Amkette


Amkette is a computer hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in New Delhi, India. 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. The company's current flagship product is EvoTV. Other products include wireless products, personal technology and audio, peripherals and multimedia devices. 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.

New projects

Amkette was started by Rajiv Bapna in 1984 and was a part of the computer revolution in India under the guidance of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. 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. The plant manufactured 8", 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes. At its peak it had a production capacity of 30 million floppies daily. The plant was shut down in Jan 2013 and completely converted into a R&D center.
DateMilestone
1986First 8" floppy diskette shipped out
1987Established 5.25" floppy diskette plant
1989-90National Productivity Award from President of India
1991Established 3.5" floppy diskette plant
1997India's Best Consumables Company Award
2003Introduction of wireless keyboard and mouse
2004Introduction of CD blank media
2006Introduction of DVD-Rs blank media
2008Introduction of flash drives and memory cards
2009Introduction of Flash TV media player
2011Nominated for NDTV Gadget Guru Awards
2012Launch of Amkette Acoustix Lab
2012Launch of EvoTV smart TV platform
2013Amkette EvoTV won NDTV Gadget Award 2013 for the Best Consumer Electronics of the year
2015Launch of Evo GamePad Pro

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.

Personal technology and audio

The company has a wide range of headphones and headsets for personal and business use including headphones which run on bluetooth and wireless spectrum technology such as Trubeats Air.

Peripherals

Since the very beginning the company has been manufacturing computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice, USB hubs, card readers and HDMI cables. The company also markets its products under the Series A range of peripherals.

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 media player. In early 2011 the company launched FlashTV HD 1080p, which was a Full HD media player. In mid-2012, the company launched a new media player called Amkette EvoTV, which was again a Full HD mediapPlayer powered by Android. All these devices support almost every audio and video format.