NEW
YORK and TOKYO,
Jan. 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Pixie Dust Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: PXDT) (the
"Company"), a Japanese technology company
focused on commercializing innovative products and materials
utilizing proprietary wave control technology, today announced that
it has introduced a one-time purchase model for its speaker,
kikippa, in addition to the current recurring subscription
model.
kikippa is a speaker that processes and outputs gamma wave sound
with 40Hz modulation using a unique algorithm for audio generated
from TVs and other devices. The product is the result of the
collaborative effort between the Company and Shionogi Healthcare
Co., Ltd.
Up until now, Pixie Dust has been selling kikippa as a recurring
subscription model, but in response to increased demand, the
Company has introduced the "kikippa Gamma Wave Mode2
Indefinite Plan," which includes the full speaker price and service
usage fee as a one-time cost. The product is now available from
Rakuten Ichiba and Shionogi Healthcare Online and will be expanded
considerably in the future.
kikippa Pricing Plans
- kikippa Gamma Wave Mode2 Indefinite plan (new
price model):
- Speaker body + service usage fee3: $686 USD (¥99,000 JPY)4
- Sales page: Rakuten Ichiba
- Shionogi Healthcare Online is only available by phone
(toll-free 0120-117-715, reception hours 9:00-17:00)
- kikippa Gamma Wave Mode2 Monthly plan (current
price model):
- Speaker unit price: $343 USD
(¥49,500 JPY)4
- Service usage fee 3: $14
USD per Month (¥1,980 JPY)4
- Sales page: Shionogi Healthcare Online*
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2
"Gamma wave mode" means providing services for using gamma wave
sound (using gamma wave mode, updating gamma wave sound,
etc.)
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3 "Service usage fee" is a
fee for using Gamma Wave Sound, updating to the latest information,
My Page service on a dedicated website, etc. for a fixed
amount.
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4 The Company's functional
currency and reporting currency is the Japanese yen (which we refer
to as "JPY" or "¥"). The terms "USD," or "$" refer to U.S. dollars,
the legal currency of the United States. Convenience
translations included in this press release of Japanese yen into
U.S. dollars have been made at the exchange rate of ¥144.29
= US$1.00
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* For information
purpose only. The website and information thereon are not part of
this press release nor incorporated by reference
herein.
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Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release are
"forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current
expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual events
may differ materially from current expectations. Any such
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties, including the strength of the economy, changes to
the market for securities, political or financial instability and
other factors which are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 20-F for the year ended April 30,
2023 (File No. 001-41749) filed with the SEC, and in all
filings with the SEC made by the Company subsequent to the filing
thereof. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or
revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
About Pixie Dust Technologies,
Inc.
Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. is a Japanese technology company
focused on commercializing innovative products and materials
utilizing proprietary wave technology. The Company is currently
focusing on two areas of product development: (1) "Personal Care
& Diversity", where wave control technology is applied to
mechanobiology and intervention/assistance in vision, hearing, and
touch, and (2) "Workspace & Digital Transformation," where
metamaterials (technology that creates properties through structure
rather than material) and solutions to commercial design problems,
such as in offices or construction sites, are applied.
kikippa and related logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc.
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