Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses

Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses

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Smart glasses are still a nascent category, but chipmaker Qualcomm is hard at work upgrading the silicon to power the next wave of XR devices: the Snapdragon Reality Elite.

Specs has long been teasing the next version of its augmented reality glasses. A new partnership with Qualcomm promises some movement in that department.

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Snap announced that its Specs AR glasses, still set to launch this fall, have a cross-platform AI agent and an optional cellular charging case for on-the-go connectivity. Details

Snap is finally launching augmented glasses for the public. Specs, which Snap describes as "a wearable computer built into see-through augmented reality glasses," will cost

Snap's first pair of AR glasses are certainly full of big ideas. But after an afternoon of testing at Snap’s offices this week, I’m skeptical of whether they’ll be fully ready for