Home / News & Blogs

iPod jazzes up accessory market

Zoë Barton | January 19, 2005 12:53 AM PST

Summary

Everyone knows the iPod has been very successful--especially makers of add-ons such as Belkin and Monster Computer.

Topics

Zoë Barton, Personal Technology

Since its October 2001 launch, the iPod has been a huge success for Apple Computer. Sales of the portable digital-music players now generate about 35 percent of the company's total revenue, and some customers who want to get their hands on the new iPod Shuffle face up to a four-week wait.

Less noticed is all the non-Apple business the iPod has been generating. Popular and inventive accessories marketed toward iPod users include a recorder add-on, a runway-ready speaker-tote, a living-room remote and car adapters galore. In addition, sites such as iPodlounge.com devoting space to sorting through iPod extras have seen their own surge in traffic and advertising revenue.

Talkback - Tell Us What You Think

Formatting +
BB Codes - Note: HTML is not supported in forums
  • [b] Bold [/b]
  • [i] Italic [/i]
  • [u] Underline [/u]
  • [s] Strikethrough [/s]
  • [q] "Quote" [/q]
  • [ol][*] 1. Ordered List [/ol]
  • [ul][*] · Unordered List [/ul]
  • [pre] Preformat [/pre]
  • [quote] "Blockquote" [/quote]

The best of ZDNet, delivered

ZDNet Newsletters

Get the best of ZDNet delivered straight to your inbox

Facebook Activity