Qualcomm revealed its latest AR chipset developed for use in smart glasses, which it claims will help create wearable devices that can be worn comfortably for extended periods of time.

At the company’s Snapdragon Summit 2022, it unveiled the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 platform, its latest product designed to capture a piece of the nascent metaverse and spatial computing ecosystem.

Device manufacturers using the chipset in product development include Oppo, LG Electronics, Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Nreal.

Qualcomm claims that the platform, which is designed specifically for head-worn AR devices, achieves 2.2 times higher AI performance and consumes half the power of its previous offering for the segment.

The company notes that it also occupies a smaller area on the glasses, which helps create more…