Xybernaut(R)'s MA IV(R) Featured on FOX Network's 'The X-Files' Placement Part of Xybernaut's Aggressive Marketing Plan to Bring Its Wearable Computer Into the Mainstream FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR), the leader in wearable computing solutions, announced today that FOX network's hit sci-fi television show, The X-Files, will be running an episode this coming Sunday that features its product, the Mobile Assistant(R) IV (MA IV). In the episode titled "First Person Shooter," characters will be wearing the head-mount display configuration in a virtual reality game where "Mulder and Scully must battle with a deadly digital character to save their lives." Previews have already begun running this week on the FOX Network. The episode will air this Sunday, February 27th at 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT. For a sneak preview of some shots from the episode, visit THE X-FILES site located on FOX's site at http://www.fox.com and select "X-Files" under the shows selection to the right, then select "new photos, First Person Shooter." Edward G. Newman, president and CEO of Xybernaut Corporation, stated, "Xybernaut was the first to market with a wearable PC, so it seems only fitting that FOX selected the MA IV as the wearable PC of choice in this exciting gaming episode. Although our product is used in a fictional story line for a use quite different from that of our current customers, this kind of coverage and exposure is important in getting the consumer used to seeing a computer in a wearable form factor. With the swift convergence of computing and communication devices, we expect this 'cameo' will be the first in many other product placements our company is working on with other film and television production companies." Robin Bono, director of corporate communications, commented, "This product placement on The X-Files adds to our recent string of favorable press coverage in such notable publications as PC Computing, Popular Mechanics, and CNN Interactive. We have been working aggressively to get our product into the hands of product reviewers and television and movie producers with the goal of raising awareness among the general public for the Mobile Assistant as a mainstream form factor. IBM's recent wearable computing commercials have also helped to get people comfortable with this next computing-forward design. The more people see a wearable computer in every day life, the more they will become comfortable with it and begin selecting it as their computing form factor of choice." About Xybernaut Corporation: Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable computing hardware, software and services. The company's patented wearable computer is a full-function Pentium PC that runs Microsoft MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT, along with UNIX, Linux and other operating systems that run on the Intel x86 architecture. The MA IV(R) allows users hands-free access to information in the computer's internal storage, in local area networks and on the Internet on an as-needed, where-needed basis. Xybernaut's software is designed to provide users with the right information when and where it's needed, using consistent navigation techniques and screen presentations. With the MA IV, customers realize immediate savings in maintenance and repair, diagnosis, inspection, inventory control and data collection procedures. Key industries using Xybernaut's products include manufacturing, distribution, transportation, government, and utilities. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan). Visit Xybernaut's web site at http://www.xybernaut.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, the availability of components and production of the Mobile Assistant, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings. SOURCE Xybernaut Corporation CO: Xybernaut Corporation; FOX Network ST: Virginia IN: CPR ENT SU: 02/24/2000 08:30 EST http://www.prnewswire.com -----Original Message----- From: Paul Holman [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:09 PM To:
Subject: Gear ID So what were the heads up displays sported by Sculder and Mully on tonights X-Files episode? pablos -- Paul Holman Chief Technologist Fort Nocs, Inc. <http://www.fortnocs.com/> 408.861.3970 office 877.834.7723 fax
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