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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Sales of accessories for portable digital players are soaring as the gadgets become the latest craze in take-along technology.
U.S. retail sales of accessories such as cases, speakers and car kits more than quadrupled in the first nine months of 2005 to $412 million from $87.3 million in the year-ago period, according to the latest data from the NPD Group research firm.
With that kind of momentum, the industry is poised to rake in more sales in the holiday-filled fourth quarter than it did during the first three quarters, approaching $1 billion for the entire year, NPD analyst Steve Baker said.
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