Accessories

How do companies make 3rd party accessories that dock with an iPod if there is no available API / SDK?

How did the Nike+ product integrate with the iPod and change its menu. Are there other 3rd party companies that do similar things, like the recording add-on? Did they need Apple’s permission? Does Apple help these companies at all. I would like to make a peripheral that attaches to the iPod what should I look into?

Nike and Apple cooperated to their own mutual advantage.
Others who do not get cooperation would have to reverse engineer the software to get at it.

PDair Leather Case for Apple iPod Touch 4th (8GB/32GB/64GB) – Flip Type (Black)

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