Indian multinational technology company
Amkette, is a multinational technology company and manufacturer of computer hardware and consumer electronics, headquartered in New Delhi, India. The company launched a smart TV product called EvoTV in 2012.
The company has a pan-India distribution network and heavily invests in hardware and software R&D. Its manufacturing facility is in China while the software team is based in Bangalore, India.[1]
In November 2014, the company launched a headphone with a sharing jack, Trubeats Tango, that allows listeners to connect additional listening devices to the headphone.[2]
In December 2016, the company launched the successor of its flagship product Evo TV 2 4k capable of playing 4k content.[3] In the subsequent year, the company launched the next generation of Evo Tv, the Evo Tv 3 4K with an upgraded 2GB of RAM.[4]
After a decade of the launch of Amkette TV Box which converted normal TVs into smart TVs, In 2021, the company introduced its flagship product, EvoFox Game box in the Indian market. [5]
History
Amkette was started by Rajiv Bapna in 1984. It became one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of floppy diskettes from India, selling to Russia and other countries in Europe. The diskettes plant was started with the help of German technology.[13] The plant manufactured 8", 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes. At its peak it had a production capacity of 30 million floppies daily.[1] The plant was shut down in Jan 2013 and completely converted into a R&D center.[14]
| Date |
Milestone[13]
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| 1986 |
First 8" floppy diskette shipped out
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| 1987 |
Established 5.25" floppy diskette plant
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| 1991 |
Established 3.5" floppy diskette plant
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| 2003 |
Introduction of wireless keyboard[15] and mouse
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| 2004 |
Introduction of CD blank media
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| 2006 |
Introduction of DVD-Rs blank media
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| 2008 |
Introduction of flash drives and memory cards
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| 2009 |
Introduction of Flash TV media player [16]
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| 2012 |
Launch of Amkette Acoustix Lab[17]
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| 2012 |
Launch of EvoTV smart TV platform[18]
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| 2015
|
Launch of Evo GamePad Pro[19]
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| 2016
|
Launch of Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2[20]
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| 2016
|
Launch of Evo TV 2 4K[21]
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| 2017
|
Launch of Evo TV 3 4K[22]
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| 2019
|
Launch of Evo gamepad pro 4 with Instant Play
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| 2020
|
Introduction of EvoFox Gaming Accessories[23]
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| 2021
|
Introduction of EvoFox Game box[24]
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Current product categories
Wireless products
Since early 2010 the company has been into the wireless segment and has introduced a wide range of wireless products. Under this category, keyboards and mice that run on either bluetooth or wireless spectrum technology have been introduced.[25]
Personal technology and audio
The company has a wide range of headphones and headsets for personal and business use including headsets that run on Bluetooth and wireless spectrum technology such as Air Budz and Urban[26] series.
Peripherals
Since the very beginning, the company has been manufacturing computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice, USB hubs, card readers, and HDMI cables.[15]
Accessories
Amkette has a range of smartphone accessories.
Multimedia devices
The company has a range of multimedia devices that work on Android platforms and can be connected to a TV. Amkette began development and marketing of media players in late 2009, by introducing the Flash TV 720p[27] media player. In early 2011 the company launched FlashTV HD 1080p,[28] which was a Full HD media player. In mid-2012, the company launched a new media player called Amkette EvoTV,[29] which was again a Full HD mediapPlayer powered by Android. All these devices support almost every audio and video format.
