Apple may be tightening its grip on third-party accessories, Siri’s horning in on Roger Ebert’s turf, and the story of one man who might have paved the way for Steve Jobs. The remainders for Thursday, October 4, 2012 are like a rolling stone.
Apple tightens MFi rules, stalls 3rd-party Lightning add-ons (iLounge)
It may be a while before Lightning-compatible accessories grace the shelves of your retail stores. iLounge says changes to Apple’s Made for iPad/iPhone/iPod policies now require the use of Apple-approved factories for producing third-party devices with the connectors. So, it seems like there’s a pretty low chance of being struck by Lightning anytime soon.
Siri’s strange movie reviews: it’s tough being a robot (The Verge)
Siri’s not afraid to share its opinion of popular movies—especially ones that involve some form of artificial intelligence. Ask for the virtual assistant’s review of any of several popular films, and you might just get a surprise. For some reason, though, Siri just keeps trying to get me to watch Hackers.
Q&A: How Polaroid Paved the Way for Apple (BloombergBusinessweek)
Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land seems to have some strange parallels to the late Steve Jobs, according to the author of a recent book about the camera company. For one thing, they both made products that are totally shakeable.
Author: Dan Moren, Contributor
Dan has been writing about all things Apple since 2006, when he first started contributing to the MacUser blog. He's a prolific podcaster and the author of several novels; hist latest is the forthcoming supernatural detective story All Souls Lost.