Quarcom and Microsoft, tip development for next -generation AR glass

Scott Stein (CNET NEWS) Translation School: Ryo Ogata Ikuya Takamori (Galileo)

2022 -01-05 11:34

Microsoft has already adopted a Qualcomm chip in the company's expansion reality (AR) headset "Hololens 2", but plans to equip a Qualcomm chip in the AR glass to be released in the future.Qualcomm and Microsoft announced on January 4, US time on a new custom chip for AR glass on January 4, US time on Technology CES 2022.This is a product equipped with this custom chip, aiming to fuse Microsoft's complex reality (MR) software and smartphone -based AR platform.

Microsoft has already developed a cross -device MR ecosystem "Microsoft Mesh" and "Windows Mixed Reality" platform, and will combine virtual reality (VR) with "Microsoft Teams" in 2022.Qualcomm, on the other hand, is working on the Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform for smartphones, which plans to be able to link next -generation AR glass and "Android" smartphones.

According to the Qualcomm press release, the two companies have developed a custom AR chip that develops a custom AR chip that enables rich experiences with high -power -efficient next -generation lightweight AR glasses, Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform.It is a plan to fuse software.

Microsoft has already been exploring ways to make HoloLens 2 easier to use outdoors as a foothold for smaller glasses -type devices in the future.In 2021, it stated that it would partner with Niantic to explore how the game should work on a smart glass.

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