Qualcomm Technologies said Friday it bought the assets of EPOS...
Qualcomm Technologies said Friday it bought the assets of EPOS Development. Israel-based EPOS develops low-cost digital ultrasound positioning technologies that are used in input systems like pen/stylus and gesture recognition. “Ultrasound technology provides device manufacturers a low-cost approach for integrating…
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pen and stylus-based user interfaces into their products while gaining the benefit of a slew of new capabilities,” EPOS CEO Oded Turbahn said in a Qualcomm news release. “Relative to other pen and stylus input solutions, the additional bill of material cost for the device is minimal as the technology does not require changes to the device’s screen and is independent of screen size,” he said. Qualcomm said it will incorporate EPOS’s assets into its Snapdragon processor, which is used in many Android and Windows Phone-capable mobile devices. The addition of those assets will “further strengthen and differentiate [Snapdragon], allowing unique and powerful next-generation user experiences for smartphones, tablets and e-readers,” Qualcomm said (http://xrl.us/bnz2ow).