All-finger Keyboard

for Handheld Devices

Background Modern smartphones are very powerful. They feature multi-core processors and large hi-res screens.

But when we need to type a lot, we still use laptops, because there is nothing as convenient as a full-size keyboard.

Project goal

The Project’s goal is to provide a new way of text input, which is • suitable for a wide range of consumer electronics, primarily

tablets and smartphones (handheld compatibility is the key requirement),

• comparable to best existing solutions in terms of input speed and comfort (full-sized QWERTY is the main competitor),

• as fast to master as possible (must provide clear and intuitive model of user interaction).

Prospection Octodon keyboard would be helpful for: • Business people,

• Bloggers, journalists and writers,

• Young people,

• Geeks,

• People, who want to use their smartphones at full capacity.

The new need – the comfort of working with the text – in any comfortable pose – will push the market boundaries and will compete with other input devices on the tablets market.

Solution overview 8 input elements are located on the back side of device

4 directional presses for each of 8 fingers provide

32 different symbols –

just enough.

Shift modes can remap layout. Thumbs can switch modes.

Custom layout for optimum speed is built into the design.

Non-Qwerty is not a problem

Today for many people in the world smartphone is the first computer device they own.

These people are not QWERTY-addicted yet.

Some of them are very young and quickly learn new skills. Their number increases very fast.

Prototype for Samsung Galaxy I9100 (SII)

• Keyboard is implemented as a clip-case, connected via USB.

• Several body transformations allow comfortable device grip and operation, adding only 5mm width in folded state.

• Magnetic joysticks construction allows reposition of input elements to fit any hand.

• Weight is about 55g.

• Achievable speed is above 200 char./min.

Prototype for Samsung Galaxy I9100 (SII)

7-inch Android tablet prototype Looks and feels like a leather case, no buttons exposed when folded

Current Project State

We have produced proof of concept prototypes and are ready to launch crowd

funding campaign to attract early adopters.

Octodon has several patent pending solutions.

Market estimate We plan to release versions for top-selling smartphones:

Samsung Galaxy S II ( > 30 000 000 sold )

Samsung Galaxy S III ( > 50 000 000 sold )

Samsung Galaxy S IV ( started this spring)

These 3 versions target the market of ca. 100M users.

If only one user in 10,000 (0.01%) buys the Octodon –

we get 10,000 customers.

Viral growth of the number of users can be expected if the first users are happy with the new keyboard.

This will allow to expand our product range or to sell license.

Thank you for your attention!

Alexey Lysenko Octodon LLC

Octodon LLC

Vysotskogo, 22-24 Ekaterinburg, Russia, 620072

+7 902 872 78 65 octodon.mobi octodon.ekb@gmail.com