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Niantic, the company that created augmented reality games including the undying Pokémon Go<\/a> and the much more forgettable Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is now developing a new pair of AR glasses.<\/p> The company announced on Thursday that it’s partnering up with the tech company Qualcomm to create the glasses, according to CNET<\/em><\/a>. As Apple and Facebook also work toward their own smart glasses in bids to succeed where Google Glass spectacularly failed<\/a>, Niantic is entering the fray and creating a new design that will use Qualcomm’s new mixed reality chip, all in an attempt to finally make AR wearables happen.<\/p> Niantic and Qualcomm haven’t explained how the glasses might be used — and, arguably more importantly, it remains unclear whether they’ll be compatible with Pokémon Go.<\/p> Rather, CNET<\/em> reports that the companies seem to be developing glasses that other companies could license and sell rather than actually manufacturing them.<\/p> “We build a reference design to enable other hardware manufacturers to commercialize.” Qualcomm head of mixed reality Hugo Swart told CNET<\/em>.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> New smart glasses coming from Qualcomm and Pokemon Go creator Niantic<\/a> [CNET<\/em>]<\/p> More on Pokémon:<\/strong> Putting Pokémon On The Blockchain Takes Microtransactions To Their Inevitable, Insufferable End<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post The Company Behind Pokémon Go Is Making AR Glasses<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the rest here: Immersive Gaming Niantic, the company that created augmented reality games including the undying Pok\u00e9mon Go and the much more forgettable Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is now developing a new pair of AR glasses. The company announced on Thursday that it\u2019s partnering up with the tech company Qualcomm to create the glasses, according to CNET . As Apple and Facebook also work toward their own smart glasses in bids to succeed where Google Glass spectacularly failed , Niantic is entering the fray and creating a new design that will use Qualcomm\u2019s new mixed reality chip, all in an attempt to finally make AR wearables happen. Continue reading Licensing Play<\/h2>
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