SDI Technologies is an American consumer electronics manufacturer based in Rahway, New Jersey, whose products are marketed under several national brands, including Timex, eKids, KIDdesigns, and iHome. SDI used to market under Soundesign, a now-defunct brand. SDI Technologies had 110 employees as of 2007, and has a distribution network that covers over 70 countries. Including Asia, SDI employs over 400 people.

History

SDI Technologies was founded as Realtone Electronics in 1956 by Saul Ashkenazi and Ely Ashkenazi. In that year, the company introduced a pocket cigarette lighter and a transistor radio, but neither one of the first.1926 Ronson_(company)#Banjo,_De-Light_and_Homelighters Realtone went public in 1961. It introduced the Soundesign brand of high-end audio components in 1963, and the company changed its name to Soundesign in 1968. Soundesign returned to being a privately-held company in 1982. The company was renamed again, this time to its current name, in 1994.

Products Soundesign

Soundesign, the defunct flagship division of SDI Technologies originally known as RealTone, marketed inexpensive home and portable electronics. The Soundesign brand faded as SDI began selling its products under the Zenith brand in 1993. The Realtone and Soundesign brands were reintroduced in 2012. SDI's current offerings include small electronics of the iHome and Timex brands.

Soundesign products included clock radios, portable radios, stereo systems, televisions, calculators and walkie-talkies In 1983 Soundesign launched the world's first stereo rack system, and the first clock radio with a telephone in 1983. A range of air filters and ionizers were sold under the brand Home Care by Soundesign.

KIDdesign

Soundesign launched its KIDdesign division in 1989 with Playskool youth electronics including electronic toys, earbuds, headsets and headphones. Licenses for Barbie were added in 1993, Hasbro in 2008 (Transformers, GI Joe, Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony), Disney in 2010, Marvel in 2013 (Hulk, Iron Man and Captain America), and Star Wars and Nickelodeon in 2014.

iHome

Created in 2005, the iHome division produces docking stations, headphones, smart home devices, and other accessories. iHome speakers are able to stream music over Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth, as well as via a wired connection. In addition to playing music wirelessly, some systems can act as a charging station for many devices when connected. Their compatibility ranges from smartphones, MP3 players, iPods, tablets, and many more. Some iHome accessories act as a docking station so that users with tablets can use a physical keyboard rather than the one provided on-screen with many devices. iHome also produces several smart home accessories such as smart outlets and motion detectors, which are compatible with Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, as well as others.iHome Smart Home Accessories,

List of products

Soundesign

Model Product Features Year Photo 33-03 Radio ANM/FM/TV sound 44-02 Portable Radio AM 335 Headphones 338 Headphones 477 Stereo System 8-track player, stereo 495 Stereo System Cassette recorder 602 Portable Radio MW TR-1053 Portable Radio MW SD-1053 Portable Radio MW SD 1094 Portable Radio 1120C Portable Radio 1130 Portable Radio 1133 Portable Radio 1146 Portable Radio AM 1982 1152 Portable Radio AM 1164 Portable Radio AM 1177 Portable Radio AM 1977 1222C Portable Radio 1437 Portable Radio AM 1445B Portable Radio TR-1820 Portable Radio MW TR 2051 Portable Radio AM/FM 2052 Portable Radio Portable FM stereo headphone radio 2102 Portable Radio AM/FM 2145 Portable Radio AM/FM 2151 Portable Radio AM/FM 2207 Portable Radio AM/FM 2208D Portable Radio AM/FM 2214B Portable Radio AM/FM 1977 2215 Portable Radio AM/FM 2223D Portable Radio AM/FM 2224 Portable Radio AM/FM 2229 Portable Radio AM/FM 2240 Portable Radio AM/FM 2244B Portable Radio 2256B Portable Radio AM/FM 2260 Portable Radio 2323 Portable Radio AM/FM, stereo 2413 Portable Radio AM/FM/CB 2448 Clock Radio Portable, LCD alarm clock, AM/FM/TV sound/weather band 2531 Portable Radio AM/FM/VHF TV sound/VHF police/weather band 2540 Portable Radio 2549C Portable Radio SW/FM/UHF 2660B Portable Radio AM/FM/UHF, TV sound 2667 Portable Radio AM/FM/Air/TV/Weather 2673 Portable Radio AM/FM/Marine/SW/Air/Police/Weather 3011-(A) Clock Radio Portable, AM/FM, analog clock 3120 Portable Radio 3128W Clock Radio God bless prayer alarm clock 3131L Clock Radio Wacky wake-up alarm clock 3162G Clock Radio Jukebox alarm clock, Grease theme songs 3163B Clock Radio Jukebox alarm clock, musical legends, British hits 3340 Portable Radio AM/FM 3434B Clock Radio 3450 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3461 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3464 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3472 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3480 Clock Radio 3483 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3524 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3545 B Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3566C Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3571 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM 3608-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM 3611 Clock Radio AM/FM 3619 Clock Radio AM/FM, woodgrain 1986 3620 Clock Radio AM/FM, available in woodgrain, white, pink 3622 Clock Radio AM/FM, battery backup 3629 Clock Radio AM/FM 3634 Clock Radio Cube-style, AM/FM, "Morning Call", black or white 3636 Clock Radio AM/FM 3638 Clock Radio Cube-style, AM/FM 3646 Clock Radio AM/FM 3654 Clock Radio Cube style, AM/FM 3657 Clock Radio AM/FM, black, white or silver 3658 Clock Radio LED, AM/FM, twin alarm with weekday/weekend, various colours 3659 Clock Radio AM/FM 3665 Clock Radio AM/FM/Weather band 3667 Clock Radio AM/FM Stereo, "Morning Call" 3676 Clock Radio AM/FM 3691-(C) Clock Radio AM/FM 3700 Clock Radio AM/FM/TV sound, battery backup 3717-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM Weekly Calendar 3728 Clock Radio AM/FM, dual alarm 3753 Clock Radio AM/FM, dual alarm, night light 3770 Clock Radio AM/FM/TV sound 3772-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM/TV sound/weather band 3775-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM 3789-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM, dual alarm 3797 Clock Radio AM/FM setero 3826 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player, "Morning Call" 3827 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3831 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3832 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3834 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette recorder 3838 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3842 Clock Radio Euro-styled, AM/FM, cassette player, turquoise 3844 Clock Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette player, "Morning Call" 3846 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3850-(B) Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player 3852 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette recorder 3654 Clock Radio Eurostyle, LED, battery back-up, sleep timer, back-lit controls 3856 Clock Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette recorder 3867 Clock Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette recorder 3917 Television Portable, 12V, 16cm, B&W, VHF/UHF 1986 3933 Clock Radio Flip numbers, AM/FM, stereo 3969 Clock Radio AM/FM stereo 4059 Portable Radio AM/FM, 8-track player 4323 Portable Radio FM stereo, cassette player 4366 Portable Radio Cassette recorder 4456 Stereo System AM/FM, stereo, 8-track 4493 Stereo System AM/FM, stereo, 8-track player 4520 Stereo System Tuner, turntable 1977 4610 Portable Radio AM/FM, cassette player 4615 Portable Radio AM/FM, cassette player 4626  Portable Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette 4628 Portable Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette 4635 Portable Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette player 4669 Stereo System AM/FM, stereo, 8-track recorder 4745 Portable Radio AM/FM, stereo, cassette 4774 Stereo System AM/FM, stereo, 8-track, turntable 4840 Stereo System 8-track player, stereo 4843 Stereo System 8-track, stereo 4873 Portable Audio Portable TV, AM/FM, dual cassette 5018 Stereo System 8-track player, stereo 5163 Walkie-Talkie CB walkie-talkie, pair, morse code key 5196 Stereo System 5642 Stereo System AM/FM, cassette recorder 5844 Stereo System AM/FM, cassette, 8-track player 5937 Stereo System Tuner, cassette, 8-track player 5943 Stereo System Tuner, clock, cassette, 8-track player 5958 Stereo System AM/FM tuner, cassette record, 8-track player 5988 Stereo System AM/FM, cassette, 8-track, VFD clock 6621-48 Stereo System AM/FM/FM stereo, cassette recorder, turntable 7035 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player, telephone 7144 Walkie-Talkie CB walkie-talkie, pair 7525 Clock Radio 7535 Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone, "Morning Call" 7539 Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone, "Morning Call" 7540-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone 7541 Clock Radio Black or white 7547 Clock Radio 7553 Clock Radio LED, AM/FM, cassette player, telephone 7554-(A) Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone 7560-A Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone 7561-(D) Clock Radio AM/FM, telephone 7580 Clock Radio AM/FM, cassette player, telephone, black or white 7612 Portable Radio Cassette recorder 7620 Portable Radio Cassette recorder 7928 Telephone "Twin Phone" (corded and cordless phones, intercom) 8191 Television 19" CRT 1987 8192 Television 19" CRT 1985 8300 Calculator 8301 Calculator 8309-232 Calculator 8400 Calculator VFD AC-80 Home Care Air purifier/ionizer S328B Clock Radio CD, AM/FM, stereo, dual alarm, sleep timer, battery backup

References

External links Official website