A4Tech
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A4Tech Corporation | |
Type | Private |
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Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Industry | Peripherals |
Products | Peripherals |
Revenue | US$ 150 million[1] |
Employees | 3,000 |
Website | www.a4tech.com |
A4Tech Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese computer peripheral company mostly specializing in making mice and keyboards, but also related laptop accessories and computer audio equipment (speakers, microphones and such).
A4Tech was founded in 1987; affiliates are located in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Actual manufacturing takes place in Guangdong, China. The company currently employs 3,000 people.
A4Tech's main partners are are Trust, Gigabyte Technology, AOpen, Micro Innovations, Kensington, GE, HP, Radio Shack, Circuit City, Fry's Electronics, Newegg, ABS Computer Technologies and Sanwa.
[edit] Products
In recent years, A4Tech has made itself a name both with mice and keyboards. Critically acclaimed have been its X-7 mice[2][3][4] and KIP keyboards with an integrated handset for VoIP use.[5][6]
A4Tech has produced the world's first battery free wireless optical mice,[7] which, despite their wireless nature, require no batteries, since energy is supplied via electromagnetic induction from a special USB-connected mouse pad.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.a4tech.com/en/about.asp
- ^ A4Tech X-710 4 DPI Shift Gaming Mouse. ExtremeMHz.com (2005-12-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ (German) Miklos, Christoph (2006-04-17). A4Tech X-750F Lasermaus — Auszeichnung/en. gamezoom.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ (German) Miklos, Christoph (2006-04-17). A4Tech X-750F Lasermaus. gamezoom.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ (German) A4Tech KIP-15. Innovationspreis 2006, Auszeichnung Hardware. Initiative Mittelstand. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ (German) Kölmel, R. and Heider, B. (2006). "Auszeichnung — Innovationspreis 2006" (PDF). Initiative Mittelstand. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ A4Tech official website. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.