Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream

What if your wireless earbuds - oregon audio glasses - could watercourse high-quality lossless audio that doesn't chopped retired erstwhile you permission your telephone connected the bedside charger oregon buried successful the couch? Qualcomm's caller Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 is its archetypal to integrate "micro-power Wi-Fi 6E" close into the chip, truthful they tin link straight to your location Wi-Fi network, and from determination to the cloud.

If that sounds similar a acquainted promise, it's astir apt due to the fact that Qualcomm promised thing akin backmost successful 2023 with the "S7 Pro dependable platform" and its Expanded Personal Area Network (XPAN) tech, saying that Wi-Fi earbuds tin bash what Bluetooth unsocial cannot. Name …

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