IGB Eletrônica

IGB Eletrônica S.A. (Portuguese for IGB Electronics), doing business as Gradiente, is a Brazilian consumer electronics company based in Manaus, and with offices in São Paulo. The company designs and markets many product lines, including video (e.g. televisions, DVD players), audio, home theater, high end acoustics, office and mobile stereo, wireless, mobile/smart phones, and tablets for the Brazilian market.[1] The company was founded in 1964. In 1993 they founded Playtronic, a fully owned subsidiary who licensed the manufacturing of Nintendo consoles in Brazil,[2] and while publishing games for various systems they also provided Portuguese translations of some games (among them, South Park and Shadow Man for the Nintendo 64). However, they stopped the partnership with Nintendo in 2003 because of the high price of the dollar at the time.

IGB Eletrônica S.A.
Sociedade Anônima
Traded asB3: IGBR3
IndustryElectronics
Founded1964
HeadquartersManaus, Brazil
Key people
Eugênio Emílio Staub, (CEO)
Productstelevisions, flat panels, LCDs, plasma display, DVDs, hi-fi, home theater, portable audio, mobile phone, karaoke machines
Revenue US$ 588.2 million (2012)
US$ 86.2 million (2012)
Number of employees
18,400
Websitewww.igbeletronica.com
www.gradiente.com.br

The Gradiente iPhone case
Not to be confused with Apple Inc.'s mobile device of the same name.

In 2000, Gradiente, now legally known as IGB Eletrônica SA,[3] filed for the brand name "iphone" in Brazil's INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property, the trademark authority).[4] Only by 2008 the Brazilian government granted full brand ownership for Gradiente, and currently (since January 2012), the company is selling Android-based smartphones under this name.[5] Until 2008 that trademark is fully owned by IGB Eletrônica SA, which released its Android-powered iphone neo one under the Gradiente brand.[6][7][8] The iphone neo one is sold for R$ 599 (about US$287), a dual-SIM handset running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. It has a 3.7-inch, 320 x 480 display, a 700 MHz CPU, 2GB of expandable storage, Bluetooth, 3G, WiFi and 5 / 0.3-megapixel camera.[9] [10]

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See also

References
  1. "Loja Gradiente: Tablet, Smartphones, Cellures e Eletrônicos".
  2. "Latin America's New Cultural Industries Still Play Old Games". Game Studies. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  3. "IGB". Igbeletronica.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  4. "Portal INPI". Inpi.gov.br. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  5. "Smartphone Gradiente Neo One GC 500 SF, Dual Chip, Android 2.3.4, 3G". Gradiente. 2012-08-24. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  6. "Telecom Consultant Thinks Apple Will Buy Brazil iPhone Trademark". The Mac Observer. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  7. "Gradiente website with their iphone". Gradiente.com.br. 2012-08-24. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  8. "Brazilian Company Launches Android-Powered 'IPHONE'". The Mac Observer. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  9. Nelson, Randy (2012-12-18). "Brazil's new 'iphone' isn't what you think | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog". TUAW. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  10. "Vídeo: Gradiente é dona da marca iPhone no Brasil". Admr.com.br. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-03-15.


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