It’s time once again for the Consumer Electronics Show, and we’ve got a few pictures to share.

And along with LowePro, we’ve got a new sister brand: Joby!

Be sure to stop by and see us if you’re visiting CES this year!

The latest profile in our SF Inspired series features Lex Leifheit, Executive Director of SOMArts in San Francisco. Founded in 1979, SOMArts is a community-built space that promotes and embraces the entire spectrum of arts practice and cultural identity. What’s awesome about SOMArts is that it truly reflects the values and culture of the city.

Visit their site at http://www.somarts.org to learn more.

Visit our FaceBook page to enter for your chance to win an iPad 2.
As if that’s not enough, we’re also giving the winner their choice of one of our new iPad cases to keep their prize protected.

There is a deadline, so don’t wait too long – the contest ends November 30, 2011

Looking for a case for that fabulous iPad 2, and having trouble deciding between the Orikata and the Infinite Angle? Yep, that’s a tough one – we like them both, too. Each case is sleek and highly functional, and both feature a dockable design.

Fortunately, we’re here to help, and so are the people at appletell.com. They’ve got reviews of both cases:

• Infinite Angle Review
• Orikata and Orikata Leather Review

Some excerpts:

“The biggest difference between the two case form factors is in the way the stand function works. The Infinite Angle has a very simple arrangement facilitated by an infinitely adjustable closure strap (hence the name) which works great, especially portrait mode viewing.”

“The Orikata, on the other hand, is designed to support “literally” the iPad in both landscape and portrait orientations, so your personal preference between these two case designs will considerably depend on what you’re viewing mode preference is.”

Still can’t decide? We’ve also got videos of each case so you can see them in action:

And now that you’ve made a decision, it’s time to go shopping:

• The Infinite Angle
• The Orikata
• The Orikata Leather

Here’s the next profile in our SF Inspired series – and probably one of my favorites – Bhautik Joshi, an engineer at ILM. Anyone familiar with our blog will recognize Bhautik as the guy behind the ‘Plunger Cam’ video of San Francisco. A true mad scientist, Bhautik honors the past and then forwards the whole narrative for all of us to experience in his blog, cow.mooh.org.

Click here to check out our new Orikata case for the iPad 2, shown in the video.

Zippers? You won’t find them on our latest laptop sleeve, the Skinny Sleeve for the MacBook Air. Sleek and sophisticated, the Skinny Sleeve MBA features a secure, hassle-free closure with an easy to use elastic band.

Available in Apple retail stores and online at apple.com and acmemade.com.

No one knows the streets of San Francisco better than Travis Jensen, a local street photographer and blogger for All City (formerly Caliber SF). Travis is the next creative profile in our SF Inspired series. He has no fear approaching perfect strangers to capture mesmerizing portraits throughout the city.

Check out his work along with other San Francisco street photographers at www.allcitysf.com.

Get more information on the Union Photo Messenger bag in the video here.

Inspiration can be right out your front door. At Acme Made, we were fortunate enough to have that door open to the city of San Francisco, where ideas and energy flow from every street corner.

Here’s another in our series of videos of inspiring SF creatives, this time focusing on Zack Rosen & Matt Cheney of Mission Bicycles.

Find out more about the Union Kit Messenger bag featured in this video here.

The Gadget Show Live is the UK’s ultimate consumer electronics event and returns for its third year at the NEC, Birmingham this April. The 2011 event will bring together more exhibitors than ever before and is the best place to see, try and buy everything from HD Camcorders and 3D TVs to Games Consoles and In-Car Electronics.

In Hall 12 will be a Photographic Workshop Theatre with presentations from top professional photographers and camera manufacturers which will help amateurs of all levels to take better pictures and learn more about the latest camera technology. We are pleased to say that the Acme Made camera bag range will be on display and available for sale at the Park Cameras stand (J13-J15). Come along and speak to a member of our team and there will also be a free prize draw to enter where you can win some great photography goodies and of course an Acme Made bag to put them all in!

For more information about Gadget Show Live please visit their website: http://www.gadgetshowlive.net/

Inspiration can be right out your front door. At Acme Made, we were fortunate enough to have that door open to the city of San Francisco, where ideas and energy flow from every street corner.

A city with a history as long as your arm, San Francisco has long been home to cutting-edge creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs – daring, diverse individuals who demand premium products, thoughtfully designed. Seeking to manifest their visions with care, quality + purpose, it was this group of renegades who years ago compelled us to create protective products that lived up to their functional needs, discerning eyes, and occasionally destructive ways.

Fast forward to 2011: we are proud to showcase the folks who continue this legacy of inspiration, innovation and great design and invite you to meet a few of them in compelling video interviews on the AM blog and Acme Made Facebook pages. Come learn about the people and the passions that yank them out of bed every morning … we think they are straight-up inspiration and we’re confident that you’ll catch a glimpse of yourself (and Acme Made) in their stories.