Milestones


2008

  • Mio wins one iF Design Awards for innovative industrial design
  • Mio and Navman brands merge
  • Mio refreshes its corporate identity
  • Mio Signs On to be the Only Global Positioning Equipment Exclusive Senior Sponsor of the World Expo 2010
  • Mio launch the World's Slimmest and Most Compact GPS Mio Moov 380

2007

  • Mio wins two iF Design China Awards for innovative industrial design
  • Mio announces joint-sponsorship of Team Discovery (Tour de France)

2006

  • Mio DigiWalker launches a new range of products and major branding initiatives aimed at further establishing itself as the worldwide leader in integrated communication, entertainment, and navigation devices.
  • Mio maintains number three position for mobile GPS devices across EMEA (Canalys)
  • Mio is number one in PDA with GPS market (Canalys)
  • Mio wins one iF Design China Award for innovative industrial design

2005

  • Launch of Mio DigiWalker 269, the first dedicated GPS with integrated hard drive.
  • Mio DigiWalker enters Australia, Japan, and the US.
  • Mio DigiWalker partners with Avis Rent-a-Car in South Korea to offer its customers in-car GPS for visits to Cheju Island.
  • Mio DigiWalker is again ranked the No. 1 handheld brand in South Korea and Taiwan.(Source: IDC)
  • Mio DigiWalker is ranked the No. 2 handheld maker in Europe. (Source: Canalsys)
  • Mio DigiWalker ranks among the Top 5 handheld vendors in the world. (Source: IDC)

2004

  • Mio DigiWalker enters European, Middle Eastern, and African markets and achieves a Top 5 ranking in the region within the first year.
  • Mio DigiWalker is ranked the No. 1 handheld brand in South Korea and Taiwan. (Source: IDC)

2003

  • Launch of Mio DigiWalker 168, the world's first PDA with integrated GPS in South Korea and Taiwan.

2002

  • Mio Technology Limited establishes operations.