Qualcomm hasunveiled a new Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 platformthat’s built with slim AR glasses in mind.
Experts say manufacturers must overcome a steep dork factor before AR glasses go mainstream.
He said the glasses need to consume as little power as possible and not get too hot.
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To render high-resolution graphics, the glasses need to use external computational power, First said.
This processing may be done locally by connecting a smartphone or remotely via the cloud.
Slim AR glasses are the holy grail of mainstream adoption."
“However, those are, in fact, heavyweights.
They’re better right now for industrial and commercial uses.
Cambata said that he expects AR designs to get slimmer and for the battery life to increase.
“Again, much in the same way that everyone expects you to have a cell phone.
The future is super bright for AR.”
