Speculative Product Design, doing business as Speck Products is a San Mateo, California-based company that makes protective cases for portable electronic devices including iPad, iPhone, MacBook, Android devices, Windows Phone devices, tablets and eReaders.[1] It became a subsidiary of Samsonite on 29 May 2014.[2] who later sold Speck to Telementum Global, LLC in July 2021.[3]
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Telementum Global, LLC |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California |
| Website | speckproducts |
History
editSpeck was founded in 2001 by Ryan Mongan, David Law and Tony Lillios as an offshoot of Speck Design.[citation needed]
In 2006, Irene Baran joined Speck as CEO. She is a member of the Women in CE Hall of Fame.[4]
In May 2014, Samsonite purchased Speck Products for $85 million from VMG Partners.[5]
In July 2021, Telementum Global, LLC acquired Speck from Samsonite.[3]
Products
editSpeck Products makes cases such as the SmartFlex Card phone case[6] and the HandyShell tablet case.[7]
Other Speck cases include its CandyShell line, PixelSkin HD and FabShell for smartphones; FitFolio and SmartShell for tablets and eReaders; and SeeThru and SmartShell lines for MacBook.[8][9][10]
Presidio case range for smartphones and laptops was first introduced for the iPhone 7 in 2016, and has expanded to include most smartphones. These cases are thinner than the previous CandyShell line.[11]
Awards
edit- Speck was featured on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies list in 2006,[12] 2007[13] and 2008,[14] and has been ranked as high as #41.
- Speck cases were chosen as iLounge's iPhone Case of the Year in 2009 (CandyShell for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G),[15] 2010 (PixelSkin HD for iPhone 4),[16] 2011 (CandyShell Flip for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4)[17] and 2012 (CandyShell Flip for iPhone 5).[18]
- CandyShell Wrap for iPad 2 was named iLounge iPad Case of the Year for 2011.[17] This case was also selected as an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Nominee.
- SpeckProducts.com was named as a Webby Awards 2012 Honoree in the Best Practices category.[19]
References
edit- ^ [1] Gregory Schmidt, "Sweet Options for the iPhone 5," nytimes.com, 24 October 2012
- ^ "Samsonite Acquires Mobile Device Case Maker Speck". PCMag. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b Samsonite (July 30, 2021). "Discloseable Transaction In Relation To The Sale Of Speck" (PDF). Samsonite Website.
- ^ [2] Business Wire article
- ^ "Samsonite Enters Market For Protective Mobile Device Cases With Acquisition Of US-Based Company Speck Products - MarketWatch". www.marketwatch.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29.
- ^ [3] Alice Truong, "Searching for the Best iPhone Wallet Case? Speck's Got It," Forbes.com, 15 August 2012
- ^ [4] Eugene Kim, "Speck HandyShell (for iPad 2 and New iPad)," PCMag.com, 27 July 2012
- ^ [5] Alice Truong, "Rapid Review: 5 Popular MacBook Air Cases," Forbes.com, 3 December 2012
- ^ [6] Nick Guy, "Speck iGuy Standing Cover for iPad + iPad 2, iLounge, 2011 June 30
- ^ [7] Jackie Dove, "Four Speck cases for the iPhone 5," Macworld, 22 February 2013
- ^ [8] David Carnoy, "Speck Presidio Series cases for iPhone 7: Slimmer design, more protective," CNET, 7 September 2016
- ^ [9] Inc., "2006 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
- ^ [10] Inc., "2007 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
- ^ [11] Inc., "2008 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
- ^ [12] iLounge, "The iLounge 2010 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide"
- ^ [13] iLounge, "2011 iLounge iPod iPhone iPad Buyers' Guide"
- ^ a b [14] iLounge, "2012 iPhone + iPod Buyers' Guide"
- ^ [15] iLounge, "2013 iPhone + iPod Buyers' Guide"
- ^ [16] 2012 Webby Award Honorees