<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
multinational	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Rochester	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Paul	O
Travers	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
supplier	O
of	O
wearable	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
technology	O
,	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
manufactures	O
and	O
sells	O
computer	O
display	B-Device
devices	I-Device
and	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
personal	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
are	O
used	O
for	O
mobile	O
and	O
immersive	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
3D	O
gaming	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
military	O
tactical	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Intel	O
acquired	O
30%	O
of	O
Vuzix	B-Application
's	O
stock	O
for	O
$24.8	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forte	O
was	O
a	O
pioneer	O
during	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
developing	O
immersive	O
head	B-General_Concept
mounted	I-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
and	O
video	O
gaming	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Travers	O
founded	O
Vuzix	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
in	O
Rochester	O
,	O
NY	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Interactive	O
Imaging	O
Systems	O
,	O
purchasing	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
company	O
Forte	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
started	O
with	O
products	O
for	O
the	O
military	O
and	O
U.S.	O
Defense	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
developed	O
consumer	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
VFX1	B-Device
Headgear	I-Device
was	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
commemorative	O
US	O
Postal	O
Service	O
stamp	O
collection	O
celebrating	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VFX1	B-Device
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
system	O
dubbed	O
the	O
VFX3D	O
in	O
mid	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
first	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
iCOM	O
personal	O
internet	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
provided	O
a	O
custom	O
high	O
resolution	O
handheld	O
display	O
system	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
3D	O
imagery	O
for	O
Hitachi	O
's	O
pavilion	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
World	O
's	O
Fair	O
in	O
Aichi	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Icuiti	O
was	O
awarded	O
its	O
first	O
military	O
R&D	O
contract	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
high	O
resolution	O
monocular	O
display	B-Device
device	I-Device
for	O
viewing	O
tactical	O
maps	O
and	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-branding	O
in	O
2007	O
changed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
name	O
from	O
Icuiti	O
to	O
Vuzix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
first	O
production	O
model	O
see-through	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
the	O
STAR	O
1200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
under	O
contract	O
with	O
DARPA	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
heads	O
up	O
display	O
for	O
military	O
ground	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
at	O
CES	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
demonstrated	O
working	O
models	O
of	O
its	O
new	O
M100	O
Smart	O
Glasses	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
press	O
event	O
of	O
CES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
top	O
gadgets	O
expected	O
at	O
CES	O
by	O
CNBC	O
and	O
given	O
the	O
CES	O
Innovations	O
award	O
,	O
the	O
Vuzix	B-Application
Smart	O
Glasses	O
M100	O
,	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
in	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
will	O
enable	O
wearers	O
to	O
access	O
data	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
an	O
iOS	O
or	O
Android	O
smart	O
phone	O
from	O
the	O
cloud	O
and	O
‘	O
hands	O
free’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	O
became	O
partners	O
to	O
deliver	O
smart	O
glasses	O
for	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
created	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
eyewear	O
to	O
support	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
created	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
produced	O
pass-through	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
headset	O
,	O
the	O
Wrap	O
920AR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronic	O
Show	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Vuzix	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Raptyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raptyr	O
is	O
a	O
see-through	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
display	O
prototype	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
product	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
when	O
it	O
reaches	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
STAR	O
1200	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
see-through	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
display	O
to	O
be	O
mass-produced	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vuzix	B-Application
Smart	O
Glasses	O
M100	O
are	O
scheduled	O
for	O
commercial	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
describes	O
the	O
M100	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
,	O
commercially	O
available	O
,	O
hands	O
free	O
display	O
and	O
cloud	O
connected	O
communications	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vuzix	B-Application
M100	O
contains	O
a	O
virtual	O
display	O
with	O
integrated	O
camera	O
and	O
powerful	O
processing	O
engine	O
,	O
running	O
the	O
Android	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactive	O
head	O
tracking	O
and	O
integrated	O
HD	O
camera	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
M100	O
and	O
a	O
smartphone	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
Cloud	O
,	O
empower	O
smartphone	O
based	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
applications	O
.	O
</s>
