Speck Products

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]

Speck Products
TypeSubsidiary of Samsonite
IndustryConsumer Electronics
Founded2001
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California
Websitewww.speckproducts.com

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.[3]

In May 2014, Samsonite purchased Speck Products for $85 million from VMG Partners.[4]

Products

Speck Products makes cases such as the SmartFlex Card phone case[5] and the HandyShell tablet case.[6]

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.[7][8][9]

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.[10]

Awards
  • Speck was featured on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies list in 2006,[11] 2007[12] and 2008,[13] 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),[14] 2010 (PixelSkin HD for iPhone 4),[15] 2011 (CandyShell Flip for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4)[16] and 2012 (CandyShell Flip for iPhone 5).[17]
  • CandyShell Wrap for iPad 2 was named iLounge iPad Case of the Year for 2011.[16] 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.[18]

References
  1. Gregory Schmidt, "Sweet Options for the iPhone 5," nytimes.com, 24 October 2012
  2. "Samsonite Acquires Mobile Device Case Maker Speck". PCMag. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. Business Wire article
  4. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsonite-enters-market-for-protective-mobile-device-cases-with-acquisition-of-us-based-company-speck-products-2014-05-29/
  5. Alice Truong, "Searching for the Best iPhone Wallet Case? Speck's Got It," Forbes.com, 15 August 2012
  6. Eugene Kim, "Speck HandyShell (for iPad 2 and New iPad)," PCMag.com, 27 July 2012
  7. Alice Truong, "Rapid Review: 5 Popular MacBook Air Cases," Forbes.com, 3 December 2012
  8. Nick Guy, "Speck iGuy Standing Cover for iPad + iPad 2, iLounge, 2011 June 30
  9. Jackie Dove, "Four Speck cases for the iPhone 5," Macworld, 22 February 2013
  10. David Carnoy, "Speck Presidio Series cases for iPhone 7: Slimmer design, more protective," CNET, 7 September 2016
  11. Inc., "2006 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
  12. Inc., "2007 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
  13. Inc., "2008 Inc. 5000 List," retrieved 3/12/2013
  14. iLounge, "The iLounge 2010 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide"
  15. iLounge, "2011 iLounge iPod iPhone iPad Buyers' Guide"
  16. iLounge, "2012 iPhone + iPod Buyers' Guide"
  17. iLounge, "2013 iPhone + iPod Buyers' Guide"
  18. 2012 Webby Award Honorees
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