Mophie, a California firm that makes protective covers and battery chargers for iPhones and iPod touches, is an official Apple retail partner.

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Lower prices could, in fact, squeeze the entire industry of e-reader accessories that has sprung up in recent years to outfit the Kindle and its competitors with protective covers, external lights and special carrier bags.

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He argued that police had missed a bullet in the toilet of the bathroom where Steenkamp was shot and may have contaminated the crime scene by failing to wear protective foot covers.

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Since joining South Wales Ms Paul has been leading the protective services portfolio, which covers crime, specialist operations and intelligence, along with the force's Olympics preparations.

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Kris Hedstrom, the director of CHEP's Innovation Center, which adjoins the plant, is wearing earplugs, protective glasses and hard plastic shoe covers over his toes.

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