Qualcomm CEO Reveals Smart Glasses Partnership With Google and Samsung

From Google Glass to Magic Leap to Oculus Rift, there have been numerous attempts to get wearable computers in front of your eyes. But none have changed how we interact with technology in the way their promoters imagined. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has hinted that technology heavyweights aren't done trying, though. Amon says his firm is working with Samsung and Google on mysterious new mixed reality smart glasses—but don't expect an Apple Vision Pro competitor.

In an interview with CNBC, Amon noted that the companies had agreed to work together to develop smart glasses that he describes as "mixed reality" as opposed to virtual reality. That suggests it will superimpose data and visuals on top of the real world rather than enclosing users in a virtual environment with optional passthrough video. That's the approach currently in use at Apple and Meta, which makes the most popular ...