United Keys Announces Strategic Partnership With Foxconn to Produce Ground-Breaking...

United Keys Announces Strategic Partnership With Foxconn to Produce
Ground-Breaking Display-Key Keyboard for PC Gaming
Issued Patents Form Foundation of Broad Application for Display-Key Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- United Keys, the technology
leader for display-key input devices, announced today that it has formed a
strategic partnership with Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd. (2317.TW),
a member of Foxconn Technology Group. As part of this partnership, Foxconn,
the world's largest contract manufacturer, will build display-key input
devices using United Keys technology. The first product, a keyboard tailored
for PC gaming, will start shipping as early as summer. The company also
announced new patents and patents pending in a number of countries,
representing a portfolio of IP with broad application making use of display
keys.
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"Our partnership with Foxconn provides world-class procurement,
environmental-friendly manufacturing and design, and, most importantly,
one-of-a-kind global synchronize ramp-ups capability," said Ronald Brown, CEO
of United Keys. "Display-key technology, a revolutionary step forward in
simplifying usability, is now positioned to really take off in the most
popular consumer and business markets."
Display-keys are regular keyswitches with small OLED (organic
light-emitting diodes) displays embedded in their tops. This allows
interactive and image-based communication between software and users. The
promise of display-key input devices is a significant improvement in usability
for any application. For example, macros or other actions can be mapped to
OLED keys with user-customizable images or icons precisely identifying their
function. In the future, display-key support will be included in new software
applications, where keyboard OLEDs change contextually and dynamically. Driven
by intelligent software, images on these small OLEDs will simplify command
choices, increase productivity and create a more engaging, interactive
computing experience. United Keys' strategy of enabling standard keyswitches
retains an important usability attribute: tactile feedback. It also helps keep
costs low.
United Keys has secured patents for broad application of display-key
technology -- including interaction logic between software and hardware,
transmission of images over networks and the internet, and user
customization -- related to a wide range of input devices, including cell
phones, remotes, game consoles, automobiles and medical devices. Besides the
U.S., the company has patents or patents pending in numerous countries,
including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada and the European Union.
About Foxconn Technology Group
Foxconn Technology Group is the partner of choice for all aspects of
contract manufacturing services in 3C industries. Arms with its proprietary
eCMMS business model and world leading IP portfolio, Foxconn revolutionized
the CEM/EMS/ODM industries since turn of the century. Through its renowned
superiorities in speed, quality, engineering services, flexibility and
monetary cost, Foxconn determines to make the comfort from electronic products
usage an attainable luxury for all mankind.
About United Keys, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, United Keys is simplifying the
usability of traditional input devices using display-key technology. United
Keys has secured patents for broad application of display-key technology
related to a wide range of input devices. The business model of the company
focuses on licensing arrangements with OEMs and brand marketers worldwide. To
enable mass production, the company has an agreement with Foxconn. More
information can be found at http://www.unitedkeys.com.
SOURCE United Keys, Inc.

Ronald Brown, CEO of United Keys, Inc., +1-408-779-8946,
rbrown@unitedkeys.com