ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, announced today that the company will be showcasing the Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses including its artificial intelligence capabilities at CEATEC Japan.  CEATEC is Japan’s largest IT and electronics exhibition and conference taking place October 3-6 at Makuhari Messe in Japan.  CEATEC Japan is considered as a certified event of the Trade Fair Certification Program of the United States Department of Commerce International Trade Admission. 

Vuzix’ booth will include displays from some of its many partners based in Japan including IT Access, Asuka Lab, NID, NTT DATA NEWSON, KDDI Research, Santec, GClue, NS Solutions. All will be demonstrating various enterprise and industrial solutions on the Vuzix M300 and M100 Smart Glasses.  Vuzix will also be demonstrating the functionality of “SEBASTIEN” with the M300, an artificial intelligence based cloud service developed by NTT DOCOMO, INC. at the Vuzix booth located in the US Pavilion Hall 3 Booth S051-09 within CEATEC.    

Keiichiro Fujii, Vuzix Director of Operations Japan will be moderating a keynote session during the event entitled, “The World as Seen Through AI-integrated Smart Glasses” alongside Asuka Yazawa, Editor in Chief at Engadget.  https://regist.ceatec.com/?act=Conferences&func=Detailed&event_id=1&conference_id=31

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 58 patents and 37 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 2017 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 success of our relationship with our partners in Japan, the success of the CEATEC event, and among other things the Company’s leadership in the Video Eyewear 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
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