Headquartered in San Fernando, Califone International has been the leading manufacturer of educational audio, visual and supplemental curriculum products.   “Califone is your powerful sound presentation solutions provider,” the company says.  Califone products include DVD/CD/cassette players; cassette recorders; stereo, monaural and cordless headphones / headsets; wired and wireless public address systems; group listening centers; multimedia players; record players; wireless microphones, computer lab peripherals and other reading and writing communications products.  Califone products are used mostly in schools, libraries, churches, recreational parks and businesses.

Califone first started off as the educational products division of Roberts Electronics, a manufacturing company who produced state-of-the-art consumer audio components. Most importantly, Roberts Electronics was the first U.S. company to produce solid state radio tuners and reel-to-reel tape recorders. Through its established foundation, Califone has become the leading engineer of cutting-edge technology for educational applications.

Califone manufactures a number of headsets for the school environment.  They were the first to introduce USB headsets made for schools.  Their selection includes headsets for language learning, Card Readers, and more.  These headsets normally feature a unidirectional mic and noise-reducing ear cups.