Apps built on world's first software developer kit for wearable
computing from Metaio to run on Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Metaio, the world leader in
augmented reality (AR) software and solutions and Vuzix
Corporation, (TSX-V: VZX, OTC:BB: VUZI, FMB: V7X) a leading
developer and supplier of smart glasses, will join forces to
showcase AR experiences built on the powerful Metaio SDK running on
the AR-Ready Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses, at the 2013 Augmented World
Expo (AWE), June 4-5 in Santa Clara, CA. AWE is the world's largest
gathering of AR professionals.
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Metaio's AR software is currently used by over 30 million
consumers and 50,000 developers, powering more than 1,000 apps for
enterprise, marketing, retail, publishing and industrial markets.
Vuzix' products, including its smart glasses, have won 14 Consumer
Electronics Show Innovations Awards. With its origins in defense
research and development for next generation display solutions,
Vuzix is a technology leader and early entrant in the Smart Glasses
field
Metaio, an AWE Silver Sponsor, will be demonstrating the latest
in next-generation AR at its booth at AWE, including numerous apps
built with the Metaio SDK, the first SDK ready for wearable
computing- as shown by its compatibility with the powerful and
lightweight Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses.
"Wearable computing is the next step for natural, useful
Augmented Reality," said Metaio CTO Peter
Meier. "In order to realize the dream of an always on,
always augmented world, it is important to have software for
developers ready, today, for smart glasses like the Vuzix
M100."
"Metaio has always been at the cutting-edge of the AR industry,"
said Vuzix CEO Paul Travers. "The
fact that their software and apps run on this hardware
out-of-the-box is further proof that the M100 Smart Glasses are
already primed to deliver real-time, hands-free instant
augmentations of a user's reality."
Metaio will conduct extensive R&D to continue to adapt its
powerful augmented reality SDK to be compatible with the next
generation of wearable computing devices. To download the newest
version of the Metaio SDK, visit http://metaio.com/products/sdk
To learn more about the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses, visit
http://www.vuzix.com/consumer/products_m100.html
About Metaio
The worldwide leader in Augmented Reality
(AR) research and technology, Metaio develops software products for
visually interactive solutions between the real and the virtual
world. Based on the Metaio Augmented Reality platform, digital and
3-D content can be integrated seamlessly into the user's camera
view looking upon the real world. Serving over 50,000 developers
and powering more than 1000 apps for enterprise, marketing, retail,
publishing and industrial cases, over 30 Million consumers use
Metaio's AR software. Learn more at www.metaio.com
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 48 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.
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