Today… is his birthday. Who? You might ask. Akira Yoshizawa, considered to be the grandmaster or as I would call him origamaster of origami. He would be 101 years old if he were still alive. He is known to have created over thousands and thousands of origami techniques. Happy Birthday Mr. Yoshizawa! Thank you for teaching me how to make piles of colorful cranes on those nothing-to-do weekdays.

You’ve most definitely seen them and probably even attempted to make one at some point. From animal folds like, cranes, swans, and elephants to more abstract pieces like, stars or roses, he’s really made an impact on how to use up scrap paper and get your creative juices flowing. If you’ve tried making them or already collected a bunch in a star-shaped glass jar, you know how complex it is and yet the final outcome is beautiful.

We iLuv-ers love things like this! Simple, yet complex. Conceptual, yet functional. iLuv wanted to create something very similar to this paper art but we wanted it to also be multi-functional for our users. So we created OrigamiFolio (iCC843) for the new iPad. Available soon and in a variety of colors like green, pink, blue and my favorite black. It’s thin like origami paper yet strong enough to protect your device and only a few folds provide multiple designs or angles for your viewing/functioning preference. OrigamiFolio is definitely a head turner, conversation starter and a great way to have fashion, efficient and uniqueness all in one slim case.

This coming Saturday, everyone gets to be Irish for a day. That’s right, get out your kilts and bagpipes; it’s St. Patrick’s Day.

Why not go Irish with iLuv this year. We’re running a promotion through Saturday offering a 25 percent discount to the first 300 people who apply. To participate, go to our Facebook or Twitter pages for the promo code and may the luck of the Irish be with ya.’

The eyes of the tech world were on Apple yesterday as they announced, amidst great fanfare, the new iPad. While all the tech blogs were making conjectures about what Apple would call it (everyone was wrong), we were busy developing new products to work for it… and we think you’ll be most pleased.

To be fair, all of our cases and accessories that worked for iPad 2 should also work with the new iPad because the dimensions and form are essentially the same, but there are a few items we’d like to draw to your attention because they are new and we’re excited about them.

Since the iPad was introduced two years ago, it has rapidly begun to replace the desktop and laptop computer in corporate settings. With that in mind, we improved our Professional WorkStation™ Portfolio (iCK836) in anticipation of the new iPad. Check it out. We also have what is essentially a briefcase for your iPad in the CEOFolio (iCC839) with a professional design, ample interior pockets for business cards and credit cards, and even a holder for our ePen (iCS801) or ePen Pro (iCS810), also new from iLuv.