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

What if your wireless earbuds – or audio glasses – could stream high-quality lossless audio that doesn’t cut out when you leave your phone on the bedside charger or buried in the couch? Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 is its first to integrate « micro-power Wi-Fi 6E » right into the chip, so they can connect directly to your home Wi-Fi network, and from there to the cloud.

If that sounds like a familiar promise, it’s probably because Qualcomm promised something similar back in 2023 with the « S7 Pro sound platform » and its Expanded Personal Area Network (XPAN) tech, saying that Wi-Fi earbuds can do what Bluetooth alone cannot. Name …

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