At CES 2024, Qualcomm showcased the cutting-edge Qualcomm X Elite prototype laptop, with senior product marketing manager at Qualcomm. Watch all my videos from CES 2024 here. Although the commercial release of devices equipped with this technology is anticipated later in the year, the live demonstration sought to underscore its remarkable performance superiority over Apple devices. The X Elite was presented as a formidable contender, with a special focus on its capabilities for running generative AI applications offline, a noteworthy feature that sets it apart in the tech landscape. During the demonstration, Olavario introduced a chat application called Llama, showcasing its impressive speed and efficiency as it processed user queries offline using a 7 billion parameter model. While comparisons with GPT-3 were made, the emphasis was on the X Elite’s optimization for on-device operations, making it a unique offering in terms of power efficiency and speed. The presenter went on to address the concerns about the differentiation between AI-generated and human-generated content, acknowledging the importance of continually evolving AI models to generate distinctive and personalized outputs. The discussion also delved into the advantages of running AI models on devices, particularly privacy and the ability to keep user data localized. The potential for pre-loading models on X Elite devices was explored, hinting at the prospect of expediting updates and optimizations. This capability, as demonstrated, could potentially eliminate the need for expensive cloud-based solutions and provide a more cost-effective alternative. A forward-looking perspective was presented, envisioning a future where AI would automate various tasks. This included the intriguing possibility of the X Elite handling tasks such as file compression, utilizing Crazy Fast 5G for quicker uploads, and autonomously crafting video descriptions and selecting thumbnails for YouTube videos. The idea of open-sourcing AI models was also discussed, suggesting a collaborative approach to optimization and future developments in AI technology. The presentation extended beyond chat applications to showcase stable diffusion for image generation, further highlighting the device’s creative potential. The rapid generation of diverse images, from a tiger on the moon to a red cat, illustrated the X Elite’s versatility and proficiency in handling a variety of tasks. Additionally, the conversation touched upon the adaptability of AI workloads on Qualcomm chips, emphasizing the flexibility to run models on NPUs, CPUs, or GPUs. The discussion concluded with a glimpse into Qualcomm’s role in the automotive sector, showcasing the Snapdragon concept car at the CES 2024 automotive area. The concept car serves as a tangible representation of the possibilities unlocked by Snapdragon technology in the automotive industry, showcasing its potential applications beyond personal computing devices. Description by Chatgpt.
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Qualcomm Booth Tour talks Automotive at #ces2024 Digital Chassis, Motorcycles, Software Defined EV
Mark Granger, representing Qualcomm at CES 2024, introduces the Snapdragon digital chassis concept vehicle, a groundbreaking platform designed for in-vehicle infotainment. Watch all my videos from CES 2024 here. Granger suggests selling the vehicle on the market or as a development kit for interested companies. Despite its drivability, the main focus is on in-cabin experiences, showcasing a beautiful UI developed with Unreal Engine. The vehicle demonstrates generative AI capabilities, such as using AI trained on user manuals to answer questions like changing a tire. Granger emphasizes the convenience of AI understanding user queries and providing relevant information. He also showcases a digital twin feature with smooth graphics, illustrating various views and personas, including a fleet driver and a vacationer mode. Snapdragon platforms deliver leading edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity across smartphones, PCs, software-defined vehicles with the Snapdragon Digital Chassis, and more. The car boasts 23 speakers for zonal audio, allowing personalized audio experiences in different areas of the vehicle. Granger mentions the collaboration with JP Morgan and Salesforce for wallet solutions and connected services, emphasizing the upgradeability of hardware performance over time. The Qualcomm Automotive module is highlighted, showcasing its seamless integration with cloud-based testing and real-time performance. Moving on, Granger discusses Qualcomm’s advancements in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), including partnerships with OEMs and tier-one systems. The presentation touches on the Snapdragon Automotive module’s compatibility with future generations and its role in speeding up time-to-market for customers. The Flex solution, a single unit handling both infotainment and ADAS, is showcased as a key to scalability for various vehicle types. Granger addresses Qualcomm’s journey in automotive technology, starting with telematics over 20 years ago and evolving into virtualized cockpits in 2014. He emphasizes the company’s commitment to safety and security in ADAS, utilizing the latest Snapdragon processors. The discussion shifts to level 2 and level 3 autonomy as the current focus, with the capability to support higher levels when the market demands it. The booth tour concludes with a demonstration of Qualcomm’s Flex solution, highlighting its ability to efficiently run multiple tasks concurrently. Granger also mentions the potential use of Snapdragon technology in tracking fleets of scooters or two-wheelers. He expresses gratitude to the audience and encourages those interested in development to visit the new Qualcomm Automotive website. Description by Chatgpt.
Xiaomi 14 Pro unboxing, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 4nm, Leica Triple Lens, 120W fast charge
Here at the Baoan Waterfront Park Xiaomi Store, few minutes after Xiaomi 14 Pro’s release, I get the pleasure to unbox this phone for the first time, it features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 4nm Arm Octa-core processor (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) with the Adreno 750 GPU. It comes with Leica lens Triple camera system that might provide the highest quality Smartphone camera on the market yet (to be confirmed). It supports ultra fast 120W charging that charges the phone to 100% in just 18 minutes and 50W wireless charge to 100% in 40min advertised. This phone is to be available in China on November 1st, at the price of 5499rmb (€711, $751) as shown in the video, there may be lower cheaper sku available too. The Xiaomi 14 is launched today also, at a lower price with a smaller display and some other features that may be different..
TCL RayNeo X2 microLED AR smart glass with Qualcomm XR2, binocular, TCL NXTWEAR S with TCL AR app
At Mobile World Congress 2023 #mwc23 TCL shows their newest microLED smart glasses, the NXTWEAR S with TCL AR app and lenses to immersive experience, TCL NXTWEAR S XR smart glasses offers an expansive viewing environment, equivalent to watching a 130-inch screen four meters away, with dual 1080p Micro OLED displays that provide a private, high-quality screening space. The sharp FHD image is paired with crisp, optimized audio that can be enjoyed through dual speakers or by connecting headphones, with a unique “whisper mode” harnessing advanced acoustic phase cancellation technique to prevent sound leakage, perfect for turning lunch breaks, the daily commute or a long haul flight into an immersive adventure.
NXTWEAR S is designed with comfort, ease of use and style in mind. Weighing around 82g [1]and featuring adjustable nose pads and magnetic pogo-pin connector, the glasses free users’ hands, making journeys more comfortable.
TCL NXTWEAR S is compatible with over 100 Android and Windows devices that support DP with a USB-C port. iOS devices are compatible with an adapter. The TCL NXTWEAR S is available now in select markets worldwide.
The next generation TCL RayNeo X2 were also shown with Binocular microLED for Augmented Reality use cases, ultra thin, light and compact, TCL RayNeo X2 is True AR glasses in a regular eyeglasses design. Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform, NayNeo X2 AR glasses can be used for a wide range of applications, including gaming, education, training, entertainment, and more.
Micro-LED Optical Waveguide Technology
Optical waveguide Micro-LED technology, recognized by the industry as the best optical waveguide solution. Higher contrast ratio for better display effect. Upgrade eye-catching brightness, which can meet the needs of indoor and outdoor use at the same time.
Binocular Full-color Display
Binocular full-color display, the first in the industry to achieve binocular full-color on the optical waveguide + Micro LED solution.
Better Performance with Qualcomm
Snapdragon XR2
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 – the world’s first 5G XR chip. It achieves2 timesCPU and GPU performance improvement,4 timesvideo bandwidth improvement,6 timesresolution improvement and11 timesAI performance improvement. The overall system delay has reduced to achieve better AR experience.
Longer Battery Life
With our built in 590 mAh battery, RayNeo X2 AR Glasses achieves about 3 hours of continuous use battery life.
Read more at https://www.rayneo.com/products/tcl-rayneo-x2
Qualcomm Booth Tour at MWC 2023 #mwc23
Booth Tour with Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, the world’s most influential connectivity industry event where leading companies and trailblazers share the latest thought leadership about the future of connectivity. They’re accelerating innovation and digital transformation in mobile computing, XR, automotive, wireless fiber, the modern network, and more. Discover how they enable the intelligently connected future. This was part of my MWC 2023 day 2 livestream here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV5-rsvcRsM
Qualcomm at Embedded World 2022 day2
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CES 2021: Kyocera DuraForce Ultra 5G UW, rugged, drop/water proof, Snapdragon 765G, push to talk
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40 degree diagonal $1299 Third-Eye X1 AR Smart Glasses with 13mp camera Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU.
Third-Eye X1 are augmented reality smart glasses made by Third-Eye Gen, an advanced tech manufacturer for the US Department of Defense based in New Jersey, USA. Third-Eye Remote Aid platform X1 AR smart Glasses Comes with. Resulotion:1280*720*RGB, Field of view: 40 degree diagonal. Virtual Image Size: 90’at 10 feet. Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU Andreno 530 GPU. 3Gb RAM 32 GB ROM +SD card and OS 7.0.HD camera 13mp. Battery :2400mah 8hours stand by time. Lens: swappable lens. https://www.thirdeyegen.com/product/x1-smart-glasses/
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Vuzix M4000 wave guide Smart Glass for enterprise, Vuzix Labs Smart Swim with partners and more
Vuzix M4000 is the company’s new flagship product in its corporate M series uses Qualcomm’s 2.52Ghz Octa-core Snapdragon XR1, the same processor used in its direct predecessor the M400 and in the Google Glass 2, 6GB LPDDR4 System RAM, 64GB internal flash memory. They use their self-developed fully transparent waveguide display which has a larger field-of-view to bring vast advantages in work areas such as remote maintenance.
$399 Weibu Snapdragon 850/8cx/835 Laptop and 2-in-1, Windows 10 ARM Powered
Weibu is the Shenzhen design house ready to work with brands to mass produce affordable Qualcomm Snapdragon 835/850 and soon (from Q1 2020) also the Snapdragon 8cx based 13.3″, 10.8″ and 14.1″ and other sizes from FHD to 3Kx2K displays, for long battery, built-in LTE.
https://youtu.be/u5tTo4-lSlw
Onyx Boox Note2 10.3″ Qualcomm Front light
An overview of the new Onyx Boox Note2, with its new performance.
You can see behind the scenes as they show it to many Chinese media: https://youtu.be/91-ENuLUXzM
Onyx Boox Note2, Max3 with Onyx CEO
Onyx presents the new 10.3″ Note2 with Qualcomm Octa Core ARM Cortex-A53 platform, responsive, with front-light, battery effecient, probably the most optimized and the most advanced E Ink notepad in the world at the moment. And the new 13.3″ Boox Max3 also thinner, lighter, also running on the Qualcomm Octa-core platform on an Android 9 base.
Geniatech IoT TV Box, Zigbee Gateway with OpenWRT, LoRa Gateway, Zigbee Dongle, HDMI Capture
Geniatech shows their new IoT integrations for their TV Box market expertise, adding Smart Home functionality in the TV Box, introducing their Zigbee Gateway, Industrial IoT LoRa Gateway based on their Snapdragon 410 Dragonboard 96Boards Developer Board 4 Hub to do the edge computing, Zigbee Dongle adds IoT Smart Home to any Set-top-box such as the Geniatech ATX598Max and other that supports it in the software. Geniatech HDMI Capture
$999 Samsung Galaxy Book S on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Samsung use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx ARM processor on 7nm system-on-a-chip (40% faster CPU, 80% faster GPU compared to Galaxy Book 2), runs Windows 10, with 23 hours of battery, gigabit LTE, always on, always connected, touch-to-wake, instant-on feature, 0.96kg weight, 13.3″ 1080p, multi-touch display (10 points), 1TB SSD, AKG stereo sound with Dolby Atmos support, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, MicroSD slot, 720p front-facing camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C port, and Windows Hello sign-in via a fingerprint sensor. The laptop’s dimensions are 305.2×203.2×6.2-11.8 mm.
Qualcomm 8cx, 7nm ARM Laptop Windows 10 platform
Qualcomm shows their 8cx ARM Powered Laptop platform. The 8cx is the first ARM Processor designed specifically for the Laptop market. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform is the most extreme Snapdragon ever, combines the best of the smartphone with the power and performance of a premium laptop in ultra-thin, fanless form factors to deliver a superior Always On, Always Connected PC computing experience. The first 7nm PC platform, the Snapdragon 8cx supports transformative 5G experiences, multi-gigabit LTE, and multi-day battery life and marks the biggest generational performance increase ever in a Snapdragon platform.
Shiratech 96Boards Sandwich = Dragonboard 410c + LTE Mezzanine + Bosch Sensor + FPGA Mezzanine
Shiratech and Arrow 96boards Mezzanine sandwich features the DragonBoard 410c with 3 mezzanines and an arduino shield with the DragonBoard 410c as the base board, a Shiratech LTE Mezzanine, a Bosch Sensor Mezzanine and a Shiratech FPGA Mezzanine.
Synology MR2200ac Mesh Router
Synology’s first mesh router, MR2200ac, comes with Qualcomm IPQ4019 quad-core CPU and tri-band Wi-Fi, allowing users to expand Wi-Fi coverage through flexible deployment. All Wi-Fi connections and devices can be managed via one platform – SRM. Additionally, settings and remote management can be operated through both a web interface and a dedicated mobile app – DS router. The MR2200ac enables wifi range to be extended.
€449 Xiaomi Mi 9, Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, €599 Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G, MWC 2019 keynote
Xiaomi Mi 9 is launched at €449, runs on the 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, with a 6.39″ display, triple cameras including a 2x telephoto optical zoom lens, it can record 4K60 and comes with a 3300 mAh battery. The 5G version of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is also to be available at €599. This video includes my highlights filmed at the Xiaomi Mobile World Congress 2019 keynote which you can also watch the official full video of here.
