DGAP-News: VUZIX Corporation: Vuzix Leads the Drive for Augmented Reality Standards and Compelling Content - Leading Smart Glasses manufacturer sponsors ARNY Meetup and AR Standards Community Meeting
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VUZIX Corporation: Vuzix Leads the Drive for Augmented Reality
Standards and Compelling Content - Leading Smart Glasses manufacturer
sponsors ARNY Meetup and AR Standards Community Meeting
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Vuzix Leads the Drive for Augmented Reality Standards and Compelling
Content
Leading Smart Glasses manufacturer sponsors ARNY Meetup and AR Standards
Community Meeting
New York, NY -- (April 8, 2013) - Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V: VZX, OTC:BB:
VUZI, FMB: V7X) today reaffirmed its commitment to the Augmented Reality
(AR) marketplace by becoming a primary sponsor of two events which focus on
advancing the adoption of AR and supporting the developers of compelling
content.
'Having begun initial shipments of our Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses to select
developers and with the intensifying interest in developing content for
use on our smart glasses, we're showcasing our latest M100 hardware to
provide developers maximum insights into how they can begin developing for
these exciting Vuzix AR products. We recognize that over three days in May,
AR will be highlighted among the relevant communities of New York. We are
planning to give away two M100's over the three days and we're offering
discounts on M100 Software Developer Kits (SDKs) to all attendees,' Vuzix
CEO Paul Travers said.
Attendees of both events will be eligible for a 20% discount on Vuzix'
recently announced M100 Smart Glasses and Software Developer Kit (SDK) and
one lucky participant at each event will win an M100 SDK, which includes a
pre-production M100 unit.
The Vuzix-sponsored events include:
- Augmented Reality New York (ARNY) (May 28th ) unites AR Developers and
enthusiasts to share programming and application development at NYU
Polytechnic University. During this evening event, Vuzix will share
details of its M100 Smart Glasses, the developer program and its SDK.
- The Ninth AR Standards Community Meeting (May 29th- May 30th), hosted
by the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Group at Columbia
University, features working sessions during which people seeking open
and interoperable AR report on recent advancements, current
opportunities and obstacles to AR adoption that can be addressed
through development of international standards or community-based,
member-driven initiatives.
The ARNY Meetup group, including over 1,300 designers, investors,
entrepreneurs, journalists and people with a passion for augmented reality
across New York, comes together to discuss new developments and ways to
bring AR experiences to consumers in fun, productive and lucrative ways.
Vuzix and ARNY meet-up participants will share an evening of brief talks,
demonstrations and networking.
Attending this meet-up will be members of the AR Standards Community, which
itself will conduct working sessions over the following two days. During
the Ninth AR Standards Community meeting developers of AR experiences will
share their views about the 'pain points' they feel with existing platforms
and how these can be addressed. Developers who seek to advance open and
interoperable AR content for their solutions, to have the maximumaudience
size and lower the cost to develop for multiple platforms, are welcome to
submit short position papers, bring their demonstrations and participate in
the AR Standards Community meeting. Many segments of the ecosystem will be
collaborating to reduce barriers to widespread AR. The meeting agenda
includes sessions specifically on hands-free displays and smart glasses
topics, including software development approaches, such as the Vuzix SDK.
If you're a developer interested in knowing more about the Vuzix M100,
please sign up to join Vuzix growing community of application developers at
developer.vuzix.com. Be one of the first to develop on the next frontier of
mobile information technology.
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 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 ARNY
Augmented Reality New York (ARNY) is the largest and most active meetup
dedicated to augmented reality (AR). By connecting talent in NYC with the
best in AR from around the world, on a monthly basis, it strives to advance
the industry. ARNY activities consist of live demos, presenting the latest
and greatest, access to education&resources, and incredible networking
opportunities. Over the last 3 years, several Augmented Reality startups
and many new AR initiatives have sprung out of the meetup. ARNY, among
other global events such as Augmented World Expo (AWE) is produced by the
not-for-profit organization AugmentedReality.ORG.
About AR Standards Community
The AR Standards Community is an ad hoc group of stakeholders seeking to
accelerate adoption of Augmented Reality through the development of open
and interoperable data formats and interfaces for AR-ready content and
experiences. Since 2010, community members collaborate with a wide variety
of Standards Development Organizations (SDO) and relevant industry groups
that build or provide open interfaces for AR experiences with a special
emphasis on detecting complementary as well as overlapping work. The
meetings provide a neutral/grass roots driven environment in which leaders
can coordinate activities, and members, including developers of AR
experiences and tools worldwide, can provide inputs to SDOs and industries
interested in open and interoperable AR. The community's resources, public
mailing lists and meeting archives are freely available on
http://www.arstandards.org
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(at)Vuzix.com or
585-359-7562
For further press and product information, please contact:
Sarah Bedwell
MUSTARD PR
sarah(at)mustardpr.com
+44 (0) 1753 656661
For further sales information, please contact:
Europe Sales Contact: North America Sales Contact: Asian Sales Contact:
David Lock Mike Hallett Keiichiro Fujii
Director European Operations Director Consumer Sales Director Japan
Operations
David_lock(at)vuzix.co.uk Mikeh(at)vuzix.com Keiichiro_fujii(at)vuzix.com
For developer information, please contact:
Ron Haidenger
Director of Developer Services
ronh(at)vuzix.com
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