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Qualcomm’s Latest AR Glasses Reference Design Drops the Tether, Keeps the Compute

Road to VR

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. In addition to Snapdragon XR2, the AR glasses include Qualcomm’s FastConnect 6900 chip which equips it with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. Image courtesy Qualcomm.

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Qualcomm Announces Tethered AR ‘Smart Viewer’ Reference Design with Onboard Co-processing

Road to VR

Qualcomm, maker of chips and technologies for mobile devices, today announced a reference design for a tethered AR headset which is tethered to a phone or PC but also contains its own chips to handle some onboard processing. The company calls the split-processing approach an AR ‘smart viewer’ headset.

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Niantic Reveals Snapdragon AR2-powered Headset Reference Design for Outdoor Use

Road to VR

Now the company has revealed that it’s been working with Qualcomm on a reference AR headset based on the Snapdragon AR2 platform. Niantic has been quietly developing a sleek reference design for what the company is calling an “outdoor AR headset.”

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Samsung Reportedly Planning to Release XR Glasses This Year

Road to VR

You can find out more about the differences between smart glasses and AR glasses here. Since the report doesn’t specify Haen’s specific functions, we’ve referred to them as XR glasses for now. Still, no mention of displays, or specific functions that would delineate it as smart glasses of AR glasses as such.

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Facebook’s Project Aria Will Pave The Way For Consumer-Friendly AR

VRScout

Referred to as Project Aria, this bleeding-edge research device uses machine perception and AI research to safely gather data in an effort to answer key questions, both technological and ethical, regarding the use of AR technology in a public setting. Image Credit: Facebook.

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Oculus Quest Pro Reference Hidden in Latest Software, Mentions Face & Eye Tracking

Road to VR

The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company is moving forward with the device, as it contains hidden reference to an “Oculus Quest Pro” headset along with text mentioning both eye and face-tracking. THE LENSES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO YOUR EYES, BUT NOT CAUSE DISCOMFORT.””

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

The Ghost Howls

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. Further references.

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