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1927 Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, Limited, established (Photo ④)
1939 Produced Japanʼs first TV receiver
1956 Developed 45/45 stereo record format
1963 Introduced KV-200, the worldʼs smallest 2-head professional VCR
1976 Introduced HR-3300, the worldʼs first VHS home video recorder (Photo ⑤)
1986 Introduced GR-C7, the worldʼs smallest and lightest VHS-C video camera
1991 Introduced AV-36W1, the first 16:9 TV in the industry
1995 Introduced GR-DV1, the worldʼs first pocket-sized digital video camera
2003 Introduced GR-HD1, high-definition digital video camera
Introduced EX-A1, compact component system
2005 JVC co-developed high-quality audio compression technology “net K2”
with Victor Entertainment, Inc.
2006 JVC awarded the prestigious IEEE Milestone for the development of VHS video
2007 Introduced Everio GZ-HD7, the worldʼs first full HD hard disk camcorder targeted
at consumers
2009 Introduced the JVC global brand throughout Japan
Introduced the GD-463D10, full HD 3D LCD monitor for professional use
2010 JVC LSI enables high-speed image processing in HD camcorders (Photo ⑥)
2011 Merged into JVC KENWOOD Corporation
1946 Established Kasuga Radio Co., Ltd. (predecessor of Kenwood Corporation)
1947 Succeeded in manufacturing high-performance radio parts (high-frequency coils)
1957 Began exporting FM tuners for the first time as a Japanese manufacturer (Photo ⑦)
1960 Renamed Trio Electronics, Inc.
1962 Launched the industryʼs first transistor amplifier
1966 Introduced fully transistorized audio products for the first time in the industry
1978 Entered the commercial wireless radio equipment field in Japan
1980 Entered the car audio field in the U.S.
1983 Entered the business & industry sector of commercial wireless radio field in the U.S. (Photo ⑧)
1986 Renamed Kenwood Corporation
1991 Developed the radio systems used in F1 world championship races and excuted
an official supplier contract with Team McLaren
1992 Entered the car navigation system field, launching the industryʼs first 1DIN-size GPS car navigation system
1997 Supplied Real Focus Sound System for the Forester and 2nd Legacy models of Subaru,
establishing a base for the OEM Business
2004 Acquired the wireless radio operations of Toyo Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
2005 Formed a technical and capital alliance with Icom Inc. to jointly research the standardization
of technical specifications for digital wireless radio equipment
2007 Converted Zetron, Inc., a U.S. systems-based communication company into a subsidiary
Formed a new after-market collaboration agreement for AV-integrated navigation systems
for the consumer after-market with Garmin, the largest PND maker in the U.S.
2008 Launched a voluntary organization jointly to contribute to the development
of land mobile radios in the Americas
2009 Launched the Simultaneous Communications System and VoIP Radio Dispatch System
2010 Basic land mobile radio equipment for emerging markets “TK-U100,” “TK-2000/3000” (Photo ⑨)
2011 Merged into JVC KENWOOD Corporation
Former Victor Company of Japan, Limited
Former Kenwood Corporation
④ Gramophone
in 1928
⑤ The worldʼs first VHS home
video recorder “HR-3300”
⑥ JVC LSI enables high-speed
image processing
in HD camcorders
⑨ Basic land mobile
radio equipment
for emerging markets
⑦ FM tuner
⑧ Land mobile radio
launched in the U.S.
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JVC KENWOOD Corporation
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