Qualcomm has announced a new platform and mobile processor, the Qualcomm XR1 which is designed specifically for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).
The new XR1 comes with a range of features which have been design specifically for VR and AR, have a look at the video below.
“As technology evolves and consumer demand grows, we envision XR devices playing a wider variety of roles in consumers’ and workers’ daily lives,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, Mobile Business Unit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “By integrating powerful visuals, high-fidelity audio, and rich interactive experiences, XR1 will help create a new era of high-quality, mainstream XR devices for consumers.”
XR1 integrates Qualcomm Technologies’ heterogeneous compute architecture, including the ARM-based multicore Central Processing Unit (CPU), vector processor, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and Qualcomm® AI Engine. Other key features include an advanced XR software service layer, machine learning, the Snapdragon XR Software Development Kit (SDK) and Qualcomm Technologies connectivity and security technologies.
You can find out more details about the new Qualcomm XR1 platform over at Qualcomm at the link below.
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