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Qualcomm offers AR reference design

(Source: Qualcomm)   Sometimes, if you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself. Tired of waiting around for the industry to offer more consumer-friendly AR glasses (and stop that silliness of VR goggles with cameras and calling it MR)? Qualcomm took the matter into their own hands and developed an (almost) acceptable-looking pair of glasses. At ...

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(Source: Qualcomm)   Sometimes, if you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself. Tired of waiting around for the industry to offer more consumer-friendly AR glasses (and stop that silliness of VR goggles with cameras and calling it MR)? Qualcomm took the matter into their own hands and developed an (almost) acceptable-looking pair of glasses. At the very least, the company showed what could be done with off-the-shelf components and a smartphone—a Qualcomm-powered smartphone that is. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. introduced its first AR reference design based on the Snapdragon XR1 Platform. The reference design is what
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