Qualcomm
believes that smart watches will be more valuable to consumers in the future,
instead of augmented reality goggles such as Google Glass. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs explained why
during a chat with Pocket-Lint recently.
“Right
now we’re more focused on things like smart watches – always-on display on your
wrist – those kinds of ideas as opposed to Glass,” Jacobs said. He explained
that he once went skiing with a set of goggles that provided information on his
surroundings, but found that the experience was more distracting than helpful.
“The stats are that some percentage of people get a headache from them. I think
that any consumer product that’s giving a high percentage of people a headache
is pretty hard to sell. So, a fully immersive Glass is tough.”
Jacobs
said Qualcomm is still willing to support partners working on augmented reality
heads-up displays, but that the firm is focused “on the other stuff” right now
instead. We’re still excited for Google glass+, though, and think it
can add a whole new dimension to the way we interact with the world.
Smart
watches are neat, but they won’t exactly tell us more about our surroundings
and currently exist as an extension of our smartphones. [TechnoBuffalo]
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