New Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 Chip Could Make Glasses Smarter and Self-Reliant
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 processor for smart glasses. The chip lets smart glasses run AI directly on the device without needing a phone or cloud connection for processing or other functions. The idea is that users can go about their daily tasks using only their smart glasses.
A big change in the AR1+ Gen 1 is its smaller size, which is about 28% more compact than the previous AR1 Gen 1 chip, as reported by Engadget. This means that manufacturers can now design glasses with 20% shorter temple arms (arms of the glasses). The chip also uses less power during tasks such as computer vision, wake with voice, Bluetooth playback, and video streaming, the report said.
The new processor also improves image quality for smart glasses. It supports binocular displays, image stabilization, and a multi-frame engine. The camera on the glasses can capture 12MP photos and 6MP videos, and it supports features like face detection and facial landmark detection.
Saving the best for the last, on-device AI powered by Qualcomm's third-generation Hexagon NPU. The chip can run small language models with up to 1 billion parameters, such as Llama 1B, directly on the glasses. This lets users interact with an AI assistant by speaking commands and seeing responses displayed as text on the glasses. The company says this is the first time an autoregressive generative AI model has run completely on a pair of smart glasses.
The company says its new chip will help make future smart glasses slimmer and more independent.
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