Meebox
{{Short description|Mexican technology company}}
{{For|the sketch show|MeeBOX}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Meebox
|logo = Meebox-logo.jpg
|type = Public
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|foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2009||}}
|location = Guadalajara, Mexico
|key_people = Carlos Koch (CEO), Hector Ruiz
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|industry = Software, Communication & information-related equipment, Semiconductor, Electronic devices & components
|products = Slate
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|homepage = [http://www.meebox.us/ www.meebox.us]
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Meebox (also stylized as Meeb[ ]x) was a Mexican company specializing in the design and manufacturing of computers and other consumer electronics. Meebox has operations in Latin America and the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.meebox.me/index.php |title=Bienvenido | Meebox.me | Computadoras y Slates touch y multitouch en Guadalajara, Jalisco y Mexico |access-date=2011-02-22 |archive-date=2011-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129031120/http://www.meebox.me/index.php |url-status=dead }} It was the first Mexican company to manufacture a full functioned tablet computer.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnexpansion.com/tecnologia/2011/02/24/meebox-tablet-mexico-slate-ipad-cnn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227030633/http://www.cnnexpansion.com/tecnologia/2011/02/24/meebox-tablet-mexico-slate-ipad-cnn|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 27, 2011|title = La primera 'tablet' mexicana, agotada|date = 24 February 2011}} and was one of only three Mexican companies which manufactured tablet PCs. In September 2011, Mexican telecom giant Telmex began selling Meebox tablet computers for use with the Telcel 3G wireless internet network.{{cite web |url=http://www.ventaenlinea.telmex.com/telmex/cf/search.cfm?bsq=meebox |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331105258/http://www.ventaenlinea.telmex.com/telmex/cf/search.cfm?bsq=meebox |archivedate=2012-03-31 }} In 2012, Honda Motor Corporation of Japan began using Meebox tablets and computers for point of sales units and business management, becoming the first major foreign business client of Meebox.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/MkL9ieL-iCc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131206011533/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkL9ieL-iCc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkL9ieL-iCc| title = Meebox Slate as Point of Purchase in Honda Distributors | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Products
Meebox produced a wide range of consumer electronics and parts including, desktop tower units, LCD displays, solar panels, netbooks, laptop computers, webcams, speakers, RAM memory, DVD drives, surge protectors, mice, cables, keyboards, adapters, headphones, and point of sales and display units for commercial clients.
In addition to the aforementioned products, most of Meebox's sales came from its two products: An All-in-one PC, the Meebox touch and a Windows powered tablet pc, the Meebox Slate.{{cite web|last=Kee |first=Edwin |url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/01/meebox-%E2%80%93-yet-another-tablet-assaults-ces/ |title=Meebox – yet another tablet assaults CES |publisher=Ubergizmo |date=2022-08-04 |access-date=2023-01-11}}{{cite web |url=https://www.meebox.com.mx/detalle.php?token=eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3 |title=Bienvenido | Meebox.me | Computadoras y Slates touch y multitouch en Guadalajara, Jalisco y Mexico |access-date=2011-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816235839/https://www.meebox.com.mx/detalle.php?token=eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3 |archive-date=2011-08-16 }}