The story
Founded by Gulu Lalvani in 1958.1
Between 1976 and 1979, Binatone produced the "Binatone TV Master" series of first generation video game consoles.
In 1983 Binatone was the first in Europe with fixed-line consumer products that could be bought at electronics retailers. This marked the beginning of a gradual change from Binatone's focus on audio and vision to telecom products.
In 2008, Dino Lalvani, son of Gulu Lalvani, purchased the company from his father and took over as chairman.
Binatone was the official shirt sponsor of Queens Park Rangers Football Club from 2003 to 2006.
In 2013, Binatone released ReadMe Mobile, an Android tablet/eReader. The device specializes as an eBook with a keypad, and a non-reflective screen.
Binatone created an N95 mask and combined it with a Bluetooth headset in January 2021. The company unveiled MaskFone at the CES 2021.
From Wikipedia’s article on Binatone, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4