Qualcomm Unveils Next-Gen Bluetooth Chipsets

Qualcomm launched Bluetooth SoCs geared to true wireless earbuds and hearables Wednesday. One earbud is wirelessly connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth; the other bud mirrors the connected bud and is engineered to deliver what the company called a “rapid swap.” If the user removes the connected bud from her ear, the mirroring bud is designed to take over the connection to the phone, to avoid interruption of streaming music or an active voice call, said the company.