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Qualcomm’s new chip is geared toward wearable AI gadgets

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Like it or not, more AI wearables may be on the horizon - or at least Qualcomm seems to think so. Today the company announced its new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip. At a press briefing, Qualcomm said it considers the Elite to be a "wrist plus" chip. Meaning, it won't replace the previous W5 Plus, […]

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Like it or not, more AI wearables may be on the horizon - or at least Qualcomm seems to think so. Today the company announced its new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip.

At a press briefing, Qualcomm said it considers the Elite to be a "wrist plus" chip. Meaning, it won't replace the previous

W5 Plus

, but exist alongside it. The company said it expects the Elite will appeal to gadget makers looking to create AI wearables such as pendants, pins, and potentially display-free smart glasses. (More powerful smart glasses will likely use its AR chip.)

On top of being upgraded to the 3nm process, the Elite chip will have an eNPU and a Hexagon NPU for A …

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— Source: The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/tech/886434/qualcomm-snapdragon-wear-elite-wearables)

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