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New Kensington Universal KeyFolio Fit™ for Android™ Features First-of-Its-Kind App

  • June 25, 2014

TapLaunch™ lets users customize shortcut keys to start their favorite apps from their keyboard

Redwood Shores, CA, June 25, 2014 – Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple. mobile accessories, today introduced its new KeyFolio Fit Universal 10” Tablet Case for Android featuring TapLaunch, the first keyboard case app of its kind designed to offer immediate access to your favorite apps directly from your keyboard. Kensington TapLaunch lets Android tablet users customize three shortcut keys to quickly start their favorite apps — saving time from navigating through a tablet’s touchscreen interface when productivity time counts.

Kensington also expands its offering of universal tablet folios with three additional new products. The Kensington KeyFolio Fit Universal Tablet Case for Windows® 8, Kensington Portafolio Fit and Kensington Comercio Fit offer lightweight and secure protection in a thin form factor that complements the design tenets of the Android and Windows tablet market. The tablet market continues to broaden beyond iOS devices and Kensington is expanding its assortment to address the productivity and folio needs of those users.

“We know there is a growing demand among keyboard case users for a more customizable and productive experience with Android and Windows tablets, and that’s why we’ve developed this new line of universal folios and TapLaunch app,” said Jim Murakami, Global Product Manager at Kensington. “We’re happy to introduce TapLaunch as the first app of its kind that’s compatible with a specific keyboard case product offering. Now users can simply launch the tablet apps they need directly from their keyboard instead of having to navigate through their touchscreen interface in several steps.”

New Kensington Universal Keyboard Cases and Folios

Kensington KeyFolio Fit Universal 10” Tablet Case for Android (K97310US; SRP $79.99)  - A Silicone 4-Corner Base uses stay straps to securely keep the tablet in place. But the most exciting feature is TapLaunch, which lets you easily customize three shortcut keys so you can quickly start your favorite apps straight from your keyboard. And speaking of the keyboard, it’s integrated right into the case and syncs fast to your tablet through a Bluetooth®connection.

Kensington KeyFolio Fit Universal 10” Tablet Case for Windows® 8 (K97310US; SRP $79.99) – A Silicone 4-Corner Base uses stay straps to securely keep the tablet in place. The integrated keyboard syncs fast to your tablet through a Bluetooth® connection and offers 6 rows of high-performance scissor keys so you can type with optimal productivity.

Kensington Comercio Fit Universal Folio Case for 10” Tablets (Black-K97222WW; Purple-K97223WW; Red - K97242WW; Black for Business - K97262WW; SRP $39.99) - Provides a universal fit for all the most popular 9-inch and 10-inch tablets. The soft, lightweight case offers secure protection for your device through the Silicone 4-Corner Base, which uses stay straps that come up and over the corners of the tablet.

Kensington Portafolio Fit Universal Folio Case for 7-8” Tablets (Black-K97224WW; Purple-K97225WW; Red-K97244WW; Black for Business-K97263WW; SRP $39.99) - Provides a universal fit for all the most popular 7-inch and 8-inch tablets. The soft, lightweight case offers secure protection for your device through the Silicone 4-Corner Base, which uses stay straps that come up and over the corners of the tablet.

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About Kensington

Kensington is a leading provider of desktop and mobile device accessories, trusted by IT, educators, business and home office professionals around the world for more than 35 years. Kensington products empower people to dynamically interact with content, creating a better working experience for productive performance. In both office and mobile environments, Kensington’s extensive portfolio of award-winning products provides trusted security, desktop productivity innovations, and ergonomic well-being. Our core competencies in engineering, industrial design, product quality and responsive customer support make Kensington The Professionals’ Choice.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Kensington operates as the technology division of ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO), one of the world’s largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded business, academic and consumer products, sold in more than 100 countries across the globe.

Kensington is the inventor and worldwide leader in laptop security locks, the acknowledged leader of Trackball innovation and offers a broad range of premium-branded desktop productivity solutions.