Kensington Products Group
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| Formation | 1981 |
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| 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]
History
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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.
Products
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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[3] and patented by Kryptonite in 1999–2000,[4] 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.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kensington Sicherheitslösungen". Kensington (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Kensingtons KeyFolio Expert im Test: Universelle iPad-Schutzhülle mit Tastatur, netzwelt, retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ The Computer Chronicles, The Computer Chronicles - Notebook Computers (1992), archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2018-12-13
- ^ Security anchor/tether assemblage for portable articles: U.S. Patent 6,081,9746,317,936 and 6,360,405 (Cornelius McDaid, John Ristuccia, Kryptonite Corporation - priority date: 1999-06-21)
- ^ "Kensington SAFE Security Ratings". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ Westover, Brian (2017-06-26). "Kensington Laptop Locking Station 2.0 Review: Security, But at a Cost". LaptopMag. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
External links
[edit]- "Computer Products & Accessories: Locks & Docks". Kensington. Retrieved 2024-01-13.