Vuzix Partners With Uvex Safety Group to Collaborate on Wearable Technology and Protective Eyewear

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Video eyewear and smart glasses supplier, Vuzix Corp. (OTCQB: VUZI) announced a joint collaboration with protective eyewear company, Uvex Safety Group GmbH & Co. KG of Germany. Their first effort at exploring marketing and co-development of wearable technology with personal protective eyewear will be bundling Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses with Vuzix-branded i3 safety glasses, manufactured by Uvex, and custom mounting hardware for using the M100 on either the left or right eye.   "The current smart glasses revolution is bringing companies together that hold significant intellectual property in their respective industries," said Vuzix president and CEO Paul Travers, who discussed the technology with VM editor Andy Karp in the May 15, 2013 edition of Eye2. "Uniquely in this case, many of the enterprise and medical market customers for Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses require safety glasses of some type. This makes the collaboration between Vuzix and Uvex Safety Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, a perfect fit as the parties offer best-in-class solutions for personal protective eyewear, wearable displays and smart glasses." -   See more