Vuzix has signed a deal with Nokia, the company that smartglasses produces may use the navigation service Here. This competes with the M100 from Vuzix with the Google Glass, the smart glasses from Google.
Nokia Here is the primary kaartendienst of the M100 from Vuzix, as stated in the announcement. Unlike the Google Glass, the smart glasses from Vuzix already for the consumer to obtain. Nokia Lord can, according to Vuzix in the M100 to be integrated. Thus, data can be stored locally, giving the user the kaartendienst also offline can use.
It is intended that users during the drive or during a walk and get information about the path they should follow. That feature will come in total in 118 countries. Although in the message, no countries are mentioned, it is plausible that Vuzix the Netherlands will support. The smartphone app of Nokia Here is, for example, in the Netherlands.
In addition, third party applications have the option to add extra data about a certain location. The data is then combined with that of Nokia Lord view. It is further in 40 countries information about the public transport network. The M100 supports in addition to gps also bluetooth 4.0 and wi-fi, making the smart glasses to connect to other devices and networks can make.
Vuzix has shortly after the turn of the year announced that Intel 24.8 million dollars in the company for wearables investing. Translated, this amounts to some 21 million euro. In 2014 has Vuzix also signed a deal with Lenovo to get the M100 in China to go spend.
