Hewlett Packard Global Voodoo Business Unit
Logo of Voodoo PC. Now HP's Omen line.
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| Subsidiary of HP | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
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Key people
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Rahul Sood (Founder and CTO Voodoo Brand, HP) Todd Bradley (VP, of HP PSG) |
| Products | Enthusiast Personal Computers |
| Parent | HP |
| Website | www |
Voodoo Computers Inc. or VoodooPC was a luxury personal computer brand owned by Hewlett Packard. Voodoo was originally started as a niche PC maker in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1991, and in September 2006 Hewlett Packard announced they would acquire Voodoo. Voodoo specialized in high performance computing. As of June 28, 2011, VoodooPC offered only two models: the Envy 133 (laptop) and the HP Firebird (desktop), although both are no longer available for purchase. It is unknown at this time if any new products are in production. Through November 2012, the VoodooPC website remained online, although no products are currently available for purchase from HP under the VoodooPC or VoodooDNA brands, and the Next Bench community has been disbanded. As of February 2013, however, the website is completely offline.
Voodoo PC is most well known for its desktops and offers one desktop brand, the Omen. On June 10, 2008, the computer's complete redesign was revealed, showing a new brushed metal case and mounted 7" auxiliary screen.
The company was founded in 1991 by Rahul Sood, and in 1999 Ravi Sood (brother to Rahul) joined the board of operations. Prior to the acquisition Voodoo employed roughly 40 people between their Canadian headquarters and their web development office in Bangalore. Since the acquisition the expansion continues, and HP employs over 150,000 people.
On September 28, 2006, Rahul Sood announced on his blog that HP would be acquiring VoodooPC for an undisclosed amount. Rahul Sood will be assuming the position of Chief Technology Officer for HP's Global Voodoo Business Unit.
In August 2007, HP announced the HP Blackbird 002 gaming PC with the label VoodooDNA inside the case. The HP Blackbird can have its hard drive replaced in just 12 seconds due to the tools-free entrance design, and was released on September 15, 2007.
Since the acquisition of Voodoo in 2006, the business has been re-developing the brand of Voodoo. This was culminated on the 10th June 2008 with the revelation that Voodoo will focus on high-end, top spec computers rather than gaming machines. Voodoo will also continue with Voodoo DNA machines with HP.
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