Neonode Launches zForce Pad - A Touchscreen Platform for Mobile Internet and Computer DevicesSTOCKHOLM, Feb 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Neonode, Inc. (OTCBB:NEON), the Swedish Optical Touchscreen Technology Company, today announced the launch of zForce Pad, a new low cost 5 to 13 inch widescreen touch screen reference design for mobile internet and computer devices. zForce Pad is the latest in a series of new innovative products based on the Neonode's patented touchscreen technology, zForce. The new platform joins the Company's powerful line-up of reference designs that provide fast and economical integration of the Neonode touch screen technology into e-book readers, digital picture frames, mobile internet devices and mobile phones. Neonode's latest reference design, zForce Pad, is aimed squarely at companies who develop and sell touch screen based mobile internet and computer devices such as tablet-PCs and iPad-like products. zForce Pad offers a number of advantages compared to existing technologies: 100% transparency (no overlay needed like in resistive or capacitive), low cost for complete touch screen solution, ultrathin design, outstanding finger touch experiences (multi-touch support for gesture like pinch to zoom), integrated ambient light sensor for self adjusting backlight levels and lower power consumption and much more. Products based on the zForce Pad touch screen reference design are already being developed by Asian companies.
"The market for this type of product is booming and the touch screen solution is destined to be a vital part of the success of this market. We developed the zForce Pad platform together with companies in the mobile internet and tablet PC device industry and we are confident that it will play an important role in the development of the market. The feed-back from the companies we presented zForce Pad to at the recently completed 3GSM World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, was very encouraging," said Thomas Eriksson, CEO of Neonode Technologies AB.
Neonode offers touch solutions that are many times more cost effective than any other high performance touch solutions in the market today. zForce incorporates all functionality and performance features from traditional touch solutions like resistive and capacitive. zForce supports high resolution pen input, multi-finger touch, gestures like zooming combined with superior picture quality. zForce is currently being integrated into products such as mobile phones, mobile internet devices, e-books, digital picture frames and tablet PC's.
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The list of advatanges is long:

100% transparent - no overlay - for excellent picture quality
Supports all screen sizes
Extremely competitive cost per inch
Low energy consumption (=longer battery time)
Supports multi-touch
Supports all types of sweeps and gestures
Supports handwriting with stylus
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With the popularity of the eReader right now there are lots of companies trying to get readers to market and Neonode has unveiled a new eBook platform called the zBook that is low costs and will help bring cheap eReaders to market quicker. 

The platform is aimed at companies looking to produce a reader needing 100% transparent touch windows, multi-touch capability, and capable of input from a finger or a stylus.

The screen used in the zBook platform is an electronic ink TFT LCD that needs no backlight. The screen tech also supports pen input, gestures for zooming, and other functions. The zForce tech is already in use in other devices on the market today including mobile phones, MIDs, eReaders, digital picture frames and tablet computers.

Features with Neonode zForce Touch

• 100% transparent
• No touch overlay which distroy viewing angel and contrast(vision)
• Finger touch or any object touch ( no need of any inductive or capacitive pen)
• Multi touch which allows Pinch/Zooming
• Light up menue with proximity sensors save power
• Lightsensor, allows you to adjust your backlight and save power
• QWERTY keyboard for text inputs
• Support for sweeps and moves, change page by sweeping
• Touch components integrated on your main board

Update

Neonode, Inc. (OTCBB: NEON), the Swedish leading Optical Touchscreen Technology Company, announced today that the newest Koobe Inc e-Book reader, the JinYong Reader, uses its zForce optical touch screen solution for e-book readers. The JinYong Reader incorporates an ARM-based application processor connected to a high contrast 6 inch electronic ink display and Neonode's optical touchscreen, supporting smooth finger input with gestures and sweeps.
The JinYong Reader will feature the work of renowned Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong among others and will be sold mainly in the traditional Chinese-language market (including but not limited to) Taiwan and Hong Kong. It will be available in the major book stores and consumer electronics channels.
The JinYong Reader is the slimmest multi-touchscreen capable eReader ever. The device supports text in a wide variety of formats such as PDF, ePub, html, txt, as well as images in JPG, BMP and PNG formats. The internal memory of 2GB can store up to 1500 e-books and can be expandable with a micro-SD memory card (up to 16GB).
Page-turning on the JinYong Reader can be done with a single slide on screen or button, while other basic functions like bookmarking, page refresh and annotation can be done with one touch, as well. Touch operation is simple and can be done with either hand.
"We are pleased to work with an e-publishing leader like Koobe to incorporate our innovative zForce e-Book touchscreen platform into the Koobe products. Our zForce e-Book touchscreen will help to enable feature rich e-book applications that can be enjoyed by the growing user base in Asian markets," said Thomas Eriksson, CEO of Neonode Technologies AB.
Neonode delivers a touch solution that is many times more cost effective than any other high performance touch solutions currently in the market. Neonode's technology incorporates all functionality and performance features from traditional touch screen solutions such as resistive and capacitive response (i.e. iPhone). zForce supports high resolution pen input, multi-finger touch control and zoom-in gestures combined with superior picture quality. zForce is currently being integrated into products such as mobile phones, mobile internet devices, e-books, digital picture frames and tablet PC's.
"Koobe continues to drive the evolution of e-book reader design through style and enhanced capabilities," said Mr. Younger L. Liang, Director of Koobe Inc. "In adopting the Neonode eBook touchscreen technology, we have created an e-Book that overcomes the limitations of conventional e-Books. The easy-to-use touchscreen complements the sleek industrial design and rich content. A light finger touch is all you need to control the device."

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Dear Jens, Sorry for my late answer. Currently we will focus our business on licensing our optical touchscreen to other handset amanufacturer Thomas Eriksson Neonode Inc. Linnégatan 89 SE-115 23 Stockholm Sweden Mobile: +46-708-521337 www.neonode.com

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Neonode Completes Financial Restructuring and Launches New Touch Screen Solution Subsidiary BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2009

Neonode, Inc. (NEON.OB), the Swedish mobile technology company, today
announced the launch of Neonode Technology AB, a new wholly owned
subsidiary that focuses entirely on providing and developing optical
touch screen solutions for hand-held devices. Neonode, Inc. has recently
completed a financial restructuring, including the conversion of debt to
equity and a capital raise transaction.

The Company is a leading provider of optical touch screen solutions for
hand-held devices. By launching Neonode Technology and completing the
financial restructuring, the Company can further increase its
development resources in the field of optical touch systems for
hand-held devices. The Company, through its touch screen solution
subsidiary, aims to be at the center of development of the next
generation of hand-held touch screens. With its engineering design
expertise, Neonode Technology also plans to help customers implement
customized touch screen solutions.

“The demand for touch screens for hand-held devices is booming. Mobile phones, GPS devices, E-books are all becoming high volume products and the touch screen is often the most expensive part of a device. Industrial hand-held touch screen usage also is increasing significantly. Our plan is to establish ourselves as the leader in the field of hand-held touch. With the aid of the new optical technologies that we are developing, we feel confident that we can challenge the prevailing resistive and capacitive touch screen technologies,” said Thomas Eriksson, CEO of Neonode Technology AB and co-founder of Neonode, Inc.

For more information:

Thomas Eriksson, CEO, Neonode Technology AB

Linnegatan 89

11523 Stockholm, Sweden

Tel: +46 8 521 337

David Brunton, CFO, Neonode, Inc.

Tel: +1 925 768 0620

www.neonode.com

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