iPod Acce ories a One Billion Dollar Busine

Ifyou ever wonder why TUAW seems to be an iPod acce ories blog somedays, you may stop to reflect on this fact: the iPod acce ories market accounted for 1 billion dollars last year andis still in an u wing.

A New York Timesarticle released today [warning registration required] enumerates the growing market of iPod add-o . As Ipersonally had the chance to talk one-on-one with Griffinrepresentatives at the last Paris A le Expo, I can confirm that manufacturers of add-o do take the iPod marketseriously, and for good reason. Even if manufacturers find themselves scrambling when a new revision of iPod isreleased, the competition is steep and well worth the effort.

Another interesting note from the NYTimesarticle is that iPod cases have 50 percent profit margi forvendors while circuit-based acce ories only 25 percent.