World's Smallest and Lightest Smart Display "GUIDE01" Receives Excellence Award at the 38th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award
HappyLifeCreators Inc.'s GUIDE01, the world's smallest and lightest smart display, has won the Excellence Award in the General Category of the 38th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award. This innovative device, weighing only 10g, attaches to any eyewear to project navigation, AI translation, transcription, and notifications, transforming ordinary glasses into smart glasses without the need for specialized corrective lenses. The award recognizes its contribution to promoting technological development among SMEs and its potential for industrial advancement.
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We are pleased to announce that GUIDE01, the world's smallest and lightest smart display developed by HappyLifeCreators Inc. (Headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; Representative Director: Shin Makinaga), has received the "Excellence Award" in the General Category of the "38th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award," organized by the Resona Foundation for SME Promotion and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.
Furthermore, in today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun dated April 15, 2026 (Wednesday), our company's initiatives were prominently featured in a special article about the award-winning work.
■ What is the "SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award"?
This award is a historical and prestigious recognition, presented annually to outstanding new technologies and products with the aim of promoting technological development among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contributing to Japan's industrial advancement. The award system has been implemented since 1988, and over the past 37 editions, a total of 12,089 applications have been received, with 1,201 works being honored.
Award Name: The 38th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award, General Category, Excellence Award
Awarded Product: GUIDE01 (Guide One)
Organizers: Resona Foundation for SME Promotion, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
Awarded Product Introduction Page: https://www.resona-fdn.or.jp/work.html#gsc.tab=0
■ Overview of "GUIDE01" and Development Background
[Product Overview: A Smart Display for Everyday Life]
"GUIDE01 (Guide One)" is a smart display weighing only 10g that attaches to your existing glasses. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth® and projects navigation, AI translation, transcription, various notifications, and more into your field of vision. Its biggest feature is that it can be attached with a single touch to any eyewear, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, and work goggles, eliminating the need for special corrective lenses and allowing anyone to easily smarten up their own glasses.
[Development Background: Freedom from the "Weight" and "Hassle" of Traditional Smart Glasses]
Traditional smart glasses faced challenges such as being "too heavy for long-term wear," "difficult to operate," and "inconvenient to use simultaneously with regular glasses." To overcome these barriers and make smart glasses more accessible and easier to use, we started development with the concept of "every pair of glasses becomes smart glasses." Leveraging our extensive knowledge gained from years of involvement in wearable devices, we pursued thorough weight reduction and practicality, which resulted in the birth of GUIDE01.
GUIDE01 Product Site
Click here for details.
■ Special Feature Article Published Today in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (Morning Edition)
In today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun dated April 15 (Wednesday), our company's initiatives were prominently featured in a special article about the award-winning work. Please take a look at the newspaper as well.
■ Future Outlook
Encouraged by this award, HappyLifeCreators Inc. will continue to strive for further functional improvements and wider adoption of "GUIDE01," contributing to solving customer challenges and the development of industry.
■ Related Links
November 12, 2025 Press Release
[World's Lightest Class, Only 10g] Ultra-lightweight Smart Display "GUIDE01" Attachable to Glasses Launches Crowdfunding!
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000010.000052293.html
February 9, 2026 Press Release
Goal Achieved in 30 Minutes! The 10g Smart Display "GUIDE01" Completes Project with 5,504% of Goal and Over 16.5 Million Yen in Support
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000014.000052293.html
February 12, 2026 Press Release
[Implementation Report] Demonstration Experiment of World's Smallest and Lightest Smart Display "GUIDE01" Conducted at Joint Company Information Session for Foreign Residents Hosted by Izumo City
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000015.000052293.html
HappyLifeCreators Inc.
Representative: Representative Director Shin Makinaga
Head Office Location: Shin-Osaka Nichidai Building 701, 3-18-9 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0011
Established: May 10, 2019
Business Activities: Web system, smartphone app development, VR/AR solutions
URL: https://www.happylifecreators.com/
Established in the first year of Reiwa (2019). An IT venture with just under 20 employees. In addition to contract development of various web systems and applications across all industries and in-house service development, the company excels at solving problems using XR technology. Leveraging the knowledge gained by its representative and engineer, who has been involved in smart glass development since the dawn of wearable devices, the company challenged crowdfunding for the world's smallest and lightest smart display "GUIDE01" in November 2025, adopting a "two-sword style" approach of both software and hardware. General sales began in March 2026.
Furthermore, in today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun dated April 15, 2026 (Wednesday), our company's initiatives were prominently featured in a special article about the award-winning work.
■ What is the "SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award"?
This award is a historical and prestigious recognition, presented annually to outstanding new technologies and products with the aim of promoting technological development among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contributing to Japan's industrial advancement. The award system has been implemented since 1988, and over the past 37 editions, a total of 12,089 applications have been received, with 1,201 works being honored.
Award Name: The 38th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Award, General Category, Excellence Award
Awarded Product: GUIDE01 (Guide One)
Organizers: Resona Foundation for SME Promotion, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
Awarded Product Introduction Page: https://www.resona-fdn.or.jp/work.html#gsc.tab=0
■ Overview of "GUIDE01" and Development Background
[Product Overview: A Smart Display for Everyday Life]
"GUIDE01 (Guide One)" is a smart display weighing only 10g that attaches to your existing glasses. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth® and projects navigation, AI translation, transcription, various notifications, and more into your field of vision. Its biggest feature is that it can be attached with a single touch to any eyewear, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, and work goggles, eliminating the need for special corrective lenses and allowing anyone to easily smarten up their own glasses.
[Development Background: Freedom from the "Weight" and "Hassle" of Traditional Smart Glasses]
Traditional smart glasses faced challenges such as being "too heavy for long-term wear," "difficult to operate," and "inconvenient to use simultaneously with regular glasses." To overcome these barriers and make smart glasses more accessible and easier to use, we started development with the concept of "every pair of glasses becomes smart glasses." Leveraging our extensive knowledge gained from years of involvement in wearable devices, we pursued thorough weight reduction and practicality, which resulted in the birth of GUIDE01.
GUIDE01 Product Site
Click here for details.
■ Special Feature Article Published Today in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (Morning Edition)
In today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun dated April 15 (Wednesday), our company's initiatives were prominently featured in a special article about the award-winning work. Please take a look at the newspaper as well.
■ Future Outlook
Encouraged by this award, HappyLifeCreators Inc. will continue to strive for further functional improvements and wider adoption of "GUIDE01," contributing to solving customer challenges and the development of industry.
■ Related Links
November 12, 2025 Press Release
[World's Lightest Class, Only 10g] Ultra-lightweight Smart Display "GUIDE01" Attachable to Glasses Launches Crowdfunding!
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000010.000052293.html
February 9, 2026 Press Release
Goal Achieved in 30 Minutes! The 10g Smart Display "GUIDE01" Completes Project with 5,504% of Goal and Over 16.5 Million Yen in Support
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000014.000052293.html
February 12, 2026 Press Release
[Implementation Report] Demonstration Experiment of World's Smallest and Lightest Smart Display "GUIDE01" Conducted at Joint Company Information Session for Foreign Residents Hosted by Izumo City
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000015.000052293.html
HappyLifeCreators Inc.
Representative: Representative Director Shin Makinaga
Head Office Location: Shin-Osaka Nichidai Building 701, 3-18-9 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0011
Established: May 10, 2019
Business Activities: Web system, smartphone app development, VR/AR solutions
URL: https://www.happylifecreators.com/
Established in the first year of Reiwa (2019). An IT venture with just under 20 employees. In addition to contract development of various web systems and applications across all industries and in-house service development, the company excels at solving problems using XR technology. Leveraging the knowledge gained by its representative and engineer, who has been involved in smart glass development since the dawn of wearable devices, the company challenged crowdfunding for the world's smallest and lightest smart display "GUIDE01" in November 2025, adopting a "two-sword style" approach of both software and hardware. General sales began in March 2026.