out my post on it right now in my local coffee shop.

So far, I’ve really liked using the integrated Bluetooth keyboard. The keyboard even has some cool shortcuts including volume controls, copy, cut and paste buttons and a feature which locks the screen with one click. However, there is no Delete or End button which can be a pain for writers. I can also use my pictures as a screensaver with one click. The keyboard gives you the tactile experience some people crave when typing. It’s my favorite part of the entire case and I can type much faster with it than the iPads native touch screen.

The biggest downfall is the bulkiness of the hard shell case. With my iPad inside, it weighs almost 5 lbs. It’s also 10 inches wide and 1.4 inches tall which is actually bigger than my smallest netbook. However, it’s much more convenient than carrying around my apple keyboard and trying to juggle both when walking into a client meeting. When the case is closed, both the keyboard and iPad itself are protected from bumps and, God forbid, drops.

Another cool feature is the iPad automatically shuts off when the case is closed which is a great battery saving tool.

One other issue is you can’t use your iPad in portrait mode, only horizontally. That can be a big problem for designers like me who need to see the “big” picture of their work.

All in all I’ve received a lot of compliments on the look and design of the case when it’s opened and closed. People tend to think it’s pretty cool and it’s become a nice conversation starter.

I would recommend it to people who write a lot and take a lot of notes. College students would love using it in class and professionals can easily use it during meetings and pack it into a small briefcase with no issues. I’ll be using mine regularly and hope to write more blog posts in coffee shops with it in the future!

You can find the iCapsule here.

This year, we’re starting a new series of posts at The Bella Buzz. We’ll still be podcasting every week, but I will start doing technology product reviews aimed at our business audience. This will be a series in which I test the latest and greatest inventions aimed to save business owners time and money.

I’m honored to be a review blogger in the BestBuy WOLFBlogger Network. This week I’ll adds two reviews. The first is the Rocketfish™ – PadPivot Go Anywhere Stand.

When the stand was delivered by Best Buy in the mail a couple weeks ago, I really wanted to love it. I was given a free PadPivot for review through the WOLFBlogger program.

At first, I really did love it. It was a cool way to set your iPad on a counter or even your knee and use it while sitting at the perfect angle. It pivots a full 360 degrees and the pad that holds your tablet won’t let your tablet go anywhere. It’s stuck there once you attach it which is good. You have less of a chance of it dropping to the floor. Always a good thing for us clumsy folk. It made reading my knitting patterns easier while holding my knitting needles. I didn’t have to continuously adjust it like I do when it slips off my chair or legs. There is even a leg tether to keep it straight, but I did get some strange looks when I forgot it was attached and got up from the table.