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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

| ~~Name~~ = ~~Belkin International, Inc~~.

{{CompanyCargo

~~| Type = Subsidiary~~

|Description=American consumer electronics company focused on phone and computer accessories.

| Founded = April 18, 1983

|Founded=April 18, 1983

| Industry = ~~Consumer electronics~~

|Industry=Electronics

| ~~Official~~ Website = www.belkin.com

|Logo=Belkin logo.png

~~| Logo = Belkin logo.png~~

|ParentCompany=Foxconn Interconnect Technology

}}Belkin is an American electronics company, ~~located in~~ headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces phone/computer ~~accessory~~ and connectivity devices, such as: powerbanks, wireless chargers and screen ~~proectors~~.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2018-03-27 |title=Foxconn buys Belkin, Linksys, and Wemo |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>

|Type=Subsidiary

|Website=https://www.belkin.com

}}

'''[[wikipedia:Belkin|Belkin]]''' (stylised belkin) is an American electronics company, headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces phone and computer accessories and connectivity devices, such as powerbanks, wireless chargers, and screen protectors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2018-03-27 |title=Foxconn buys Belkin, Linksys, and Wemo |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714165148/https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |archive-date=14 Jul 2025 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=[[The Verge]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

'''Business model:''' Belkin remotely disables perfectly functional devices in order to sell new ones, a practice known as [[discontinuation bricking]].

==Incidents==

===End of support for Wemo smart devices ''(2025-)''===

==References==

[[Category:Belkin]]

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-{{InfoboxCompany
+{{Stub}}
-| Name = Belkin International, Inc.
+{{CompanyCargo
-| Type = Subsidiary
+|Description=American consumer electronics company focused on phone and computer accessories.
-| Founded = April 18, 1983
+|Founded=April 18, 1983
-| Industry = Consumer electronics
+|Industry=Electronics
-| Official Website = www.belkin.com
+|Logo=Belkin logo.png
-| Logo = Belkin logo.png
+|ParentCompany=Foxconn Interconnect Technology
-}}Belkin is an American electronics company, located in headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces phone/computer accessory and connectivity devices, such as: powerbanks, wireless chargers and screen proectors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2018-03-27 |title=Foxconn buys Belkin, Linksys, and Wemo |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>
+|Type=Subsidiary
+|Website=https://www.belkin.com
+}}
+'''[[wikipedia:Belkin|Belkin]]''' (stylised belkin) is an American electronics company, headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces phone and computer accessories and connectivity devices, such as powerbanks, wireless chargers, and screen protectors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2018-03-27 |title=Foxconn buys Belkin, Linksys, and Wemo |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714165148/https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17166272/foxconn-buys-belkin-fit-linksys-wemo |archive-date=14 Jul 2025 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=[[The Verge]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
+==Consumer impact summary==
+'''Business model:''' Belkin remotely disables perfectly functional devices in order to sell new ones, a practice known as [[discontinuation bricking]].
+==Incidents==
+===End of support for Wemo smart devices ''(2025-)''===
+{{Excerpt|Belkin Wemo discontinuation of service}}
+==References==
+<references />
+[[Category:Belkin]]