Carrboro startup targets under-served Android users

Editor’s note: Once Silicon Valley-based interactive whiteboard developers Jody Forehand and Rafi Holtzman are now tackling the Android accessory market. And they have a Triangle connection. WRAL TechWire news partner ExitEvent has the report as written by Sarah Headley.

CARRBORO, N.C. – In a world flush with Apple products, one local startup is looking to fill the void in the high-end Android accessories market.

Jody Forehand and Rafi Holtzman have worked together for 18 years—they met at Silicon Valley’s Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI) The two are now continuing their teamwork from opposite sides of the U.S. Living in Carrboro, N.C. and California, respectively, the duo is working together to create Nextand, a wireless charging stand for the Nexus 7 tablet.

They hope Nextand will be the first of many high-end Android accessories to come from their new company Original3.

The full report can be read at ExitEvent.