CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash	$ 328,188	$ 10,992
Accounts receivable		3,616
Tax refund receivable		57,089
Prepaid expenses	42,722	38,948
Total current assets	370,910	110,645
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $23,586 and $318,424, respectively		1,740
Loan costs	118,500	325,244
Total assets	489,410	437,629
Accounts payable	1,008,692	1,012,186
Accrued payroll	192,725	475,176
Loan payable	100,000
Convertible debentures, net of discount of $571,254 and $0, respectively	3,546,496
Convertible bridge loans, current portion	309,000
Liabilities of Sendio	555,454
Capital lease obligation, current portion		5,624
Total current liabilities	5,712,367	1,492,986
Convertible debentures, net of discount of $0 and $1,603,838, respectively		2,513,912
Convertible bridge loans		489,250
Derivative warrant liability		592,783
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion		4,114
Total liabilities	5,712,367	5,093,045
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value; 90,000,000 shares authorized; 7,130,226 and 5,568,253 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	78,279,737	74,898,008
Accumulated deficit	(83,406,639)	(79,581,191)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		123,822
Total Vu1 Corporation's stockholders' equity (deficit)	(5,126,902)	(4,559,361)
Non-controlling interest	(96,055)	(96,055)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(5,222,957)	(4,655,416)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 489,410	$ 437,629