Consumer model
Vuzix Z100
By Vuzix · wearable
- Price
- $499· actual sale price
- Availability
- Shipping now.
- Maturity
- commercial
- Real-world use
- No verified deployments
The Vuzix Z100 is an enterprise-focused monochrome-waveguide HUD smart-glasses device (38g, up to 48-hour battery), generally available since November 2024 at $499, aimed at warehouse, logistics, and field-service use with some consumer features (notifications, navigation, teleprompter) via the Vuzix Connect app. It has no native AI; any AI comes through partner integrations, placing it at the partner-mediated end of the AI-substance spectrum. Vuzix has been shrinking and pivoting toward OEM waveguide components; the Z100 is its current HUD product (the older Blade line is discontinued).
Readiness
Vuzix Z100 is shipping now at $499 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.
- Availability
- shipping-now
Shipping now.
- Price honesty
- actual-sale-price
One price on file: $499 (actual sale price).
- Capability honesty
- no-claims
No reviewed capability claims on file for Vuzix Z100.
- Real-world use
- commercial
Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.
- Safety record
- no-incidents
No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.
What it claims to do
No reviewed capability claims on file.
Price
- $499actual sale price · Vuzix (Z100 GA) ↗ · as of 2024-11-20
Real-world use
No verified deployments on file for Vuzix Z100.
Safety record
No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative.
Privacy
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Vuzix Z100.
Specs
- notes
- [{"label":"Verified","value":"Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI; founded 1997, Rochester NY; founder/CEO Paul Travers) is a long-established enterprise smart-glasses maker. The Z100 (38g monochrome waveguide HUD, up to 48hr) reached general availability Nov 2024 at $499. The company is small and shrinking: Q1 2026 revenue $1.4M (down 12% YoY), net loss $7.1M, pivoting toward OEM waveguides / display systems / engineering services (e.g. shipping Ultralight Pro OEM glasses to Amazon Q2 2026)."},{"label":"AI-substance: THIN / partner-mediated","value":"Do NOT inflate as an 'AI wearable'. The Z100's 'AI' is an interface/delivery layer that SURFACES AI computed elsewhere (cloud LLMs via integrators like SimplyVideo wrapping OpenAI; transcription/translation engines; WMS/ERP integrations). There is no verified first-party on-device AI model. Belongs in the registry as enterprise AR/display hardware with AI-integration capability."},{"label":"Lifecycle note","value":"Blade / Blade Upgraded are DISCONTINUED (on Vuzix's discontinued-support page); Blade 2 is the current enterprise successor. The Z100 is the current commercial AI-glasses product."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified","value":"Any first-party/on-device AI model on the Z100 (evidence = partner/cloud-mediated only); Z100 unit-sales / install base; a named flagship consumer AI partner; Z100 display resolution (third-party 640x480 / 30 deg is secondary, unconfirmed by primary source)."}]
- specs
- Z100: 38g monochrome green microLED waveguide HUD; up to 48-hour battery; general availability Nov 20 2024 at $499; enterprise focus (warehouse/logistics/field service) + some consumer features (notifications, navigation, teleprompter) via the Vuzix Connect app. Blade / Blade Upgraded: earlier consumer/enterprise AR glasses, DISCONTINUED (Blade 2 is the current enterprise successor).
- formFactor
- wearable (enterprise monochrome-waveguide HUD smart glasses; AI via partner integrations)
What's under the hood
No brain on file for Vuzix Z100.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Vuzix Z100 actually available for purchase?
- Yes, shipping now.Source: Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499)
- What does the Vuzix Z100 cost?
- Vuzix Z100 costs $499 one-time (actual sale price).Source: Vuzix (Z100 GA)
- Where is the Vuzix Z100 being used?
- No verified field deployments on record.
- Is the Vuzix Z100 safe?
- No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.
- How does the Vuzix Z100 handle privacy?
- No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Vuzix Z100.
- Who makes the Vuzix Z100?
- Vuzix Z100 is made by Vuzix, based in Rochester, New York, USA.Source: Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499)
Manufacturer
Vuzix (registry record: /companies/vuzix)
Compared to
- Hey Pocketby Open Vision Engineering (Hey Pocket) · wearable
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- Xiaomi AI Glassesby Xiaomi · wearable
Sources
- Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499) · https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses
- Vuzix Q1 2026 results: revenue $1.4M (-12% YoY); pivot to OEM waveguides · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vuzix-reports-first-quarter-2026-results
- Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI; founded 1997, Rochester NY; Paul Travers) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuzix
- Vuzix Q1 2026 (net loss $7.1M; engineering-services +36%; Amazon OEM Q2 2026) · https://www.stocktitan.net/news/VUZI/vuzix-reports-first-quarter-2026
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