Telepathty Walker Launches Kickstarter at SxSW Conference

Austin, Texas, March 15, 2016 (Newswire.com) - PRESS RELEASE     15 March 2016, 10:00am Pacific Daylight Savings Time,  Austin, TX USA

Telepathy Japan Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a crowd funding program via Kickstarter which will result in the commercial delivery of the company’s Telepathy Walker device.  Telepathy Walker is aimed at the consumer augmented reality and personal navigation markets.  Telepathy Walker is designed to enhance everyday life by assisting with personal navigation, exploring new destinations and sharing adventures with friends and family.  The “smart eyewear” incorporates unique enhancements which allow the product to be used comfortably in indoor or outdoor environments and with intuitive user interfaces such as voice recognition, directional and positional location and noise cancelling directional microphone.

Telepathy Walker will be demonstrated at SxSW Conference at the Austin Convention Center,  Stand　1629 from March 13 to 16.  The demonstration units will be showcasing the personal navigation capabilities and directing the users how to walk to a specific café while wearing the device and enjoying the surrounding environment.

Telepathy Walker will usher in a new era of “smart eyewear” for consumer applications.  Telepathy Walker is focused on personal navigation, identifying local highlights and places of interest and the ability to share the experience with others via the imbedded augmented reality platform.  Telepathy continuously expands their IP portfolio to bring additional applications and enhancements to the “smart eyewear” community.  Founded in 2013, Telepathy has specialized in smart eyewear technologies. Jumper, the company's first product, has been widely used in business fields and remote diagnosis in particular. Telepathy is now ready to launch its first consumer product , Walker, and is aiming to raise funds for manufacturing on Kickstarter.  The Kickstarter program will allow the company to efficiently manufacture and deliver a significant number of units to the consumer marketplace and nurture the development and growth of the consumer smart eyewear market.   The introductory price, available only through Kickstarter, starts at USD$299 for delivery of product in June 2016 (July 2016 for Canada deliveries).