More and more people are (thinking about) developing devices that use Apple hardware as their core engine but with more functions. The article tells you something about qualifying for Apple's Made-for-Apple, or MFI, program.
Taipei City, Taiwan -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/31/2012 -- Ironically, while Apple wasn't (physically) present at the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show (CES), there were more than enough companies peddling products specifically Made For iPads/iPhones (MFI). http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/05/best-ces-ever/
Here at Titoma we're seeing a surge in requests from companies wanting us to design, develop, and manufacture products that in some form or another interact with the ubiquitous i-Products.
While in years past many gadgets were developed as standalone products, these days smart entrepreneurs implement their idea for existing hardware that people already have in their pockets, and thus enormously speeding up sales and delivery by simply selling it as an app via the Apple store.
You'd think that'd be bad news for a product developer like Titoma! But the disadvantage of just selling software is....read the whole article here http://www.titoma.com.tw/Filling%20in%20that%20Missing%20Bite.php