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Vuzix Developing Smart Glasses Based on Qualcomm XR1 Platform With AI Engine

Vuzix is developing augmented reality smart glasses based on Qualcomm’s XR1 platform for consumer and enterprise markets, said the company Wednesday. The Snapdragon XR1, based on a Qualcomm ARM-based multicore central processing unit, vector processor, graphics processor and artificial intelligence…

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engine, allows on-device processing of vision-based machine-learning algorithms that can help with augmented reality use cases such as pose prediction and object classification, said the companies. Native voice processing, 3D audio, motion tracking and head tracking were designed for an immersive user interface experience, and Vuzix’s Blade glasses, due next year, will deliver visual, audio, voice, and intuitive interactions for an immersive UI in an untethered pair of AR smart glasses, they said: Advances in Vuzix waveguides and display engines will enable “smaller more fashionable form factors."