Neonode Announces AirBar™ Touchscreen Sensor For MacBook Air® Notebooks at CES® 2017
January 03 2017 - 8:00AM
Neonode® Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON), creators of AirBar, the sleek,
lightweight device that instantly adds touchscreen capabilities to
any laptop display, today announced the official U.S. launch of its
new product, AirBar for MacBook Air at CES 2017. Now compatible
with the MacBook Air 13.3” notebook and launching in the United
States via Amazon.com, AirBar for MacBook Air provides Apple®
notebook enthusiasts with the ability to promptly and seamlessly
activate touch and gesture functionalities on their laptop’s
display.
“We believe the community of devoted MacBook Air
users will welcome this new product, as AirBar for MacBook Air will
surely enhance the user-experience of an already great product,”
said Remo Behdasht, Senior Vice President of AirBar Devices at
Neonode. “Our goal for AirBar continues to be expanding its
application to more devices, across even more markets.”
AirBar was named a CES 2017 Innovation Awards
Honoree in the computer accessories category. The prestigious CES
Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology
Association (CTA), the producer of CES 2017, and products honored
reflect innovative design and engineering in some of the most
cutting edge tech products and services on the market.
The AirBar sensor is a sleek bar that
magnetically attaches to the bottom of a laptop display and plugs
in via USB to instantly activate touch and gesture capabilities,
with no software installation or additional configuration required.
AirBar uses parent company Neonode’s patented zForce AIR™
technology to emit an invisible light field over a display that
senses touch from fingers, gloves and even a paintbrush. AirBar for
PC comes in matte black, and AirBar for MacBook Air comes in
brushed aluminum. Among many other useful and unique
functionalities, AirBar alleviates added weight and glare that is
typically unavoidable with regular touchscreen laptops.
AirBar for 15.6” PC laptops running Windows 10
now retails for $69. AirBar for 13.3” and 14” PC laptops will be
released with AirBar for MacBook Air in early March. AirBar for
MacBook Air will retail for $99 through launch partner
Amazon.com.
Leading online retailers currently carrying
AirBar for PCs include Amazon®, Best Buy®, QVC®, Staples® and
Walmart®. AirBar for MacBook Air is available for pre-order at
www.air.bar/mac, and will also be sold on Amazon.com. Neonode plans
to extend AirBar compatibility to additional MacBook® models and PC
sizes within the first half of 2017.
During CES, a suite of AirBar devices will be
shown at Pepcom’s Digital Experience!, one of the biggest consumer
electronics showcases that will take place Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017
from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m., at the Mirage hotel.
About AirBar
AirBar, a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree, is
a brand of Neonode Inc., a technology company that develops
advanced optical sensors using its patented, zForce AIR technology.
The AirBar sensor is the company’s flagship consumer product that
instantly gives a wide range of laptops on-demand touch
capabilities.
For more information, please visit:
www.air.bar.
About the CES Innovation
Awards
The CES Innovation Awards are based upon
descriptive materials submitted to the judges. CTA did not verify
the accuracy of any submission or of any claims made and did not
test the item to which the award was given.
About Neonode
Neonode Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON) develops and licenses
optical interactive sensing technologies. Neonode’s patented
optical interactive sensing technology is developed for a wide
range of devices like automotive systems, printers, PC devices,
monitors, mobile phones, tablets and e-readers. Neonode is a
trademark of Neonode Inc. registered in the United States and other
countries. AirBar, the AirBar logo and zForce AIR are trademarks of
Neonode Inc. Apple, MacBook and MacBook Air are trademarks of Apple
Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information, please visit
www.neonode.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These include, but are not limited to,
statements relating to expectations, future performance or future
events, and product cost, performance, and functionality matters.
These statements are based on current assumptions, expectations and
information available to Neonode management and involve a number of
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause Neonode’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks, uncertainties, and factors are
discussed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in Neonode’s public
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time, including Neonode’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. You are
advised to carefully consider these various risks, uncertainties
and other factors. Although Neonode management believes that the
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
fulfilled. Forward-looking statements are made as of today’s date,
and Neonode undertakes no duty to update or revise them.
© Copyright Neonode Inc. 2017. All rights
reserved.
Contact: Brenda Manea
BAM Communications
(714) 904-8592
Brenda@bamcommunications.biz
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