World's First NFC Keyboard for Android Smartphones Arrives at Brookstone

World's First NFC Keyboard for Android Smartphones Arrives at Brookstone

Brings instant pairing, low battery drain

NEW YORK, August 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    The One2Touch Softpad S1, the world's first Near Field Communication (NFC) physical
keyboard for Android smartphones has arrived at Brookstone, available now
[http://www.brookstone.com/nfc-android-keyboard ] for $99.

    (Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130820/634573 )

    The foldable keyboard - the One2Touch Softpad S1 - packs NFC in a pocket-sized,
physical keyboard that brings instant pairing, low battery drain and a typing width
equivalent to a 13-inch laptop PC.

    Typing long emails and documents on an Android smartphone can be fast and PC-like with
the One2Touch Softpad S1. The keyboard's Norwegian design gives frequent travellers, power
typists and physical keyboard enthusiasts the tactile typing experience they crave, at a
width equal to a 13-inch laptop.

    The keyboard's NFC technology pairs instantly, and uses less device power than
traditional Bluetooth pairing. NFC is on board most of today's leading Android
smartphones, and with NFC-enabled smartphone sales increasing 300%
[http://bgr.com/2013/06/20/nfc-smartphone-adoption-2012 ] in 2012, the Softpad S1 arrives
as the first physical keyboard for Android to harness this exciting technology.

    Instant pairing

    NFC devices can pair simply by being tapped together or placed in close proximity to
each other. The One2Touch Softpad S1 lets Android users touch their device down onto the
keyboard's landing pad and start typing instantly. Once known to each other, the phone and
keyboard pair instantly whenever the phone is placed on the landing pad.

    Low device battery drain

    Pairing and remaining connected via NFC creates less battery drain than a Bluetooth
connection, helping power-typists prolong their phone's battery life. Completely wireless,
the Softpad S1's lifelong battery requires no charging.

    The typing width of a 13-inch laptop

    The Softpad S1 uses a split keyboard design, with a bank of keys left and right. The
landing pad can accommodate smartphones up to 5-inch screen size. The split QWERTY design
creates an ergonomic typing position, and the width from the left-most key to the furthest
right key on the S1 exceeds the width of a 13-inch laptop keyboards such as the Apple
Macbook Air.

    The power of physical keys

    One2Touch gives smartphone users who are faster and more accurate on large-scale
physical keyboards the device they need to turn their Android phone into a platform for
power-writing. The Softpad S1 brings real, tactile typing back to Android smartphones,
using NFC technology that makes it simple, power efficient and completely portable.

    Durable and completely pocketable, the One2Touch Softpad S1 is available now
[http://www.brookstone.com/nfc-android-keyboard ] online at Brookstone and in Brookstone
retail outlets.

    Tester program

    One2Touch is looking for testers and reviewers. US-based journalists and bloggers
wishing to test or review the device can register their interest at
http://www.one2touch.no.

    Watch the One2Touch Softpad S1 in action

    The One2Touch Softpad S1 is demoed and featured at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqzRVf7WqRc

    http://www.one2touch.no

    Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.

    Photo:
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One2Touch

CONTACT: Nils Knagenhjelm: One2Touch AS, Phone: +1-908-399-5494, Email: nk@one2touch.no