ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or,
the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company has
opened the Vuzix Blade® Smart Glasses Developer Center
for developers.
This single gateway enables Vuzix Blade partners and customers
to access a diverse set of resources for developing applications on
the Blade. Some of the many resources include sample code for
utilizing the various Blade Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs) related to the camera, microphone, photos, sensors, gestures
and many others. Developers can register today at
https://www.vuzix.com/Developers and begin developing their
applications for Vuzix Blade in as little as ten minutes.
Blade Developer Center and Downloads Include:
- Getting to Know Vuzix Blade provides developers for
Vuzix Blade with technical specs, interaction methods and UI design
best practices so they familiarize themselves with the device.
- Getting Started Guide provides simple instructions for
developers to get started and how to create a device profile for a
Vuzix Blade in Android Studio for easier UI/UX design and
development.
- Sample Blade Project provides developers access to
sample projects, which demonstrate how to get started and create an
app with Android Studio. This area also provides developers with
how to instructions; including how to clean up generated project
files, app icon tinting, home screen widgets and the action
menu.
- Sample Code and Documentation provides sample code for
developers to read from and write to an external flash storage
file, camera usage with the standard Android camera, gestures and
touch events, sensors, battery health as well as charging status
and methods.
- Heads Up Display (HUD) Action Menu API and Resources
provide developers with extra functionality, improved performance
and additional custom features to take full advantage of the Blade
platform.
- Frequently Asked Questions provide a guide of frequently
asked questions and answers for developers.
"Vuzix Blade is unlike any other product ever created by Vuzix
in terms of form factor and interest from the developer
community. We are providing our partners with a library
of information that will help enable them to unbox their Blade and
begin developing applications in a matter of minutes,"
said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at
Vuzix. "The development center also allows developers to
commence their development projects and experiment with or without
a physical Blade unit. The Vuzix Blade Developer Center is
setup to cater to developers with varying degrees of experience and
provides the developer community with a comprehensive guide to
develop applications specifically for Vuzix Blade and enable new
customer experiences."
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 65 patents and
44 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 Vuzix Blade and the Blade Developer Center as well as 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
Ed McGregor, Director of
Institutional Investor Relations, Vuzix Corporation
ed_mcngregor@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
For further sales, and product information, please
visit:
North America:
http://www.vuzix.com/contact/
Europe/UK:
https://www.vuzix.eu/contact/
Asia:
http://www.vuzix.jp/contact.html
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