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"The maker of the Blade augmented reality smart glasses and NNTC, a Dubai-based software developer, unveiled iFalcon Face Control Mobile, an app that they’re calling the world’s first fully autonomous AI-powered face recognition system. And they were able to integrate the program right onto the Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses."

"Earlier this month the company announced the arrival of a DJI Drone companion app that allows both enterprise clients and consumers to control DJI brand drones without the need for a smartphone or tablet device."

With the new solution, security guards (and anyone else carrying out perimeter access security) will wear the Vuzix Blade, which comes equipped with a camera embedded in the glasses.

A total of $110,000 in awards will be shared among seven winnrers, and app submissions meeting the required contest criteria will be considered for honorable mention designation -- entitling developers to reimbursement of their purchase of one set of Vuzix Blade smart glasses.

Vuzix technology will also be featured in the Big Shot Augmented Reality (AR) Fan Zone - the utimate in fandom. AR Fan Zones allow users to meet Big Shot in-game celebrities, esports teams and stars, using cutting-edge technology like wearables from Vuzix.

Smart glasses have a variety of uses on telemedicine, and can not only reduce or eliminate travel time but also help to bring healthcare to rural and remote regions. Uses for smart glasses in medicine include training to give students a uniquely personal perspectve. This may include streaming video of surgery to multiple locations and displays at the same time.

Vuzix Blade provides a see-through display that not only allows our customers to stay connected with the real world, but also be connected to the digital world to receive critical alerts related to safety threats from our SWORD solution.

It’s going to be relatively circumscribed and specific in its usage: Basically it works best when you know who you’re looking for, and that means suspects or known offenders, and potentially missing people.

There are all sorts of uses, from reading text messages to seeing an incoming call. I used them open an Amazon Alexa app and then asked how tall the Empire State Building is.

Perhaps the best thing about Vuzix Blade smart glasses is the fact that they look almost like normal glasses, albeit a bit thick.

Unlike other wearables, the Blade smart glasses feature a slimmer design, a floating Google Glass display, and Amazon Alexa compatibility. These high-tech spectacles don’t come cheap though: You’ll have to pay $1,000 for the Blade smart glasses, which will start shipping at the end of January.

Vuzix has brought its Blade AR smart glasses to CES for the past couple of years, but ahead of CES 2019, it’s shaking things up a bit. Though we still expect Vuzix to have the Blade on hand at CES, it’s doing things a bit differently this year by putting the AR specs up for pre-order. Developers, enterprise customers, and enthusiast consumers who want to get in on the ground floor can pick up a pair beginning today.

Three weeks ago I met with Paul Travers, Founder and CEO of AR glasses maker Vuzix, to talk about the much anticipated upcoming release of the new Vuzix Blade, their first hybrid consumer - enterprise monocular display. The new Blade is light and easy to use. Vuzix has done a brilliant job of integrating intuitive easy to learn and easy to use touch control on the wings.