Vuzix Unveils its M100 Smart Glasses at International Consumer
Electronics Show
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V:
VZX, OTC:BB: VUZI, FMB: V7X) Sunday night for the first time
demonstrated working models of its new M100 Smart Glasses at CES
Unveiled, the official press event of CES where it was
enthusiastically received by the press. Rated as one of the five
top gadgets expected at CES by CNBC and given the CES Innovations
award, the first public models will be showcased at the Vuzix stand
(Booth 14046, LVCC Central Hall) during the CES event in
Las Vegas this week. The Vuzix
Smart Glasses M100, expected to ship in second half of 2013, will
enable wearers to access data and content from an iOS or Android
smart phone from the cloud and 'hands free'. Showcasing alongside
will be the new Wrap 1200D (digital) with full HDMI 1.4a 3D support
and the new Wrap 1200AR with stereo 3D cameras, that allows
computer generated graphics to be overlaid into the wearer's 3D
view of the world.
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The Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 will be the world's first,
commercially available, hands free display and cloud connected
communications system. The Vuzix M100 contains a virtual display
with integrated camera and powerful processing engine, running the
Android OS. Users can connect wirelessly to their smartphone (iOS
or Android) or other compatible devices. The M100 is also powerful
enough to connect directly to the Internet, run applications and
games itself. Working in harmony with a smartphone, users can
engage with existing and future applications such texts, video,
email, mapping, and audio.
As a hands free accessory with integrated camera/display
functionality, Vuzix smart glasses not only let you answer the
phone with a visual address book, they enable applications from
text messaging and email to visual navigation (via an integrated
GPS and head tracker) along with more advanced features like video
recording. The interactive head tracking and integrated HD camera,
combined with applications on the M100 and a smartphone linked to
the Cloud, empower smartphone based augmented reality
applications.
Paul J. Travers, Chief Executive
Officer, said, "The announcement of the Vuzix Smart Glasses and its
eminent availability is the culmination of years of work by the
Vuzix team. We were delighted to win the CES Best of Innovation
Award and hope that this is simply the beginning of a great line of
Vuzix smart glass technology. In 2012, we saw many new augmented
reality applications being developed. This year we will see even
further applications and ideas coming to market and now with the
M100 smart glasses, developers now have a specific device on the
Android OS platform to develop for. We've just opened the Vuzix
developer portal and are already shipping SDK's, so we're confident
that the M100 smart glasses deliver must have technology and useful
applications in a compact, smartphone accessory."
Vuzix Smart Glasses M100, Vuzix Wrap 1200D and Vuzix 1200AR
will be showcased at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics
Show, January 8th to
11th. Visit Vuzix at the Las
Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall, Booth
#14046.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of
Video Eyewear products in the consumer, commercial and
entertainment markets. The Company's products, personal display
devices that offer users a portable high quality viewing
experience; provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and
virtual and augmented reality. Vuzix holds over 47 patents and
patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear
field. The company has won 12 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations
Awards 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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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, 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
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