Samsung’s Hot Yepp YP-P2 Media Player Touchscreen Features Synaptics’ ClearPad(TM) Sensor
Posted on May 5, 2008
Filed Under Digital Media, Digital Music
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synaptics Inc.
(Nasdaq: SYNA), a leader in capacitive sensing interface solutions for
mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today
announced that Samsung’s slim and stylish Yepp YP-P2 multimedia player
features a touchscreen enabled by Synaptics’ ClearPad(TM) solution.
Synaptics’ ClearPad is a high-resolution, transparent capacitive touch
solution that provides users with a compelling new experience for
controlling displayed applications. ClearPad replaces traditional
mechanical buttons and sliders enabling an easy-to-use interface and
allowing more display real estate for rich content and on-screen
interaction. The Samsung Yepp YP-P2 is a Bluetooth-enabled device that
features a MP3 player, FM radio, picture viewing capabilities, and video
applications that a user can access and navigate directly on the screen,
using Synaptics’ ClearPad interface technology. ClearPad provides a quick
and easy way to navigate, scroll through, and select digital content,
especially with Synaptics’ intuitive gesture recognition.
“The Samsung Yepp YP-P2 media player using Synaptics’ capacitive
ClearPad sensor demonstrates the innovative ways we are connecting
consumers with technology,” said Andrew Hsu, product marketing manager at
Synaptics. “We are helping to enable the future of handheld devices by
continuing innovations in advanced gestures and character recognition. We
strive to bring easy-to-use interaction to the new wave of feature-rich
consumer electronics.”
“Samsung continues to drive the evolution of media player design
through style and enhanced capabilities,” said Hugh HyungUk Choi, engineer
at Samsung. “In adopting Synaptics’ ClearPad technology, we created a media
player that overcomes the limitations of conventional media players. The
easy-to-use interface complements the sleek industrial design and rich
content. A light finger touch is all you need to control the device.”
Synaptics’ thin ClearPad sensor is placed beneath the clear plastic
case of the device and on top of the LCD display, making it extremely
durable and ideal for industrial design engineers. Building on Synaptics’
flagship TouchPad(TM) capacitive technology, ClearPad provides a robust and
high-performing touchscreen solution for mobile phone and handheld device
manufacturers, which recognizes both simple and advanced gestures. OEMs can
also provide customized adaptive controls specific to end applications for
an optimal user interface.
For more information on Synaptics’ transparent capacitive touch
sensors, visit http://www.synaptics.com/products/cleartouch.cfm
For more information on the Samsung Yepp YP-P2, visit
http://pages.samsung.com/us/p2/index.html
About Synaptics
Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA) is a leader in human interface solutions for
the mobile computing, communications, and entertainment industries. The
company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices including
notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The
Touchpad, Synaptics’ flagship product, is integrated into a majority of
today’s notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing
manufacturers use Synaptics’ solutions to enrich the interaction between
humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality
and industrial design. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara,
California. http://www.synaptics.com
Synaptics, TouchPad, ClearPad, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of
Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries.
All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact:
Rebecca Parr Tara Yingst
Synaptics Edelman
408-454-5178 650-762-2942
rparr@synaptics.com tara.yingst@edelman.com
SOURCE Synaptics Inc.
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