Highly similar to earlier versions Speck has released for the iPod touch and full-sized iPads, the new iPad mini versions of CandyShell ($45) and CandyShell Grip ($45) are nevertheless amongst the most protective playthrough-style cases we've seen for Apple's 7.9"-screened tablet. While the basic CandyShell is almost entirely soft rubber on the inside and glossy hard plastic on the outside -- thinner in a good way than might be guessed from its predecessors…
