Can smartwatches and glasses get smarter? Inside Qualcomm and MediaTek’s new wearable AI play

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Pro Can smartwatches and glasses get smarter? Inside Qualcomm and MediaTek’s new wearable AI play Features By Ross Rubin Published 29 July 2026 How new 3nm silicon from Qualcomm and MediaTek brings on-device AI to smartwatches and glasses — without killing battery life When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Amanda Westberg) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter With all the talk of superchips driving AI inference in the data center and the likes of the Spark RTX architecture bringing Windows AI capabilities to unprecedented heights, it’s easy to…

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