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Xybernaut poma Wearable Computer Wins Editor's Choice Award From Popular Mechanics Magazine

Business Wire, Jan 14, 2002

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FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002

Xybernaut(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:XYBR) today announced that its poma(TM) wearable computer has won the Editor's Choice Award from Popular Mechanics magazine as part of the 2002 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently held in Las Vegas, NV.

Editor's Choice Awards are given each year by Popular Mechanics magazine to identify the best new products and services developed for consumer electronic users. According to the publication's editorial team, "The ultimate goal is to seek out the most brilliant new products that will set the standards for their market categories and honor them with Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Awards."

Xybernaut's poma was selected after the publication's editorial team thoroughly tested the product and discussed the market potential with Company representatives.

In the award summary, Xybernaut's poma was described in the following manner by the reviewers: "With a monitor mounted on eyeglass frames, a handheld mouse and a CPU worn on the belt, Xybernaut takes mobile computing-- and viewing privacy --to new levels."

During CES, Xybernaut announced the product in North America being delivered under the brand name poma with a suggested retail price of $1,499 -- pricing which includes the computing unit and a lightweight head mounted display (HMD).

Xybernaut is accepting initial orders at the company's Web site http://www.xybernaut.com/poma for delivery before the end of Q1 2002. More detailed information about the poma can also be found at this Web address.

"Xybernaut considers it a tremendous honor to have the poma wearable computer as a 2002 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award winner at CES," commented Edward G. Newman, chairman, president and CEO of Xybernaut. "Xybernaut strives to bring wearable computing to enterprise and consumer customers at all levels by working with industry leaders to integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software and applications with open computing standards for communication, computing and networking. We are pleased to be recognized for success in this effort."

Xybernaut's poma incorporates many features that make it an ideal computing option for mobile individuals. Hitachi's SuperH 32-Bit 128 MHz RISC processor with companion coprocessor powers the 10.9-ounce/310 gram device, which utilizes the Microsoft's Windows(R) CE operating system (OS).

The poma incorporates a Compact Flash(TM) slot, USB port, 32 MB of RAM, 32 MB of ROM, a custom optical mouse and a removable internal rechargeable battery. The poma also provides users with support for instant on/off Internet access and a head mounted display that provides a private viewing experience equivalent in quality to a desktop monitor.

The poma is designed to appeal to a broad customer base. Target markets include entertainment (music, video and games), online activities, transaction-based computing, field force automation, distance learning, personal productivity, personal communication, electronic commerce and many others across a variety of industry sectors and individual user demographics.

About Xybernaut Corporation

Xybernaut Corporation is the leading provider of wearable/mobile computing hardware, software and services, bringing communications and full-function computing power in a hands-free design to people when and where they need it. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Xybernaut has offices and subsidiaries in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan).

Visit Xybernaut's Web site at www.xybernaut.com.

Xybernaut, the Xybernaut logo and poma are trademarks or registered trademarks of Xybernaut Corporation in the USA and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

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," "scheduled," "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 successful production of the Company's products, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, timing, and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.

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