Qualcomm Says Multiple Snapdragon XR2+ Devices Will be Announced by Year’s End
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm says its latest XR chipset, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1, will find its way into multiple virtual and mixed reality (MR) headsets by the end of 2022. We know of at least two headset that already feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon XR chipset: the recently launched Meta Quest Pro and Lenovo ThinkReality VRX, both of […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Qualcomm’s Latest AR Glasses Reference Design Drops the Tether, Keeps the Compute
Qualcomm has revealed its latest AR glasses reference design, which it offers up to other companies as a blueprint for building their own AR devices. The reference design, which gives us a strong hint at the specs and capabilities of upcoming products, continues to lean on a smartphone to do the heavy compute, but this […]

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Qualcomm & Microsoft Partner on “custom AR chips” for Next-gen, Light-weight Glasses
Today during Qualcomm’s CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms.” Qualcomm and Microsoft today strengthened their growing relationship in the XR space with a new partnership announcement. While Microsoft has already relied on Qualcomm to supply the Snapdragon […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

Standalone VR headsets are finally ready to make a big leap forward

Snapdragon XR2 mixed reality chips launched last December, but haven’t yet appeared in headsets. That will soon change, profoundly improving VR/AR headsets. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz

Qualcomm and ZeroLight debut end-to-end 5G Boundless XR system

Leading hardware and software makers have created a system to deliver high-resolution wireless XR in enterprise settings, using private 5G networks. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz