Besides the possible iPhone 5 debut next month, Chinese Apple fans have something else to whet their appetites. They will be able to buy new gadgets, including a digital stylus, personal blood pressure monitors and a golf lessons device, through Apple retail and online stores by the end of this year.
Apple itself does not make all the new devices, but all are designed for iPhones and iPads, with both hardware and applications on them.
For example, a digital stylus costing US$29 has been exclusively designed for an application called Crayola ColorStudio HD, which is available in Apple's online application store. Both the stylus and application are designed for digital painting on iPad for Children. Yes, now you will be able to draw something on an iPad with pens instead of fingers.
Apple, which overtook Exxon Mobil as the world's biggest firm by market value during the recent stock market turmoil, isn't expected to derive considerable income from the new devices, but they do open a new business channel for the company.. ... FULL ARTICLE AT SHANGHAI DAILY
