Vuzix to Begin Volume Deliveries for Air Force Battlefield Airman Head Mounted Display Program

ROCHESTER, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/08/11 -- Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V: VZX) (OTCBB: VUZI) ("Vuzix" or the "Company") announced today that it will deliver its first volume shipments of Tac-Eye LT® displays to the U.S. Air Force's Battlefield Air Operations Kit Program over the next ninety days. The Tac-Eye LT is a next generation wearable display solution for viewing computer data or video from a variety of video sensors. The system was developed over the last five years with funding support from various U.S. military commands including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Special Operations Command and the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Tac-Eye is a lightweight, ruggedized head mounted display built for military applications. The display mounts to any standard issue ballistic eyewear or helmet and connects to any laptop or computer system. It also has the ability to stream video from tactical cameras, unmanned aircraft and robots, unattended sensor systems, and some radio devices. Designed and tested to the 810G and IP67 environmental standards, the Tac-Eye LT is becoming the first choice for many Warfighter video applications.

"Vuzix is proud to support the Battlefield Airmen, who have provided instrumental input to the successful design and development of the Tac-Eye LT," said Paul Travers, President & CEO. He continued, "The combat reviews and comments from the Battlefield Airmen community allowed us to customize our product to their specific needs and ultimately made Tac-Eye a better product. The Tac-Eye will help to increase the Airmen's situational awareness, decrease their carried combat load, and increase their safety while on the battlefield."

The award is expected to represent approximately $3 million of new business to Vuzix if all options of the contract are exercised, with these first deliveries representing over $1 million.

About Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix is a leading supplier of Video Eyewear products in the defense, consumer and media & entertainment markets. The Company's products, personal display devices that offer users a portable high quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, thermal sighting systems, tactical wearable displays, and virtual and augmented reality. With its origins in defense research and development for next generation display solutions, Vuzix holds over 51 patents in the Video Eyewear field. The company has won 9 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Awards, the RetailVision Best New Product and several wireless technology innovation awards, among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (TSX-V: VZX) (OTCBB: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan. For more information visit www.vuzix.com.

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Charlotte Walker
VP Corporate Communications
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75 Town Centre Drive
Rochester, NY USA
Tel: (585) 359-5910

Stephen Glaser
VP of Sales
Tactical Display Group
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Rochester, NY USA
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Source: Vuzix Corporation

Released February 8, 2011