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Avegant and Vuzix Announce New Lightweight Binocular AR Reference Design
Design features Avegant's AG-30L3 light engine, Vuzix waveguide optics, and is co-designed and manufactured by Quanta ComputerROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2026
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[{"type":"text","content":"Design features Avegant's AG-30L3 light engine, Vuzix waveguide optics, and is co-designed and manufactured by Quanta ComputerROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (\"Vuzix\" or, the \"Company\"), a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, advanced waveguides, and augmented reality (AR) technologies for defense and enterprise applications, and Avegant Corp. (\"Avegant\"), a leading developer of compact high-performance light engines for wearable displays, today announced at CES 2026 a jointly developed binocular smart glasses reference design that sets a new benchmark for affordability, performance, and wearability in next-generation AR eyewear.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nThe reference design integrates Avegant's AG-30L3, a breakthrough 0.7 cc full-color LCoS light engine, with Vuzix' advanced waveguide optics, delivering bright, crisp, full-color imagery in an ultra-compact form factor. The platform enables OEMs to accelerate development of both consumer and enterprise AR smart glasses by offering a ready-to-manufacture architecture that significantly reduces size, weight, and total system cost.To support rapid commercialization, the reference design will be manufactured by Quanta Computer (TWSE: 2382.TW), one of the world's leading electronics ODMs and a long-time partner to global consumer technology brands.Key innovations include:Ultra-Compact Display System: Powered by the AG-30L3, delivering high brightness and full-color imagery from a light engine measuring only 0.7 cc.Lightweight Binocular Form Factor: A sleek, comfortable industrial design optimized for everyday wear incorporating Vuzix' Incognito™ for discrete content viewing.High-Efficiency Waveguide Optics: Vuzix' proprietary waveguides ensure bright, transparent, high-contrast visuals.Push-Pull Prescription Lens Ready: Supports users with and without vision correction in a clean, integrated design—eliminating bulky clip-on solutions.Cost-Optimized Architecture: Quanta's high-quality and large scale manufacturing capabilities reduce system cost and accelerate time to market.\"This reference design represents a major milestone in making truly wearable AR glasses accessible to broader markets,\" said Edward Tang, CEO of Avegant. \"By combining the extremely small and efficient AG-30L3 with Vuzix's world-class waveguide optics...