IBNS-CMEDIA: Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has announced the Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform, a personal AI platform designed to unlock the next generation of truly personal, always-on, intelligent wearable computing devices.
Personal AI devices will be a critical layer of the intelligent network for the AI era and Snapdragon Wear Elite is the world’s first Personal AI wearable platform that works across WearOS by Google, Android, and Linux with a NPU for on-device AI and advanced suite of ultra-low power connectivity solutions.
“Snapdragon is transforming personal computing by enabling a new category of Personal AI devices. Spanning a broad range of form factors, these devices are no longer simply extensions of the smartphone, but active participants in a distributed AI network across mobile, compute, XR, wearables, and more,” said Alex Katouzian, Executive Vice President and Group General Manager, Mobile, Compute, & XR (MCX), Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.The first commercial devices powered by Snapdragon Wear Elite are expected to be available in the next few months.
The new Snapdragon Wear platform introduces a first‑of‑its‑kind multi‑mode connectivity architecture integrating six advanced technologies: 5G RedCap, Micro‑Power Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 6.0, UWB, GNSS, and NB‑NTN.
- 5G RedCap delivers advanced, low‑power cellular connectivity for always connected intelligent experiences.
- Micro‑Power Wi‑Fi enables always‑on Wi‑Fi connectivity at significantly low power for intelligent wearables that require continuous AI context syncing, richer data exchange, and seamless coordination with nearby devices and cloud services.
- Bluetooth 6.0 enables proximity‑aware interactions to help devices more precisely find, connect, and work together across a broad ecosystem of personal devices.
- UWB enables secure, precise proximity‑based interactions, including device finding and interactions with high‑value assets including cars, homes, and enterprise environments.
- Our GNSS solution enables more advanced AI processing for precise location context that helps AI experiences better understand where users are and adapt interactions accordingly.
- NB‑NTN extends connectivity beyond terrestrial networks, enabling satellite‑based two‑way messaging and critical communications from intelligent wearables when cellular and Wi‑Fi coverage is unavailable, in collaboration with ecosystem partners including Skylo.
