Magnavox
American electronics company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnavox (Latin for "great voice",[1] stylized as MAGNAVOX or sometimes Magnavox) is an American electronics company. It was founded in 1917 by Edwin Pridham and Peter L. Jensen in the United States. In 1974, it became a subsidiary of Philips, a Dutch electronics corporation.
It is known for releasing the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972, the first commercial video game console.[2]