Speck Products Explained
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]
History
Speck was founded in 2001 by Ryan Mongan, David Law and Tony Lillios as an offshoot of Speck Design.
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.
Products
Speck 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
- 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. 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]
Notes and References
- http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/sweet-options-for-the-iphone-5/
- Web site: Samsonite Acquires Mobile Device Case Maker Speck. PCMag. 24 January 2021.
- Web site: Samsonite . July 30, 2021 . Discloseable Transaction In Relation To The Sale Of Speck . Samsonite Website.
- http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100108005719/en/Speck-CEO-Irene-Baran-Inducted-“Women-CE
- Web site: Samsonite Enters Market For Protective Mobile Device Cases With Acquisition Of US-Based Company Speck Products - MarketWatch . www.marketwatch.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529224325/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsonite-enters-market-for-protective-mobile-device-cases-with-acquisition-of-us-based-company-speck-products-2014-05-29/ . 2014-05-29.
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicetruong/2012/08/15/searching-for-the-best-iphone-wallet-case-specks-got-it/
- https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407669,00.asp
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicetruong/2012/12/03/rapid-review-5-popular-macbook-air-cases/
- http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/speck-iguy-standing-cover-for-ipad-ipad-2/
- http://www.macworld.com/article/2028765/four-speck-cases-for-the-iphone-5.html
- https://www.cnet.com/news/speck-presidio-series-for-iphone-7-slimmer-design-more-protective/
- http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2006/200/company/
- http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2007/4000/company/
- http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2008/4000/company/
- http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/download-now-ilounges-2010-ipod-iphone-buyers-guide
- http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/download-now-ilounges-2011-ipod-iphone-ipad-buyers-guide/
- http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/download-now-ilounges-2012-iphone-ipod-buyers-guide
- http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/download-now-ilounges-2013-iphone-ipod-buyers-guide
- http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=80&season=16
