About Eleksen
Eleksen Group plc is the world leader in touch sensitive interactive textiles for electronics interface design.
The company's core technology, ElekTex, is a unique electro-conductive fabric touch pad optimized for the creation of flexible, durable and rugged fabric touch screen interfaces.
ElekTex is used in applications ranging from wearable electronic controls for consumer electronics and industrial wear to lightweight, low-power touch interfaces for CE accessories, telematics, military, transportation and space suits. It replaces the hard touch pads, flexi-circuits and polymer switches which have limited the growth of the wearable electronics markets.
Eleksen licenses ElekTex and reference design to manufacturers for use in custom electronics design and also markets a range of ready-to-integrate solutions for garment, bags and accessories manufacturers. Eleksen is headquartered in Pinewood Studios near London, England and in Waltham, Massachusetts near Boston.

For more information about Eleksen, please visit www.eleksen.com

Macworld

Eleksen's products will be highlighted at the 2007 International CES, which runs from 8-11 January, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Innovations Plus at the Sands. This event showcases the hottest technologies in the consumer electronics industry.

The company was also named as a finalist in the Design Application of the Year category for Elektra 06, Europe's electronics industry awards.

"It is clear Eleksen is being recognised for innovation in design and our technology's ability to completely transform the consumer electronics industry," said John Collins, Eleksen's vice president of business development.

http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?newsid=16732&pagtype=samechandate

Fabrics of the Future

http://www.creatrixblog.com/?p=51

A visit to Kenpo and a new iPod jacket for 2007

For 2007, Kenpo is looking to expand their existinglineup of jackets for the iPod by addingenhancementssuch as new jacket designs, additional pockets for other gadgets, andtesting out differentclothing materials.

http://www.krunker.com/2006/12/14/a-visit-to-kenpo-and-a-new-ipod-jacket-for-2007

USA: Eleksen awarded with CES Innovations 2007 for fabric iPod controller
December 17, 2006

NEW YORK: The Consumer Electronics Association (CES) has chosen US-based developers and manufactures of smart fabrics, Eleksen Ltd. as an international CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards honoree for its innovative fabric-based iPod controller, John Collins, Eleksen's vice president of business development informed in a pre release.

The smart-fabric technology of Eleksen is being employed in a growing range of iPod-ready coats, which are designed to let uses control their music player using washable, fabric-based technology.

The product will be highlighted at the 2007 International CES scheduled from 8th -11th January, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada which will showcase the hottest technologies in the consumer electronics industry.

Further, the company was also named as a finalist in the Design Application of the Year category for Elektra 06, Europe's electronics industry awards as it is being recognised for innovation in design and our technology's ability to completely transform the consumer electronics industry.

http://www.bharattextile.com/newsitems/2002438

Good evening NabCom .. this thread is more lonely than the other one ! At least there's two regular posters on ADV FN !
Spreading the word will one day pay off , the company is very well regarded in the industry and has instant appeal amongst the fashoinable well healed.
Come on ELG !!!!

Good morning mr oz, sometimes a quiet thread is better but it would be nice to see a bit more action.
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G-Tech Portable Wireless Keyboard Now Available at mytreo.net

MyTreo.net is one of the top hobby sites in the world, with more than 280,000 registered members who visit the site a total of three million times per month. Site editors raved about the G-Tech wireless keyboard in a recent product review: It's a very sweet offering that combines the tiny carrying size and wow factor of the Virtual Laser Keyboard with the physical presence of plastic qwerty keypads.

Users simply connect the keyboard to their smart phone or PDA to type emails, letters, and documents. The keyboards utilize Eleksens ElekTex smart fabric controls, a unique five-layer laminate of electrically conductive materials that transforms fabric into an electronic touchpad. Free from wires or hard surfaces, the keyboard offers full-size keys yet can be rolled up or folded into the size of a cell phonemaking it ideal for travel.

http://mytreo.net/archives/2006/12/gtech-portable-wireless-keyboard-now-available-at-mytreonet.html

kenpo jacket for ipod

The most unique and coolest iPod accessory I have ever reviewed

Works flawlessly. Integrates seamlessly with your iPod.
Great spring, fall or winter jacket.

http://www.macnn.com/reviews/review.php?id=271

09 January 2007

Eleksen Supports Microsoft Vista with Wearable Display Module for use in Bags, Briefcases and Backpacks

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200701090700341799P

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"We're excited about the tremendous support and enthusiasm Eleksen is providing for Windows Vista at this year's Consumer Electronics Show," said Brad Goldberg, general manager of Windows Client at Microsoft Corp. "By working closely together, we are helping to provide technologies that will connect, entertain and hopefully surprise people by how easy this next generation of computing makes their lives."
http://tinyurl.com/y5rx3g

Eleksen Group PLC (ELG)
11 January 2007

Eleksen Joins Apple's Made-for-iPod Program to Provide Streamlined and Expedited Licensing and Product Development Facilities for Apparel and Soft-Goods Accessories Manufacturers.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200701110700413380P

Smart Fabrics is taking over the world
2nd February 2007

Smart Fabrics is a company, which is the primary sales development agent & distributor of Eleksen products within the Australia / New Zealand region.
It has offices in Sydney & Melbourne and the team is focusing on developing the usage of Eleksens ElekTex technology in consumer & commercial products. Their mission is to work closely with manufacturers to develop & incorporate Eleksens Smart Fabric Technology into a wide range of products across many different industries.
In addition to this, they are also the distributor of the G-Tech brand that you will know very well from our product introductions over the last year. As you can see in our categories of Bags, Backpacks and Keyboards, G-Tech is one of the most active brands in Wearable Electronics.
Why are we writing here about Smart Fabrics (the company)?
Firstly, this company helps to bring Wearable Electronic products to us consumer.
Secondly, Smart Fabrics just announced in a press release today that Smart Fabrics Asia Pacific has been awarded the exclusive distributorship for the product range within the entire Asia-Pacific region.
Rod Tanks, CEO of Smart Fabrics says: were delighted to be able to take this remarkable technology to the broader APAC region. These show-case consumer applications will be instrumental in expanding manufacturing industry knowledge and take-up of the ElekTex touch-sensitive fabric technology
Obviously there is massive retail potential for the G-Tech Keyboards and iPod Control Bags amongst the techno-hungry populations to our immediate North - particularly the commuting business communities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, he added.
This is great news for the Wearable Electronic consumer. Easier availability means having the choice each time we go out and look for a new bag.
Lets hope that the US and good old Europe will have soon a similar/the same company to be covered as well with Wearable Electronic goods choices.

http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/116

Working closely with Microsoft

'ElekTex has become the standard among leading clothing and electronics brands for advancing the wearable technology market; our creation of a visual output device for bags, briefcases and backpacks in collaboration with Microsoft is a natural extension of where we envision the market going over the next year'.

'We're excited about the tremendous support and enthusiasm Eleksen is providing for Windows Vista at this year's Consumer Electronics Show', said Brad Goldberg, General Manager of Windows Client at Microsoft Corp.

'By working closely together, we are helping to provide technologies that will connect, entertain and hopefully surprise people by how easy this next generation of computing makes their lives'.

http://displaysonline.blogspot.com/2007/02/display-module-is-fit-to-wear.html

talk2us and Eleksen - the new Forum of talk2myShirt

7th April 2007

Wearable Electronic is a emerging trend in the Fashion as well as in the Electronic world.

Our new Forum provides a platform for the creative people to share ideas, to discuss, stay informed, explore the possibilities of Smart Fabrics and how Wearable Electronic will shape the future of Fashion.

Last but not least, we are very exited that Eleksen, the leader in Wearable Electronic technologies, gives us a hand by participating in our Forum to answer any question that our reader and members have around Eleksens technology as well as products. Take this opportunity and talk directly with the experts.

http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/160

Forum: http://www.talk2myshirt.com/talk2myshirt_forum/

Eleksen partners with Intel

Eleksen Group PLC
18 April 2007

Eleksen Provides Ultra-Mobile PC Ecosystem With Innovative Data Input Products

Leading Smart Fabrics Company to Provide Fabric-based Interactive Soft-goods
Peripherals for Intel based UMPC


INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, Beijing, April 18, 2007 - Eleksen Group plc (AIM:ELG.L), the inventor and manufacturer of ElekTex(R) smart fabric touchpads for consumer electronics, today announced that it has been selected as an UMPC ecosystem partner by Intel to deliver a range of ElekTex-based solutions for Intel based Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices).

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200704180700280359V

Final Results

18th April 2007

Eleksen Group plc, which makes smart fabrics that can be used to control electronic devices such as smart phones and MP3 players, today reported its first annual results following the Company's admission to AIM in May last year.
The results show 167% sales growth over the previous year, with the number of units delivered increasing to 368,970, over three times that achieved during the previous year.

Financial Highlights

Turnover 3.5 million
Turnover up by 167% over same period 2005
Operating loss 4.2m, including reverse takeover costs, in line with
expectations
Unit cost reduction programme achieved helping drive volume growth
Launch of Fabric Bluetooth Keyboard - 50,000 units delivered in Q4
Convertible Loan note raises 1.68m gross and a further 4m gross after the year end


Operational Highlights

Successful development of production capability
Increasing repeat business from existing customers. Development of
customer relationships including:
+ Belkin: a major Apple iPod accessory supplier
+ Goodhope Bags: US distributor of Bluetooth Keyboard
+ Microsoft: Sideshow product to run under Vista
+ Bagir: suit provider to Marks & Spencer
+ Zegna: fashion designer
Development of Ultra Mobile PC fabric keyboard prototype for Intel and Microsoft
Resource development with staff levels up from 21 to 35
Appointment of Chief Technical Officer to the Executive team

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200704180700380405V