At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon Wear Elite platform, its most advanced wearable processor to date, and the first in this category to carry the company’s “Elite” branding. Qualcomm envisions this chip as the foundation for a new generation of Personal AI devices — not just smartwatches, but pins, pendants, and other on-body or near-body form factors designed to operate as standalone AI nodes rather than smartphone […]

Looki announced a major upgrade to its Looki L1 wearable ahead of its debut at CES 2026, positioning the device as the first proactive, scene-adaptive AI wearable. The update marks a shift from reactive AI systems, which rely on user prompts, toward real-time intelligence that continuously interprets context and delivers relevant information without explicit commands.  The Looki L1 combines multimodal sensing with real-time AI processing to observe environmental and behavioral […]