Vuzix Begins Mass Production of the Worlds First Windows-based Smart Glasses for Toshiba

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 12, 2018 - Vuzix Corporation (VUZI), (Vuzix or, the Company), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the company has begun mass production of the worlds first Windows-based smart glasses. First production shipments are expected to be delivered within approximately 30 days.

Vuzix entered into a development agreement with Toshiba in February 2017 to create a customized Window-based USB-C Type C AR smart glasses for Toshiba, which is a derivative product of the Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses. Over the past year the team at Vuzix created an entirely new Vuzix product for Toshiba, has delivered hundreds of engineering and development units and has begun volume manufacturing for Toshiba to fulfill the initial purchase order received by Toshiba as part of 3-year supply agreement, that has an expected minimum of $5,000,000 in purchases in the first 12 months, and which was previously announced by Vuzix in December 2017.

The co-branded Toshiba/Vuzix dynaEdge AR100 smart glasses Powered by Vuzix connect directly to Toshibas dynaEdge DE 100 Mobile Mini PC which can be belt-worn with a USB Type-C cable. The dynaEdge smart glass solution comes equipped with Vision DE Suite, a Windows 10 based remote support application developed specifically for the DE100. Workers and technicians can communicate with each other via text messages, video, audio and still images. The dynaEdge smart glass solution enable users run Windows applications to browse PDFs, movies and photos as well as the ability to shoot photos and movies with sound. Additionally, the Vision DE Suite from Toshiba also comes equipped with Microsofts Skype for Business. For further details please see Toshibas press release on their new product here.

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For further information, please visit:

North America: http://www.vuzix.com/contact/

Europe/UK: https://www.vuzix.eu/contact/

Asia: http://www.vuzix.jp/contact.html

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 Toshiba as well as the Companys leadership in the Video Eyewear, VR 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 Companys beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Companys actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the Risk Factors section of the Companys 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.

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