| Formation: | 1981 |
| Headquarters: | Redwood Shores, California, United States |
| Owner: | ACCO Brands |
| Website: | www.kensington.com |
The Kensington Technology Group is a technology division of ACCO Brands. The company is headquartered in Redwood Shores, a district of Redwood City, California. The German branch is located in the town of Schorndorf.[1]
The Kensington company was founded in 1981 with their first product, the so-called "System Saver", which included a fan and a mains filter for Apple, which was quite successful.
Kensington Technology Group sells computer accessories and peripherals such as mice, keyboards, cases for laptops and consumer electronics (iPods, MP3 players), power supplies and anti-theft systems for computers and electronic devices. iPad accessories are also part of the range, such as the protective KeyFolio Expert tablet case with an integrated Bluetooth keyboard.[2] The use of the accessories is aimed at both fixed and mobile workstations.
Since 2005, the company has offered the Kensington Lock, a anti-theft system for laptops and other peripherals. The system was originally designed in the mid-1980s and patented by Kryptonite in 1999–2000,[3] which was later assigned to Schlage in 2002, together with a range of individual locking systems with various options to secure computing devices such as laptops, desktops, projectors, TFTs and external hard drives. It is currently a division of ACCO Brands.[4] [5]