Apple Daily: Apple Watch Accessories in Stores; Jobs Biopic Poster; Tim Cook's Big Reward

At last, Apple has started selling third-party Apple Watch accessories in its stores, although the selection is currently severely limited. In other news, we finally get to see the movie poster for the Steve Jobs biopic that's been in the news for months, and Apple CEO Tim Cook received an, ahem, agreeable amount of Apple shares for his recent performance as CEO.

Apple Starts Selling Third-Party Apple Watch Accessories in Stores

As a part of Apple's continuing redesign of its retail experience, the Cupertino company today started selling third-party accessories for the Apple Watch in its stores. As noted by MacRumors, the first product available is ElevationLab's $29.95 NightStand, which serves as both a charger and an alarm clock.

ElevationLab originally only offered the NightStand in blue, black, and red, but as a result of its new direct partnership with Apple, it's now also possible to get the unit in pink, blue, green, black, and white (in Apple stores only) — specifically, the exact colors used for the Apple Watch Sport band. The device is also one of the few third-party devices so far to take advantage of watchOS 2's upcoming Nightstand Mode, which turns the Apple Watch into an alarm clock while it's charging.

Source: MacRumors

Sources claim that the device is the only third-party Apple Watch accessory available for purchase in an Apple retail store at the moment, but that might change next month.

As an aside, the report also notes that Apple has indeed removed that iPad "smart signs" that used to provide pricing and information for products like iPads, iPhones, and Macs throughout the store; now, instead, you'll have to take the slightly more awkward step of opening a dedicated pricing app to find out how much the device you're handling actually costs.

Movie Poster for Danny Boyle's Steve Job Biopic Revealed

Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic is rapidly approaching its October wide release date, and now we even have an official poster for the highly anticipated film. The poster is designed with the same minimalist, white-space heavy design Apple products are known for, and it also recalls the cover of the bestselling Walter Isaacson biography the film is based on. As a bonus, it features actor Michael Fassbender looking a little more like Steve Jobs than usual.

The film itself will first be shown as the highlight of the New York Film Festival on Saturday, October 3. Michael Fassbender stars in the title role, but the film also stars Kate Winslet in the role of former Mac marketing chief Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley.

The film focuses on the action backstage on the eve of three major Apple product launches: the original Macintosh in 1984, the NeXT Computer, and the iMac.

Tim Cook Receives Performance-Based Award of $58 million in Apple Stock

Tim Cook just had a very good Monday, according to a new report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (via AppleInsider). As rewards for his tenure and performance, the Apple CEO received 560,000 vested restricted Apple stock units, which roughly amounts to a value of $58 million based on Apple's current stock price. Cook didn't sell any of the vested restricted stock units, and Apple reportedly withheld 290,836 units in order to stay within minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

According to the filing, Apple's total shareholder return (TSR) had to fall within the top third of the Standard & Poor 500 in order for Cook to receive the stock. Apple ranked 46th, which was within the 90th percentile. Had Apple only reached the middle third, Cook would have received only 50 percent of the given award. If Apple had ranked in the bottom third, Cook wouldn't have received any restricted Apple stock units at all.

But, of course, he did well, and that brings his total current stock to approximately 1.17 million AAPL shares, with an additional 4.76 million set to vest in 700,000-unit batches in 2016 and 2021. Also, 1.68 million more will vest in six annual installments beginning in August of 2016.

In line with Cook's stated desire to make Apple "a force for good," Cook stated last year that he plans to give his entire fortune away once he pays for the college education of his young nephew.

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