Graphics is not a major consideration in wearables, but Imagination hopes to change that as part of a plan to put its new PowerVR graphics technology in a wide range of computing devices.

Imagination’s PowerVR Series7XE and Series7XT graphics processors are targeted at wearables, mobile devices, gaming consoles, PCs and servers. The new line of Series7 GPUs were announced on Monday.

Graphics tend to drain battery life on wearables. But the power-efficient Series7XE GPUs could be used for image recognition and object detection in smartglasses and headsets, said Kristof Beets, director of business development at Imagination.

PowerVR graphics technologies have been used in mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads, and Imagination’s focus will remain primarily on these types of devices. Wearables represents a growth opportunity as graphics gains importance and devices provide a more visual experience, Beets said.

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