ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation -- Vuzix® Corporation (VUZI), ("Vuzix" or,
the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies for the consumer and enterprise markets,
is pleased to announce that the Company will showcase its
next-generation wearable technology smart glasses and augmented
reality products at CES 2018, including the Vuzix Blade™, which was
awarded four International CES Innovation 2018 awards.
The Company's products will be displayed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), Central
Hall Booth #17147, from January 9 to 12,
2018. The Vuzix Blade™ leverages the Company's intellectual
property patent portfolio, which consists of over 100 patents and
patents pending and its leadership position in the area of optics,
head mounted displays and smart glasses, which has allowed Vuzix to
bring to market the world's smallest and most sleek pair of AR
smart glasses ever developed.
- Vuzix will demonstrate cutting edge user capabilities that will
highlight the overall versatility and utility of the award winning
Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses that was designed for both enterprise and
prosumer users. Vuzix Blade represents the first pair of smart
glasses that allow individuals to leave their phone in their pocket
while presenting location aware content connected through the
user's phone. Retail and enterprise workers can use the Vuzix Blade
to scan barcodes, receive their work instructions, take pictures
and use 2-way video streaming to leverage the power
"see-what-I-see."
- Vuzix will demonstrate its VUZIX Basics™ Video solution on the
M300 Smart Glasses, a remote support and telepresence software as a
service (SaaS) subscription offering that is available now for
purchase on the Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses.
- Texas Instruments (TI) will demonstrate the Vuzix Blade and the
Vuzix waveguide and cobra developer kits at the TI booth at CES for
select third party developers. The Vuzix Blade features TI's DLP
Pico display technology alongside Vuzix' unique waveguide optics
technology and custom Cobra II display engines.
- Powershelf will have on display its "Powershelf Stock to Sight
and Pick-to-Sight, powered by Vuzix" AR glasses at Booth #10948 at
CES.
"We are excited to unveil Vuzix Blade at CES to existing and new
partners, as well as members of the media and investors," said
Paul Travers, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Vuzix. "Vuzix Blade are the most compact and
sleek AR-enabled smart glasses available today. The Blade enables a
broad range of information display and computing in a pair of
glasses that people would actually enjoy wearing. Either at
work or at leisure, the Blade is the perfect smartphone companion,
providing hands-free access to all the critical alerts the phone
generates. More importantly, it is the only AR-enabled pair
of smart glasses that work right out of the box, without the need
for programming - just connect to your device, customize your
setting and go."
In addition, the Company will have several partners exhibiting
their Vuzix smart glasses solutions. Vuzix will also be attending
the Pepcom CES 2018 Digital Experience press event on the evening
of January 8, 2018, at the Mirage
Hotel in Las Vegas.
To schedule a meeting with Vuzix representatives during CES
2018, please contact our PR representative Jiten Dadlani at
jitendadlani@maxborgesagency.com or Matt
Margolis at matt_margolis@vuzix.com.
To learn more about CES, please click here. To learn more about
Pepcom, please click this link.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display
and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable
high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility,
wearable displays and virtual and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 59
patents and 42 additional patents pending and numerous IP licenses
in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer
Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005
to 2018 and several wireless technology innovation awards among
others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI)
with offices in Rochester, NY,
Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news 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 new products and technology demonstrations at CES, the
advancements of Vuzix products, and among other things the
Company's leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display 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.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Matt Margolis, Director of
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Vuzix Corporation
matt_margolis@vuzix.com Tel: (585) 359-5952
Andrew Haag, Managing Partner,
IRTH Communications
vuzi@irthcommunications.com Tel: (866) 976-4784
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
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http://www.vuzix.com/contact/
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Asia:
http://www.vuzix.jp/contact.html
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