Eleksen to Design New, Innovative Interfaces for Ultra-Mobile PC; Leading Smart Fabrics Company to Provide Peripherals for Cutting-Edge Tablet PC.HANNOVER, Germany -- Eleksen Ltd., the inventor and manufacturer of ElekTex(R) smart fabric touchpads for consumer electronics, today announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. to deliver a range of ElekTex-based interfaces for new Ultra-Mobile PCs A lightweight, small tablet PC with an on-screen keyboard introduced in 2006. Weighing two pounds or less and using a hard drive for all content, the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) runs under the Windows Tablet PC operating system with Touch Pack software. . The new peripherals designs include Eleksen's Bluetooth fabric keyboard and its new USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. keyboard. Additionally, Eleksen will unveil a carrying case with an integrated keyboard and a range of designs that go beyond traditional functions to provide rich multimedia controls operated from the case cover itself. The designs include a variety of sensor layouts and control electronics that can easily be integrated into an Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEMs) accessories products and are available immediately. ElekTex gives OEMs a highly innovative interface technology, which supports their needs to develop dynamic and feature rich peripherals for this new mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings platform. The designs illustrate how textile interfaces can be integrated into some of the most common accessories and peripherals to extend the ease-of-use and enhance the mobility of these devices creating a new type of peripheral that complements the portability of Ultra-Mobile PCs. With ElekTex, interfaces can be developed into standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. accessories or can be built into protective cases and covers for Ultra-Mobile computing devices. "We are pleased to be working alongside Microsoft to bring new portable interface designs to the market," said Robin Shephard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Eleksen. "The focus of our business is to use ElekTex to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the way that consumers interact with their electronics devices. The opportunity to offer solutions for peripherals design and development for the new Ultra-Mobile PC is an unprecedented opportunity for us to participate in the birth of an entirely new breed of computing and entertainment devices." "We're glad to have an innovative industry partner such as ElekTex on board to design new technologies for Ultra-Mobile PCs," said Otto Berkes, general manager of the Mobile Platforms Division at Microsoft Corp. "ElekTex smart fabric interfaces offer capabilities that are well matched to complement the functionality and portability of new Ultra-Mobile PCs." Additionally, working with ElekTex, OEMs can integrate a myriad of interface interactions ranging from simple keyboard button functions to navigation scroll controls and even multimedia gesture controls into fabric-based products. OEMs can further build on these features and exploit ElekTex's core capability to be programmed and reconfigured by PC applications that can change the interface's design and function on-the-fly. This is a significant benefit when considering the portability requirements for peripherals designed for the Ultra-Mobile market - a single interface that doubles as a keyboard and media player controller is both compact and lightweight. About Eleksen Eleksen Ltd. is the world leader in touch sensitive interactive textiles for electronics interface design. The company's core technology, ElekTex(R), is a unique electro-conductive fabric touch pad optimized for the creation of flexible, durable and rugged fabric touch screen interfaces. ElekTex(R) is used in applications ranging from wearable electronic controls for consumer electronics and industrial wear to lightweight, low-power touch interfaces for CE accessories, telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the , military, transportation and space suits. It replaces the hard touch pads, flexi-circuits and polymer switches which have limited the growth of the wearable electronics markets. Eleksen licenses ElekTex(R) and reference design to manufacturers for use in custom electronics design and also markets a range of ready-to-integrate solutions for garment, bags and accessories manufacturers. The company is backed by an impressive list of investors: 3i, MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) , MVI MVI Multivitamin MVI Multi-Vendor Import MVI Melt-Volume Index MVI Motor Vehicle Incident MVI MODIS Vegetation Index MVI Multiple Variable Inversion MVI Microsoft Virus Initiative MVI Multi-Vitamin Injection MVI Motion Video Instructions , Siemens Venture Capital, Vesta Capital Partners and Wireless Frontiers. Eleksen is headquartered in Pinewood pine·wood n. 1. The wood of the pine tree. 2. A forest of pines. Often used in the plural. Studios near London, England and in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. near Boston. For more information about Eleksen offerings, please visit www.eleksen.com. Product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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