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Smart glasses need investment now to become future leaders, Qualcomm executive says

Qualcomm has placed smart glasses as the top priority in its Snapdragon portfolio, saying personal AI agents need the context of what users see and hear. Senior Vice President Ziad Asghar said agents must understand who asked, where they are and what they are doing, and that glasses and other wearables can provide that data. He compared the market to the early smartphone era and said firms investing now could become future leaders.

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Qualcomm maps AI future: smartphones stay, agents need partners, personalisation starts on the body

Qualcomm is setting agentic AI as the direction for its Snapdragon portfolio, unveiling two flagship mobile platforms and new PC, audio and wearable platforms at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui. The company said smartphones will remain the central device, agents will require partner software that handles memory, judgement and action on-chip, and personalisation will begin with body-worn devices such as watches, earbuds and glasses that gather context.

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Snapdragon Summit 2026: Industry standard needed for cross-device connectivity, considering adding 5G to AI glasses

Aggregating user data collected by watches, earbuds and AI glasses into a single device to run AI is emerging as a key challenge for wearable connectivity, as users combine iPhones, Android phones, Windows PCs and multiple wearable brands. Qualcomm says sharing information across devices needs an industry standard beyond operating system boundaries. It is developing software and a framework to share context and device capabilities, and is also reviewing adding 5G directly to AI glasses.