Qualcomm announces 'Wireless AR Smart Viewer', an AR glasses device that can connect to smartphones and PCs wirelessly
Qualcomm, a chip maker that provides Snapdragon XR2, a 5G-enabled SoC for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), has announced that it has developed a completely wireless AR device, the Wireless AR Smart Viewer .
Qualcomm Cuts the Cord with the New Wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference Design Powered by the Snapdragon XR2 Platform | Qualcomm
Qualcomm's new AR glasses are thinner and wireless --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/20/23130369/qualcomm-xr2-wireless-ar-smart-viewer-announcement
The biggest feature of Wireless AR Smart Viewer is that it realizes wireless connection with smartphones and PCs by Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth. The previous generation AR Smart Viewer had to be wired with a USB-C cable.
Qualcomm describes it as 'Cut the cord' and emphasizes that the Wireless AR Smart Viewer has become a wireless connection.
We're cutting the cord with our new wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference design. ✂️ ???? With the
#Snapdragon XR2 Platform and @Qualcomm FastConnect 6900, it requires ZERO wires to deliver premium, immersive #XR experiences that unlock the #Metaverse . pic.twitter.com/sr5Z0CDXCf — Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) May 20, 2022
Goertek, a manufacturer of acoustic parts and optical products in China, is in charge of developing the Wireless AR Smart Viewer. A binocular OLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 90Hz. Two monochrome cameras and one full-color camera are installed in the goggles to realize 6DoF freedom and hand tracking by gesture recognition. The viewing angle is 40 degrees diagonally, which is slightly narrower than the previous model. The body weight is 115g, which is considerably lighter than the Meta Quest 2 which weighs about 500g, and the frame thickness is 40% thinner than the previous model.
The chipset installed in Wireless AR Smart Viewer is Snapdragon XR2. He also said that if the connected smartphone or PC is equipped with Qualcomm's FastConnect 6900 chip, the delay can be reduced to 3ms.
Wireless AR Smart Viewer has a wireless connection, so you have to rely on the built-in battery for power. The Verge, an IT news site, reports that 'the headset has a built-in battery capacity of 650mAh, and when you run a virtual experience that requires the highest processing, the battery lasts about 30 minutes.' The Verge says the Wireless AR Smart Viewer battery will last a little longer as it doesn't really require that much processing, but 'working a day in a virtual environment' can be difficult. ..
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