We know that Microsoft is interested by wearable headsets. After all, the corporate developed the HoloLens blended actuality headset. However, with the rumors that Apple may very well be trying to enter the house, evidently Microsoft and Qualcomm have determined to group up.

In an announcement throughout Qualcomm’s CES 2022 keynote tackle, the corporate revealed that they are going to be working with Microsoft in growing a customized chipset that may very well be used to energy future AR glasses.

According to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, “We’re announcing that we’re developing a custom augmented reality Snapdragon chip for next-generation, power-efficient, very lightweight AR glasses for the Microsoft ecosystem, and we’re integrating into that chip platform software from both companies: the Microsoft Mesh platform, and the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR development platform.”

This isn’t the primary time that Microsoft and Qualcomm have labored collectively. Previously, Microsoft had labored with Qualcomm which resulted within the SQ1 chipset that was used within the Surface Pro X.

There is not any phrase on when this headset is anticipated to be launched, but when the rumors are true and Apple is engaged on their very own headset, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how Qualcomm’s chipsets will maintain up in opposition to Apple’s personal {hardware}.

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