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Technology that disappears into your life.

Every Maktar product is built on the same principle: protection should be effortless. If it asks you to remember, configure, or think — it isn’t good enough.

It took us a decade — across two product families and nine generations of in-house silicon — to refine that philosophy.

Family · 01 / Drive · 2015

Piconizer
A photo album, in your pocket.

The insight that changed everything

In 2015, every iOS external drive was built around the same idea: a dual-interface USB stick with a file browser, designed for the business user. We watched what people actually did with their iPhones — they took photos, thousands of them, and ran out of space.They didn’t need a file manager. They needed more room for memories.

Three buttons. That’s it.

Piconizer (Picture + Organizer) stripped away everything unnecessary. No file browser, no folder hierarchy, no settings. Three buttons: Backup, Browse, Restore. Plug into iPhone, photos saved. Unplug, done.

NT$60M+
Taiwan crowdfunding record
100K+
Units sold in Taiwan alone
Best Choice
Computex 2015
Excellence
Taiwan Excellence Award
Four generations of refinement
Piconizer
2015
First generation. Co-developed MK-800 IC with ALCOR Micro. USB 3.0 speed, an industrial design kept deliberately thin and elegant, with a micro-B connector. Computex Best Choice Award. Taiwan Excellence Award.
Piconizer 2
Improved performance and reliability. Expanded into B2B licensing (Transcend JetFlash, Team Group, PQI).
Piconizer 3
Backup experience refined further.
Piconizer 4 & 4s
Current
Latest generation. Sold at premium price points in Taiwan and Japan — proof that products with sharp design and clear positioning don’t need to compete on price.
Family · 02 / Cube · 2018

Qubii
Backup happens while you charge.

It started with a question

By 2017 the problem had shifted from "not enough space" to "too much I can’t lose." Everyone agreed backup mattered — but nobody actually did it. The habit was too hard. We asked a simple question: wouldn’t it be better if backup happened while you charged?

The MFi breakthrough

Apple’s MFi program included a feature called App Launch — originally designed to prompt users to open an App when an accessory is connected. We discovered it could launch the App directly, no user interaction required. No prompt, no tap. Plug the phone in — App opens, backup starts. That discovery became the foundation of Qubii.

How it works
1
Plug between charger and cable

It’s the size of a stock Apple 5 W charger — you stop noticing it.

2
Insert a microSD card

Capacity is your call. The storage is yours.

3
Charge your phone

App launches automatically, incremental backup begins — photos, video, contacts — picking up exactly where it left off.

4
That’s it

No cloud subscription. No setup. No habit to learn.

Product evolution
Qubii
2018
iOS only. Lightning + USB Type-A. microSD slot. Automatic backup of photos, video and contacts.
Qubii Pro
Added USB 3.0 to speed up backup. Integrated with Apple’s Files app — Qubii storage is reachable from native iOS file management.
Qubii Duo
2019
Dual-platform support for iOS and Android. Android via the AOA (Android Open Accessory) protocol.
SINCE 2018
1,200,000+
Qubii units shipped worldwide.68% of revenue from Japan.
Good Design 2021 Good Design 2022 Computex Jury 2018 VGP Award Taiwan Excellence
Family · 03 / Platform · in development

Qubii Air
Enterprise-grade digital-asset protection.

Built on a decade of protecting personal memories for over a million users, Qubii Air introduces a three-layer protection architecture — designed for carriers, enterprise IT, and managed-service providers.

Layer 01
Local Storage
Local Storage

Automatic backup to local storage — the proven, trusted Qubii experience. Fast, private, no network required. The data is physically next to you.

Layer 02
Peer-to-Peer
P2P Remote Access

Reach your backups from anywhere over a peer-to-peer connection. Nothing has to live in a central cloud. Direct device-to-device access — speed and privacy intact.

Layer 03
Cold Storage
AWS Glacier

Long-term archival on AWS Glacier. Disaster-grade protection: even if every local device is lost — theft, fire, flood — the digital assets survive. The layer that turns backup into insurance.

Digital-asset insurance

Traditional backup asks: "Where do you want your files stored?"
Qubii Air asks a different question: "How fully do you want your irreplaceable memories protected?"

B2B Licensing

Your brand,
our technology.

Maktar’s IC + App platform powers products from some of Asia’s largest tech brands. Full stack — in-house silicon, firmware, companion App, and MFi certification expertise.

PARTNER Market Product Technology
SoftBank
Japan
memory keeper (microSD reader)
MK-810 IC + PowerBackup App
I-O DATA
Japan
Clip bag U3-IP series (iPhone USB stick)
MK-800 IC + PowerBackup App
Elecom
Japan
LMF-LGU3WH series (Lightning USB 3.0)
MK-800 IC + iSmartCopy App
Transcend
Global
JetFlash product line
MK-800 IC
Team Group
Global
iOS storage products
MK-800 IC
PQI
Global
iOS storage products
MK-800 IC
SANWA DIRECT
Japan
iOS accessories
Maktar IC platform
Recognition

Designed in Taipei,
recognized worldwide.

Design awards
Good Design Award
Qubii · 2021
Good Design Award
Qubii Duo · 2022
VGP Award
Qubii Pro · multiple years
DGP Award
Multiple products · multiple years
Industry awards
Computex Best Choice
Piconizer · 2015
Computex Jury’s Award
Qubii · 2018
Taiwan Excellence Award
Multiple products · 2020 / 2021
Crowdfunding records
zeczec · Piconizer
NT$60M+
Makuake · Qubii Power
¥36M
Makuake · Qubii Pro
¥9.08M
Makuake · Qubii Charge
¥8.30M
Makuake · Piconizer 2
¥3.51M
Makuake · Qubii Duo
¥1.38M (275% funded)