Neonode signs new AirBar distributor agreement with New Age Synnex for North America and are evaluating strategic options for the AirBar business


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neonode Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON), the Optical Interactive Sensing Technology Company, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for AirBar® with New Age Synnex, the leading distributor of consumer electronics products into the North American retail channel. Synnex focuses on the retail segment which is important for the AirBar market strategy. Ingram Micro remains an integral part of the AirBar distribution strategy.  AirBar is now available as a point of purchase accessory option on the Dell.com configurator for the Inspiron 3000 range of non-touch laptops.

 “AirBar will be given greater prominence with in-store promotions during the Halloween, Cyber Week, Black Friday, and Holiday buying seasons. The promotional and selling activities will be for AirBar as a stand-alone device and bundled with the leading PC OEMs notebooks,” said Mr. Remo Behdasht, SVP AirBar devices.

“Neonode is evaluating several strategic options for the AirBar business to ensure that AirBar is given the full resources, and opportunity to bring to fruition the success it deserves,” said Thomas Eriksson, CEO of Neonode.

About Neonode

Neonode Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON) develops and licenses optical interactive sensing technologies. Neonode’s patented optical interactive sensing technology is developed for a wide range of devices like automotive systems, printers, PC devices, monitors, mobile phones, tablets and e-readers.

NEONODE, the NEONODE Logo and AIRBAR are trademarks of Neonode Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations:
David Brunton
Email: david.brunton@neonode.com 

CFO
Lars Lindqvist
E-mail: lars.lindqvist@neonode.com 

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