OXFORD, Conn., March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - NXT-ID, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NXTD) ("NXT-ID" or the "Company"), a biometric
authentication company focused on the growing mobile commerce
market, announces its biometric payment technology, the Wocket®
smart wallet was featured in a news clip that aired this week on
Washington DC's Fox 5 News
(http://www.myfoxdc.com/) .
In a segment "The Next Great Thing", host Laura Evans calls the Wocket smart wallet 'a new
way to pay' and 'a really big breakthrough in mobile
payment.'
Award-winning journalist Laura
Evans has been part of the FOX 5 News Team since 1999.
She introduces the Wocket telling the audience that with over 13
million cases of identity theft annually and almost half of them
due to a stolen or lost wallet, "Now there is a device that could
take the pain and hassle out of that forever. "
She goes on to say, "The Wocket is a convenient and universal
form of payment that secures your personal information and that's
why we think the Wocket is the next great thing."
CEO, Gino Pereira discusses and
demonstrates how the Wocket works as your own personal vault,
storing all your personal information securely.
Laura also shares her enthusiasm on two other innovative tech
products on the segment; VFit, a new way to measure fitness and the
Bolt Smart Lightbulb.
Laura Evans notes in closing that
both the Wocket and Bolt created a lot of buzz at the Consumer
Electronics (CES) show held in January
2015 in Las Vegas.
The segment can be seen on the Fox 5 news website at
http://www.myfoxdc.com/clip/11239806/the-next-great-thing-vfit-body-scanner.
Note the section on Wocket follows VFit and Bolt (estimated time
3:45)
Wocket is a smart wallet designed to protect your identity and
replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone or cloud
required. Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only
works with your biometric stamp of approval.
All your credit, debit, loyalty, gift, ID, membership,
insurance, tickets, medical information, passwords, and virtually
any other card can be protected on Wocket.
Watch the Wocket video as seen on CNBC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRxloq-n8Ks
Order your Wocket by invitation at
www.wocketwallet.com
About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security
for a Mobile World: (NXTD) (NXTDW):
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer
risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart
OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing
m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of
biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by
Wocket®; a next generation smart wallet designed
to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required.
Wocket was recognized as one of the top technology products at CES
2015 by multiple media outlets including Wired.com. The Wocket
works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your
biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com/
NXT-ID' wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in
biometric identification and has 22 licensed patents in the field
of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/,
http://3d-id.net/
Forward-Looking Statements for NXT-ID: This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the
date of this press release, and involve certain risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements herein
with respect to the successful execution of the Company's business
strategy. The Company's actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among
other things, our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary
nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our
ability to possibly license from others patents and patent
applications necessary to develop products; the availability of
financing; the Company's ability to implement its long range
business plan for various applications of its technology; the
Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary
marketing and/or distribution partners; the impact of competition,
the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory
clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology;
and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may
be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NXT- ID Inc Contact:
Corporate info: info@nxt-id.com
Investors:
investors@nxt-id.com
Media:
D. Van Zant
+1-800 665-0411
press@nxt-id.com
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