Is that a MacBook Air? Why no, it’s MIC’s new Aluminum Keyboard Buddy Case, which offers both a protective case and an almost full QWERTY keyboard for your iPad 2. When you close it, the Buddy Case’s magnets will even put your iPad to sleep.

It is powered by a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery and will cost you $50. It only holds your iPad at one angle though which is annoying.

Most docks look the same, but iLuv is offering something different with their new imm517 and imm514 ArtStation Pro speakers for the iPad 2. This speaker systems puts your iPad above the speakers and makes it look like an all-in-one PC.

The ArtStation Pro system will come in both white/silver, or black silver, and comes with a remote and optional matching bluetooth keyboard. A wireless keyboard even helps to turn your iPad 2 into a neat version of the iMac Mini.

The latest iPad keyboard to hit the scene is the Crux Loaded, which is the world’s first clamshell-keyboard case that features both a remote-Bluetooth trackpad and an additional-external battery for your iPad. The remote trackpad allows you to scroll pages, re-size your pictures, play games, and more without having to touch your iPad’s screen.

The Crux Loaded can also be used to access another PC using a remote-desktop program such as LogMeIn Ignition, Jump Desktop, or Splashtop. That extra-external battery will extend your iPad’s battery life for around 7.5 hours between charges. The Crux Loaded is $249.

Logitech is ready to launch this wireless keyboard for Apple’s iPad and Android tablets. This one is aimed at business users, as the keyboard-and-stand combo is designed to travel easily, set up quickly and get some work done wherever you go.

The keyboard pairs with your tablet over Bluetooth, allowing you to use it on your desk, lap or anywhere within 30 feet of your tablet, which is very handy. The Logitech Tablet Keyboard will cost you $69.99.

Logitech has teamed up with ZAGG to launch the new iPad 2 Keyboard Case. It’s basically a re-branded version of ZAGG’s ZAGGmate. It doubles as a protective case and will quickly convert to hold your iPad 2 either horizontally or vertically while you type away.

The device weighs 12.8 ounces and also packs in a 510mAh battery, which the company claims is good for “several weeks” of normal use without charging. You also get a Quickstart guide, four optional rubber feet and a micoUSB cable for charging. It will cost you $100.

If you are looking for a more old school way to type, check out the new Typescreen from Spinning Hat. It’s a typewriter style keyboard dock for the iPad and iPad 2 that allows you get all retro and actually type as if using a typewriter.

The Limited Edition Typescreen won’t allow you to rip a page out and toss it away in frustration, but it will allow you to experience the next best thing to writing on a typewriter. And you won’t have to replace any ink ribbons.

The ZAGGmate iPad 2 Case is the perfect companion for your new iPad 2. Like others that we’ve seen it basically turns your tablet into a netbook. The ZAGGmate offers your iPad 2 durable protection, some added functionality and it still has style.

The ZAGGmate iPad 2 Case is crafted from aircraft aluminum and features a bead-blasted, anodized finish matching the design of your iPad 2. A hinge provides viewing and typing angles in portrait and landscape mode. The ZAGG ZAGGmate retails for $99.99.

Here is a great way to turn your iPad into a retro music player. Stereolizer is a new iPad app that allows you to give your iPad some 1980′s style and it provides some handy features too. The Stereolizer iPad app includes access to more than 10,000 streaming web radio stations and lets you arrange your favorite stations into 3 presets of 10 radios each.

While listening to the radio, you can record audio to virtual tapes direct from the radio or audio messages via the built in mic. Just like a retro stereo. After you’ve recorded a collection you can then eject the virtual tape to view and classify, remove or rename them using the iPad keyboard. Pretty cool.

We’ve seen our share of iPad covers, but the ARMOR cover may be the best when it comes to simplicity and protection. There’s an aluminum version for $75 and a titanium version for $160. It was designed by Japanese metal workers to provide the best protection for the iPad’s screen and let’s face it, that’s the part you worry about.

It may not have an embedded keyboard, or a kick stand, but with this material you won’t have to worry about your device at all, and that beats having those extras.

Out of all the cases we have seen for the iPad, none of them have been made from coconuts before. The Econut iPad case concept is an iPad protective cover with a slim keyboard that works over Bluetooth.

The design is pretty sexy and sleek. It’s crazy. It’s nuts. Coconuts that is. What’s next? An iPad case made from banana skins? Wouldn’t surprise us one bit. I wonder what the texture would be like.

Another day, another iPad keyboard case. The Rocketfish iCapsule is the latest. It’s a large hard plastic clamshell case for your iPad that comes with an integrated Bluetooth keyboard. The iCapsule will hold your iPad in either landscape or portrait mode and make it much less portable.

The Bluetooth keyboard gives you some shortcut keys to copy/cut/paste, search and media playback controls and will require a few AA batteries to operate. The Rocketfish iCapsule iPad keyboard case will cost you about $100.

The SynthStation49 keyboard controller by Akai is using Apple’s iPad in a creative way, by installing a built-in iPad dock. It will work with Akai’s SynthStation software offering direct in-app MIDI recording, as well as the iOS CoreMIDI allowing it to be used with a wide variety of other iOS music apps.

The new keyboard features 49 full-size velocity-sensitive keys, nine MPC-style drum pads and a variety of controls. There’s an adjustable-angle charging iPad dock, a USB port for connecting to a Mac or PC and professional 0.25-inch outputs. You also use the SynthStation49 as a traditional USB MIDI controller with your computer.

Verbatim has introduced its new Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard at CES. The wireless keyboard is compatible with iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or other Bluetooth-enabled devices. The Verbatim Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard features a thin-profile that will fold up and store easily in carrying case for portability.

The device also comes with a stand for the iPhone, iPod touch, or your other handheld devices. A carrying case for the keyboard and iPhone stand are included.

These days you have your choice of computing interfaces and platforms, but maybe you’re looking for something a bit different. Something retro that still incorporates your modern gear. If that’s the case, check out this antique typewriter that has been modified to work as a USB Keyboard for your PC, Mac, or iPad. It’s fully functional computer keyboard. But also a typewriter.

It not only looks awesome with an iPad on it, it will work with all letters, numbers, and punctuation marks and includes shift, space, and return carriage, which is really activated by the typewriter’s return carriage. What about non-standard keys like F1-F12, esc, ctrl, etc? They are all available on a special toggle key.

If you own an iPad, you probably want a portable keyboard for the tablet and here’s another iPad keyboard case that recently visited with the FCC. It comes from Dongguan Siliten Electronics. The keyboard will connect with the iPad via Bluetooth and features a white exterior.

The case also has the usual integrated stand so you can watch movies easily and use it while typing. Sadly there’s no info on pricing or availability yet.