SHELTON, CT--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2014) - NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCQB: NXTD), a biometric authentication company focused on the growing m-commerce market, releases recent media coverage including Friday's on air interview with Mr. Gino Pereira Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc., on "As We See It with Phil Hulett and Friends" KFWB News Talk 980 Radio.

Gino discussed the company's next generation smart wallet, Wocket™, designed to replace all the cards in your wallet noting to the radio audience, "Wocket is a wallet that knows you, it knows you biometrically. You can talk to your wallet and Wocket knows that it's you."

Recent company news of the upcoming press conference to be held in New York May 28 ^th and the recently released consumer FAQ resulted in significant media coverage in tech, gadget and consumer trend publications.

"We are now seeing a significant surge in consumer requests for information on the Wocket™ websites," said Mr. Gino Pereira. "One of the most frequently asked is ' when can we buy a Wocket™' , reflecting a genuine interest in purchasing Wocket™. Consumers will be able to pre-order online following the announced May 28 ^th event. As the media has commented, at that point Wocket™ wants to replace your wallet."

Wocket™ is a smart wallet in the same vein as the smart phone and smart watch. NXT-ID is introducing its innovative, patent-pending Wocket™ as the next natural step in the evolution of smart devices. Wocket™ is a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval.

Credit, debit, ATM, loyalty, gift, ID, membership, insurance, ticket, emergency, medical, business, contacts, coupon, and virtually any card can be protected on Wocket™. More than 10,000 cards, records, coupons, etc. and 100 voice commands can also be stored on Wocket™.

"As We See It with Phil Hulett and Friends" airs Monday-Friday from 2:00pm - 3:00pm. KFWB News Talk 980. Hear the radio interview at the company website http://www.nxt-id.com/

KFWB NEWS TALK 980 features some of America's top personalities and a full range of topical news, traffic, financial, sports and lifestyle programming.
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Wocket™ was also featured in Trend Hunter (www.trendhunter.com).
With 60,000,000 monthly views, TrendHunter.com is the world's largest, most popular trend community. Trend Hunter is based in Toronto, Canada, and fueled by a global network of 139,000 members and 3,000,000 fans.

The article titled "The 'Wocket' Generates Electronic Versions of Debit and Credit Cards" can be read in its entirety at http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wocket.

Other Recent Media Coverage:

Nxt-ID to Release Biometric Smart Wallet

Chain Store Age - Nxt-ID Inc. intends to launch a smart wallet called Wocket. A biometrically secure smart wallet with a smart card that is immediately zeroized after each transaction, Wocket is designed to be useless to a thief.

Full article: www.chainstoreage.com/article/nxt-id-release-biometric-smart-wallet

Wocket Wants to Replace Your Wallet

Gizmag - No one wants their credit or debit cards, or even their NFC-enabled smartphone falling into the wrong hands. While there are already various security measures in development, NXT-ID's Wocket is one of the latest. Described as a "smart wallet," it's designed to securely store electronic versions of your various cards, plus it features a swipe-able physical card that can be programmed for single uses.

Full Article: http://www.gizmag.com/wocket-smart-wallet/31477/

The full Wocket product FAQ is available to consumers and media at http://nxt-id.com/wocket-faq/

Interested consumers can also sign up for product info and news alerts in anticipation of the product. http://www.thewocket.com/, http://www.wocketwallet.com/

About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World

NXT-ID, Inc.'s (OTCQB: NXTD) 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 the Wocket™ ; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.thewocket.com/, http://www.wocketwallet.com/

NXT-ID' wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/

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