Vuzix to Present at the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation -- Vuzix® Corporation (VUZI), ("Vuzix"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that Paul Travers, President and CEO will be presenting at the 20^th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 17, 2018 at 3:30 PM at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, in New York City.

Paul Travers will be available for one-on-one meetings and demonstrations of the Company's M300 Enterprise Smart Glasses and the award-winning Vuzix Blade™ Smart Glasses, the first pair of Alexa-enabled Smart Glasses which was awarded four International CES Innovation 2018 awards and multiple "Best of CES 2018" awards from the media.

Event: 20^th Annual Needham Growth Conference
Date: January 17, 2018
Location: Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY
Time: 3:30 PM ET
Webcast: http://wsw.com/webcast/needham84/vuzi/

To arrange a meeting with management, please schedule through Needham & Company; send an email to conferences@needhamco.com; or contact Andrew Haag at vuzi@irthcommunications.com or 1-866- 976-4784.

A webcast of management's presentation will be available live and via replay for a period of 90 days at  http://wsw.com/webcast/needham84/vuzi/.

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 59 patents and 42 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 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 
vuzi@irthcommunications.com Tel: (866) 976-4784

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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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