ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a
leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR)
technology and products, and SignGlasses, a Utah-based provider of technologies and
services that work in support of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
communities, are pleased to announce the commercial availability of
sign language interpretation and captioning services on the Vuzix
Blade® Smart Glasses for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals.
Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses using the SignGlasses application have
already been placed into service within several businesses,
educational institutions and, most recently, the Pro Football Hall
of Fame.
The SignGlasses remote interpretation and captioning services
platform application combines Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses and
off-site sign language interpreters and captioners to assure that
people who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing have more options to engage
with the world around them. The SignGlasses platform and
application have been found to be very useful tools for the
workplace and educational settings.
For the Pro Football Hall of Fame, SignGlasses developed an
innovative, state-of-the-art technology designed to expand and
enhance communication access options in support of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing individuals. This technology will be utilized in
their museum to enable Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing guests to
experience the "A Game of Life" holographic theater and the
spectacular rotating Super Bowl theater. Guests will be able to
utilize a SignGlasses-enabled pair of Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses
that will provide captioning services for these dynamic
presentations.
"Vuzix has a long history of delivering augmented reality
eyewear to their enterprise customers and their focus on
wearability, user experience, and form factor is extremely
important to our customers," said Brandon
Arthur, CEO of SignGlasses. "We believe our close
collaboration with Vuzix is opening a new door of accessibility
options that work in support of the communication access needs of
the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities."
"The team at SignGlasses has done a terrific job maximizing the
see-through waveguide optics and form factor of the Vuzix Blade to
deliver an innovative solution that can assist Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing individuals in and out of the classroom and the
workplace," said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive
Officer at Vuzix.
Video overviews of the SignGlasses platform and usage at
the Pro Football Hall of Fame can be accessed through these
links.
About SignGlasses
SignGlasses is based out of
Salt Lake City, Utah. It is
the aim of SignGlasses' to deliver innovative technologies and
services that work in support of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Communities connecting to the world around them. For more
information visit the SignGlasses website.
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 augmented
reality. Vuzix holds 147 patents and 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 2019 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. For more
information, visit
Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
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 our business relationship with SignGlasses 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:
Ed McGregor, Director of Investor
Relations, Vuzix Corporation ed_mcgregor@vuzix.com Tel: (585)
359-5985
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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