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Ultralite OEM Platform

Complete AI smart glasses reference designs built for rapid customization and OEM development

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Overview

A faster path to smart glasses development

Named for their core characteristics as a featherlight, all-day wearable, Vuzix Ultralite platforms can be adapted across different display technologies and software environments based on program goals.

Built to reduce development complexity and accelerate evaluation, Ultralite platforms provide a proven starting point

for companies developing branded AI smart glasses across enterprise, consumer, and specialized applications.

Unlike standalone component suppliers, Vuzix integrates optical systems, hardware engineering, and manufacturing coordination within a single OEM engagement model. This allows partners to move more

efficiently through prototyping, validation, and product refinement while maintaining flexibility for application-specific requirements.

Ultralite platforms can be adapted across different display technologies, industrial designs, and software environments depending on program goals and device requirements.

Platforms

Choose your starting point

Pre-configured smart glasses reference designs combining Vuzix waveguide optics, display systems, processing, connectivity, and firmware into bundled OEM development platforms. Partners can customize industrial design, branding, software environments, and application-specific functionality while building on validated hardware and optical architectures.

Full-color binocular AI smart Glasses

Ultralite Pro OEM Platform

Prescription-ready full-color smart glasses with onboard processing designed for enterprise AI experiences.

Built for lightweight everyday wear, this configuration supports immersive visual interfaces, contextual AI interaction, and integrated sensing capabilities.

Waveguide CI-30 dual full-color waveguide configuration
Display Dual full-color LCoS
Processor Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1
Camera Single onboard camera with AI vision support
Audio Integrated stereo audio
Form factor Prescription-ready lightweight eyewear
Best for Enterprise AR, AI assistants, prosumers

Audio-First AI Wearable

Ultralite Audio OEM Platform

Lightweight smart glasses platform combining an integrated audio experience with a discreet monochrome display for notifications, task guidance, and AI-assisted interactions.

Designed as a low-profile wearable accessory for consumer and enterprise applications, this configuration prioritizes comfort, all-day wearability, and streamlined connectivity through a paired mobile device.

Waveguide MI-30 single monochrome waveguide
Display Single microLED projector
Processor Bluetooth-connected mobile companion architecture
Camera None
Audio Integrated stereo audio
Form factor Prescription-ready fashion eyewear
Best for Light industrial workflows, task confirmation, broad market

Convenient Heads-Up Display

Ultralite HUD OEM Platform

Minimalist smart glasses configuration designed to deliver glanceable visual information within a lightweight, everyday wearable form factor.

This 38g platform supports heads-up notifications, navigation prompts, workflow guidance, and contextual data visibility without introducing audio or camera complexity. Its streamlined architecture enables discreet integration into consumer or enterprise eyewear designs, and low-power operation for up to 48 hours.

Waveguide MI-30 single monochrome waveguide
Display Single microLED projector
Processor Bluetooth-connected mobile companion architecture
Camera None
Audio None
Form factor Prescription-ready fashion eyewear
Best for Notifications, navigation, light industrial workflows and broad market eyewear

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Built for rapid OEM deployment

Ultralite OEM Platforms are designed to reduce engineering complexity and shorten early-stage development timelines by providing validated optical, electronic, and mechanical system foundations. Rather than sourcing and integrating individual subsystems independently, partners can begin with a pre-engineered architecture already optimized for intelligent eyewear performance and manufacturability based in the US.

PHASE 1

Validated optical integration

Waveguides, display engines, and core system components are pre-aligned and performance-tested as part of a unified architecture.

PHASE 2

Faster prototype cycles

Integrated hardware and firmware foundations allow teams to move quickly into evaluation, software development, and industrial design refinement.

PHASE 3

Flexible customization

Platforms can be adapted across different industrial designs, software environments, input methods, and application requirements.

PHASE 4

Production-aligned engineering

Development decisions are informed by manufacturing realities early in the process, reducing redesign risk during scale-up.

Partnership Model

You define the product. Vuzix provides the platform.

Ultralite OEM Platforms are designed to give partners control over product identity and user experience while reducing the complexity of underlying hardware and optical development. Vuzix provides the integrated technology foundation, allowing partners to focus on differentiation, software, and go-to-market strategy.

What Vuzix provides

• Waveguide optics designed and manufactured in the United States
• Validated display engine and component ecosystem
• Processing integration, including Snapdragon AR1-class architectures
• Camera, audio, connectivity, and core hardware systems
• Firmware and foundational software support
• Engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing coordination
• Regulatory and certification guidance

What partners control

• Brand identity and product positioning
• Industrial design direction and visual styling
• Software stack and user experience
• AI applications layer
• Materials, finishes, and wearable design choices
• Commercial strategy, pricing, and distribution
• Customer relationships and market rolllout

FAQ

Common questions

Which Ultralite Platform fits my product?

Choose Ultralite Pro when full-color binocular optics are core to the user experience — for example, enterprise AR with rich visual overlays, AI assistants with visual responses, or prosumer smart glasses. Choose Ultralite Audio when AI interaction, premium audio, and notifications matter more than full-color visuals — for example, AI assistant glasses or audio-first consumer wearables. Choose Ultralite HUD when minimal heads-up information delivery in the lightest possible form factor is the priority, without audio or camera complexity.

Can I change components within an Ultralite Platform configuration?

Yes, within limits. The Ultralite OEM Platform provides validated optical, electronic, and mechanical foundations as a starting architecture, but partners can adapt display technologies, software environments, input methods, materials, and industrial design depending on program goals. Major component substitutions (different waveguide, different processor) move the program from platform-based development toward fully custom ODM engineering, which Vuzix also supports.

How does the Ultralite Platform compare to starting from scratch?

Starting from scratch means sourcing waveguides, display engines, processors, firmware, and reference hardware independently and integrating them — a process that typically requires multiple supplier relationships and iterative validation before a working prototype exists. The Ultralite OEM Platform begins with a pre-engineered architecture already optimized for wearable performance and manufacturability. This approach allows teams to start at prototype stage and focus engineering effort on industrial design, software, and product differentiation.

Explore an OEM starting point

Whether you are exploring a new concept or scaling an existing program, Vuzix provides the technology and experience to help bring it to market.

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