Tag: wearable devices

Qualcomm reveals flagship XR processor and new framework for AI glasses | Digital Trends

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Qualcomm is laying the groundwork for the next generation of XR hardware with two announcements that target both the brains inside future headsets and the tools needed to build them.

At Augmented World Expo 2026, the company unveiled Snapdragon Reality Elite, its new flagship XR platform designed for devices running Android XR and other mixed-reality experiences. Qualcomm also introduced Snapdragon START, a new initiative aimed at helping brands bring AI-powered smart glasses and wearable devices to market more quickly.

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Future wearable devices could draw power through your body using background 6G cellphone signals | Live Science

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Your body could become a battery for wearable devices, thanks to a breakthrough in harvesting waste energy from 6G wireless communication.

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that waste radio frequency (RF) energy given off by visible light communication (VLC), if used to deliver 6G, can be harvested with small, inexpensive copper coils and transmitted to power other devices via the human body. 6G is a future wireless communication technology that is currently in development and is set to be deployed before the end of the decade.

As outlined in a 2022 research paper, the crux of this mechanism lies with VLC — which transmits data through extremely fast flashes of visible light from sources such as LEDs. VLC is one method through which 6G signals might hypothetically be transmitted in the future. But LEDs also emit side-channel RF signals, as a form of leaked energy. The researchers found that this could be harvested by a coiled copper wire, whose energy recycling efficiency is boosted when touching human skin.

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