Qualcomm is working on over 40 different AI wearable devices, including jewelry and smart glasses. The company has announced two new offerings: the Snapdragon Reality Elite platform for mixed-reality glasses and the Scalable Turnkey AI-Ready Toolkit (START) for AI devices.
The Snapdragon Reality Elite delivers improvements of up to 60% in GPU performance, up to 30% in CPU performance, and up to 160% in NPU performance. It will enable better head and hand tracking, along with improved see-through capabilities.
Qualcomm says the platform is designed to power two types of devices: stand-alone video-see-through headsets and lightweight, tethered optical-see-through glasses. The company is positioning itself as the foundational silicon layer for whatever comes after the smartphone.
