Off topic, but look at the action of this new wearable computer and SONY just signed a deal.
Sony Digital Products President
Finalizes Deal to Manufacture
Xybernaut's(R) Mobile Assistant IV(R)
Wearable Computer
PR Newswire - May 13, 1998 15:36
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FAIRFAX, Va., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The President of Sony
Digital Products, Inc., Yasuo Ono, traveled to Fairfax today to
finalize the manufacturing agreement with Xybernaut(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR).
Sony Digital Products, Inc. will manufacture Xybernaut's Mobile
Assistant(R) IV. Manufacturing is expected to begin later this
summer. "Sony Digital Products, Inc. believes Xybernaut's
wearable computer will have a huge impact on business around the
world," said Yasuo Ono. "Worker productivity in many industries
-- airline, manufacturing, and medical to name a few -- will
increase tremendously."
The MA IV is based on Intel's Pentium(R) 233 MMX mobile
processor known as the "Tillamock," which includes a high
-capacity internal hard drive. The 233 MHz processor used in the
MA IV is the first Intel processor built using an advanced 0.25
micron fabrication process that allows for a smaller size,
significantly lower power consumption and a longer battery life.
Edward G. Newman, president of Xybernaut Corporation, stated,
"We believe that the MA IV will be the leading wearable
computer on the market; with its docking and communication
capabilities, you can use it on your desk top and then take it into
the field. Our new relationship with Sony Digital Products is the
next step toward our goal of positioning Xybernaut as the
worldwide leader in wearable computers."
Xybernaut develops integrated solutions for information capture,
processing, retrieval and display. Its primary product is a patented
wearable computer system featuring speech activation and
head-mounted displays that allow users hands-free access to
information in the computer's internal storage, in local area
networks, and on the Internet.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
(the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion,
the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend
to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are
subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results could
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, market conditions, the availability of components for, and
delays in the start of, production of the next generations of the
Mobile Assistant, general acceptance of the Company's products
and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully
complete additional financings, and other risks described in the
Company's SEC reports and filings.
Mobile Assistant, Voice User Interface, and Xybernaut are
registered trademarks of Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq:
XYBR).
Pentium is a trademark of the Intel Corporation.
SOURCE Xybernaut Corporation
/CONTACT: Edward Newman or Carol Covin, both of
Xybernaut, 703-631-6925/
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Your Pentium(R) 133PC weighs just two
pounds and rests comfortably on your belt. It's powered by a small battery,
also on your belt. From a small microphone you instruct the computer to bring
up the repair protocol for the engine you're working on. In seconds, it
appears on the tiny screen, focused just in front of your eye. A science
fiction movie? What you'd expect in the year 201O? This is now. This is
reality.
"We've created a wearable computer with dozens of practical applications,"
said Edward G. Newman, president and CEO of Xybernaut(R), (Nasdaq: XYBR) a
computer technology company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. Xybernaut is
hosting the International Conference on Wearable Computing on May 12th and
13th at the Hyatt Fair Lakes Hotel.
Industry representatives from around the world, as well as the academic
community, users and vendors will attend the conference. The two-day meeting
will include demonstrations of the latest technology from dozens of companies
and be a forum for discussing user experiences and expectations, vendor
product plans, and emerging standards in the wearable computers industry.
"Although this technology is primarily being used in industry right now,
our products and prices will be competing with laptop consumer computers next
year," Newman said. "The next generation Mobile Assistant(R), that those
attending the Conference will experience first hand, is based on Intel's
Pentium(R) 266 MHz MMX mobile processor and has both docking and
communication
capabilities, so you can use it on your desk top and then take it into the
field."
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In
particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan,"
"confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend to" and similar conditional
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act.
Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual
results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
market conditions, the availability of components for, and delays in the start
of, production of the next generations of the Mobile Assistant, general
acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors,
the ability to successfully complete additional financings, and other risks
described in the Company's SEC reports and filings. |
