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As a science correspondent, it is not particularly surprising I really do like gadgets. But it turns out the gadget accessorises business (or gadgets for your gadgets) is very big business.

Ahead of Christmas I went to visit the team at , a Birmingham-based online retailer selling all sorts of cases, styluses, speakers and more for your mobile phone. It's a great place to take the temperature of a tech business ahead of the festive season.

Interestingly, the company started out selling ringtones and downloadable games and they still have one member of staff looking after that side of things. But most of the 50-odd staff work in the accessories business. And it's expanding.They now export to Germany and France via dedicated websites. And they're even opening a new website selling video-gaming accessories.

Although the last 18 months have been hard, the marketing boss Mark Riley told me the company is gearing up for the biggest Christmas in its 10-year history.

You might expect most of these accessories to be made in China. But in fact they also come from Japan, the US and the UK. In fact the team are currently trying to source something rather special created using some very traditional Midlands expertise. But more on that at a later date.

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