Qualcomm’s new AR ‘Smart Viewer’ lets you pin virtual screens to your walls
Qualcomm Chip maker Qualcomm has introduced a new reference design for augmented reality glasses: an AR smart viewer" you can tether to a phone or PC via USB-C. Called the XR1 Smart Viewer, the system is meant to be lightweight and look (sort of) like sunglasses, while also enabling features like hand tracking and spatial awareness. The first glasses based on its design are set for release in mid-2021.
The XR1 is designed as a consumer-focused must-have accessory" for phones and computers, rather than a self-contained product. It uses two 1920 x 1080 OLED displays with a 90Hz refresh rate, plus an array of cameras, to add a virtual overlay to the real world. The camera array can also support hand tracking as a control scheme, and it can detect...