May or may not prompt a patent infringement lawsuit

Nov 17, 2011 14:11 GMT  ·  By

Christmas is coming (black Friday is too) so if you're wondering what would go well with your ASUS tablet, the Smart Cover might just be the thing for you.

Sure, it's more or less the same thing as Apple's SmartCover but, then again, there aren't many ways you can make one look.

The role is more or less the same, to help the slate stand at an angle, though this new cover has some more creases, letting it fold in more directions, for three different height angles, not just one.

Jokes about this making it three times more versatile aside, one can only wonder if people will actually be sold on it at the price of 39 Euro ($52.57).

Maybe the year will pass and no one will complain in court about idea stealing, though we've seen lawsuits over icons with rounded edges, so anything can happen.