Bose

Bose Corporation is an American manufacturer of premium audio equipment.

History
Bose was founded in 1964 by, a professor at the (MIT), to exploit his loudspeaker patents. In 2011, the majority of Bose's non-voting shares were donated to MIT.

Association with Apple
Bose's early collaboration with Apple Computer was the development of the Acoustimass speaker system used in the 20th Anniversary Macintosh, released in May 1997. In 2004, Bose released the SoundDock for Apple's iPod models with 30-pin dock connectors.