iPad accessories are hot gifts
Wise shoppers often think about, and buy, gifts for Christmas beginning in September. It’s a good move because popular stuff might be sold out as the holidays approach.
* One of the most stylish accessories for an iPad 2 makes it look like a book. This cover is handmade in San Francisco out of sailcloth and linen using traditional bookbinding methods. It has a contrasting spine and will make people think you are reading a classic instead of playing “Angry Birds. It’s $80 at jcrew.com.
* Stickers. To personalize an iPad, you can get two iPad-sized stickers for $25, with family photos at ericondren.com. * Apps. For outdoor grillers, the $99 iGrill thermometer and its free app will tell you, on your iPad, when food is cooked. Available to iGrillinc.com.
* Stands. A $25 handmade cherry hardwood iPad stand is sold at Etsy.com, a site where crafts people sell their stuff.
* Speakers. The $129 iDesign Power Speaker Stereo for iPad lets you blast your own music through the speakers or stream tunes from websites such as Pandora, according to USA Today.
