Keyssa High-Speed, Contactless Technology ‘Key” To Acer Aspire Switch 12 S Hybrid Laptop/Tablet Versatility

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Campbell, California based Keyssa, specialists in high-speed, contactless connectivity, have announced that the new Acer Aspire Switch 12 S has made history as the first truly hybrid tablet/laptop with the full performance capabilities of a PC. By using Keyssa’s Kiss Connectivity to transfer data between the dock and 4K tablet, Acer has succeeded in creating its thinnest hybrid ever. Moreover, the Aspire Switch 12 S is the first tablet that performs with the I/O speed of a PC without sacrificing the beauty and elegance of an ultra-thin form factor.

The Aspire Switch 12 is a 12.5-inch 5-in-1 product with a detachable wireless keyboard that can be used as a laptop, tablet with or without keyboard, or desktop PC via its five modes (notebook, pad, display, tent and desktop). The Aspire Switch 12 offers cool-running low power consumption with an Intel Core M processor. Its marquee feature is its ability to easily transition among five distinct modes (notebook, pad, display, tent and desktop). Through these five modes, users can find a configuration for just about any need and use it as a laptop, tablet with or without keyboard, or desktop PC.

Keyssa technology allowed the Aspire Switch 12 S to maintain a reliable, high-speed connection between the device and keyboard dock without using any mechanical connectors or pogo pins, says Jerry Kao, president of IT Products Business Group, Acer Inc. The technology helped us to keep the Aspire Switch 12 S as slim and sleek as it is now, without sacrificing on performance and power.

With Kiss Connectivity, Keyssa has unleashed a new era that will change the way devices communicate and free engineers to design devices in entirely new ways. Kiss Connectors are tiny, low-power, solid-state connectors that can be embedded inside a product, and can securely move huge files between devices. Other Aspire Switch 12 S benefits include:

Design-Friendly Form Factor:

Secure, point-to-point connection at extremely high frequency (EHF) without wires or metal connectors

  • Protocol-agnostic, up to 6Gb/s high-speed data transfer supporting USB, DisplayPort and SATA standards
  • Bi-directional
  • Supports low speed applications allowing for the aggregation of multiple mechanical connectors into a single bi-directional connection

Aspire Switch 12 S Tech Features And Specifications Include:

  • 12.5-inch IPS display, with a Full HD 1,920×1,080-pixel or 4K resolution
  • 0.31-inches thick (7.85mm); 0.68-inches thick (17.3mm) with keyboard attached
  • 1.76 pounds (800 grams); 3.09 pounds (1,400 grams) with keyboard attached
  • 6th generation Intel Core M processor
  • Starting at 4GB of RAM, up to 8GB
  • Starting at 128GB of SSD storage, up to 256GB
  • Keyssa USB SuperSpeed solid-state connection between display and keyboard
  • Thunderbolt 3 port on USB-C, two USB 3.0 ports, microSD card reader and Micro HDMI
  • 2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi

With contactless Kiss Connectivity, the Aspire Switch 12 S is at the crest of a new wave of disruptive industrial design that will impact new products for decades to come, says Eric Almgren, CEO of Keyssa. Ever since the first commercially viable tablet hit the market, engineers and designers have striven to resolve the tug of war between the very sleek and the very fast. Acer and Kiss Connectivity have made winners of both sides.

“As products get thinner and as data speed requirements get higher, traditional means of transferring data via mechanical connections, whether via connectors or pogo pins, are quickly revealing their limitations,” says David Pheteplace, Senior VP at Bishop & Associates. “We are therefore seeing huge potential for designs that move away from wires, cables and other traditional ways for devices to communicate at high speed.”

For more information, visit:
http://keyssa.com/

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