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Hearables and wearables

Body-worn consumer electronics such as earbuds, headphones, smart glasses and hearing devices, increasingly carrying sensors and AI features.

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Qualcomm's new audio chip puts always-on AI assistants in earbuds that work without a phone

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 chip lets earbuds and other wearables host apps and act on voice requests without a smartphone connection. Its always-on assistant also profiles the wearer's surroundings from audio and, on camera buds, video, at a battery cost Qualcomm has not quantified.

Publishers:livescience.com

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