NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V:
VZX, OTC:BB: VUZI, FMB: V7X), a leading developer and supplier of
smart glasses, announced today that Techradar.com has named its
M100 one of the 8 best augment reality (AR) headsets.
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Techradar.com's article titled, "8 Best Augment Reality
Headsets: Google Glass and More – AR is getting ever more popular.
Go Go Gadget glasses!" opens with, "Google's Project Glass is
probably the most well-known of the new 'smart glass' products, but
there are plenty more prototypes and rival products where that came
from." Techradar lists Google Glass Explorer Edition as the first
on its list and goes on to list Vuzix' M100, which is slated for
release well before Google Glass, second.
Vuzix President and CEO Paul
Travers stated, "Since the M100 runs native Android apps as
well as being capable of running full blown AR apps directly in the
glasses, the M100 is ready for full-scale launch this summer. Ahead
of that launch, we are pleased that our product is receiving
recognition and praise from the tech community including
developers, the media, and the Consumer Electronics Show where it
won the 2013 CES Innovations Award for smartphone accessories."
The award-winning M100 addresses the new and growing consumer
smart glasses market. According to ABI Research, wearable computing
devices will exceed 485 million annual device shipments by 2018.
For market research details please visit:
http://www.abiresearch.com/press/wearable-computing-devices-like-apples-iwatch-will
To view Techradar.com's article in full please visit:
http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/8-best-augmented-reality-headsets-in-the-world-1145631
About The Vuzix M100
The Vuzix M100, a hands free display peripheral for your
smartphone, has a built in color display driven by a powerful
processing engine running the Android OS, an integrated head
tracker and GPS for spatial and positional awareness. An integrated
camera enables video recording, still image capture and the
potential for powerful augmented reality applications. Interactive
tracking and an integrated camera, combined with newly developed
applications on the M100 and a wireless link to the Cloud, enable
the merging of virtual information with the real world. The M100
software developer kit (SDK) is available in two versions, Gold and
Silver. These SDKs are being delivered in stages and include
frequent updates, hardware advances when released, and access to
the developer center to provide technical and developer community
support.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of video and cloud connected video
eyewear products in the consumer, industrial, media and
entertainment markets. The company's personal display products
offer users a portable high quality viewing experience for
industrial wearable displays, consumer digital content viewing as
well as 3D, virtual and augmented reality experiences. Vuzix also
provides developer software and support to enable the growth and
development of AR applications for its mobile devices. With its
origins in defense research and development for next generation
display solutions, Vuzix holds over 44 patents and patents pending
in the video eyewear field. The company has won 14 Consumer
Electronics Show Innovations Awards, the RetailVision Best New
Product and several wireless technology innovation awards, among
others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (TSX-V:VZX -
News, OTC:BB: VUZI, FMB: V7X) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan. For more information visit
www.vuzix.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate
to, among other things, future product releases, including the M100
and its capabilities, new opportunities, the Company's ability to
capitalize on new opportunities with developers, the Company's
ability and costs to further develop, produce and manufacture the
M100, and the Company's leadership in the Video Eyewear industry.
They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may,"
"expects," "anticipates," "should'" and similar expressions.
Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and
assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual
results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items
described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian
securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at
www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments
may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company
specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or
revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed
events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release,
except as required by applicable law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
For further Investor
Information, please contact IR@Vuzix.com or
585-359-7562
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For further press and
product information, please contact: Sarah Bedwell
MUSTARD PR
sarah@mustardpr.com
+44 (0) 1753 656661
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For further sales
information, please contact:
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Europe Sales Contact:
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North America Sales
Contact:
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Asian Sales Contact:
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David Lock
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Mike Hallett
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Keiichiro Fujii
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Director European
Operations
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Director Consumer Sales
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Director Japan
Operations
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David_lock@vuzix.co.uk
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Mikeh@vuzix.com
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Keiichiro_Fujii@vuzix.com
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For developer
information, please contact: Ron Haidenger
Director of Developer Services
ronh@vuzix.com
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