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Speck (company)
Encyclopedia
Speck is a privately-held U.S. company founded in Palo Alto, California
in 2001 as the product division within Speck Design. Speck creates spirited cases for the mobile accessories market. At MacWorld in 2003, Speck released its first case for Apple's iPod
. In addition to the iPod, Speck designs and manufactures cases for the iPhone
, MacBook
, iPad
, cellular phones (Motorola
, BlackBerry
), Western Digital
external hard drives and Garmin
GPS products.
The company is noted for creating new case categories such as the ToughSkin ruggedized cases, SeeThru MacBook cases, and the playful case, iGuy.
500’s fastest growing private company’s list every year since 2006 and has been ranked as high as #41.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 2001 as the product division within Speck Design. Speck creates spirited cases for the mobile accessories market. At MacWorld in 2003, Speck released its first case for Apple's iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
. In addition to the iPod, Speck designs and manufactures cases for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, MacBook
MacBook
The MacBook was a brand of Macintosh notebook computers built by Apple Inc. First introduced in May 2006, it replaced the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple–Intel transition. Positioned as the low end of the MacBook family, the Apple MacBook was aimed at the...
, iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, cellular phones (Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
), Western Digital
Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. It has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 by Alvin B...
external hard drives and Garmin
Garmin
Garmin Ltd. , incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is the parent company of a group of companies founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao , that develops consumer, aviation, and marine technologies for the Global Positioning System...
GPS products.
The company is noted for creating new case categories such as the ToughSkin ruggedized cases, SeeThru MacBook cases, and the playful case, iGuy.
Awards
Speck has been featured on IncInc. (magazine)
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. The magazine publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the "Inc...
500’s fastest growing private company’s list every year since 2006 and has been ranked as high as #41.