Qualcomm Is Teaming With Google And Samsung On Mixed Reality Smart Glasses

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has confirmed that the company is working with Google and Samsung on a pair of mixed reality glasses linked to a smartphone. The news of the trio of tech giants working together on a pair of XR glasses was teased at the end of Samsung’s Unpacked 2023 event.

It seems it is a good time to be getting into the virtual and mixed reality device scene. Analysts at TrendForce recently reported shipments are “expected to increase year-by-year over the next few years.” This is more than likely why Apple is not fully giving up on its Vision Pro strategy, but instead shifting to a more budget friendly version. So, while it may be a surprise that Qualcomm, Samsung, and Google are working together, it shouldn’t be a shock that they are doing so on a mixed reality headset.

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