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Scottsdale, AZ -- Today at DEMO@15, VKB Inc, an intelligent optical interface and projection display technology company, announced its Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard technology that is compliant with both HID and SPP Protocols. The pocket-sized device projects a full-size two-dimensional keyboard onto any flat surface, wirelessly communicating with the host device. The BTVKB keyboard is manufactured and master distributed by i.Tech Dynamic Limited, a subsidiary of Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited.

The Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard provides an easy, intuitive way for users to input data and access the full functionality of increasingly sophisticated wireless mobile consumer devices and platforms where there are no other simple options. The keyboard is compatible with a variety of wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, smart phones, laptops, tablet PCs and PCs.

The BTVKB uses three modules to create the keyboard technology: the projection module, the illumination module and the sensor module. The first module projects the keyboard image onto the adjacent surface using a red laser diode and highly efficient diffractive optical element. The illumination module projects an infrared beam of light just above the keyboard surface. This light is invisible to the user and hovers a few millimeters above the surface. The sensor module detects the interaction of the finger with the IR beam. It receives this information, interprets the keystrokes and communicates them back to the external device (PDAs, mobile phones, etc.).

VKB's mission is to create a new generation of high-performance, low-cost virtual interface solutions across a wide range of applications in the communications, computing, medical, automotive, industrial, defense and digital entertainment markets. It has developed proprietary optical technology, received its first major patent and has further patents pending. The initial products provide superior data input solutions that significantly enhance the usefulness of many wireless communications and computing devices.

About VKB
Founded in 2000, VKB, Inc. is an intelligent optical interface and projection technology company. VKB's unique, patented and patent-pending optical technology uses simple, low-cost components. The first application of the technology, a virtual keyboard, was launched as a product in late 2004. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with research and development facilities in Israel. More information is available at www.vkb-tech.com.

About i.Tech Dynamic Limited
i.Tech Dynamic Limited ("i.Tech") was established in 2002 in respond to burgeoning opportunities in the digital industry. Equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies and backed by proven product innovation and development capabilities, i.Tech is able to produce cutting-edge turnkey solutions for the mobile communications marketplace.

With a focus on the production and distribution of mobile companion products and solutions, i.Tech aims to create iconic and innovative devices to make a hit in the market and appeal to consumers with user-friendly interfaces.

i.Tech is the technology division of Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited, an established world leader in toys, electronics and premium products manufacturing. HHR, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code 715), is a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. www.itechdynamic.com

Source: VKB, Inc.