Google’s ‘Project Iris’ AR Headset May Launch in 2024: Report
Jan. 21, 2022Google might have stopped daydreaming of making itsDaydream VR headsetsandGoogle Glassa success, but it appears like the company has not entirely given up on its headgear ambitions. According to a new report fromThe Verge, citing two people familiar with the matter, Google is working on an AR headset behind the scenes.
Google’s Project Iris AR Headset
According to the report, thealleged AR headset would feature a custom Google processor. The company will likely utilize its data centers to process graphics and sync that to the headset through the internet. Could Google market it as Tensor chip under Pixel branding? We will have to wait to find out. What we know right now is that Pixel’s team is involved in the development of a few hardware parts.
Furthermore, the headset may run on Android. Meanwhile, according to areportfrom9to5Google, Google has been hiring for a mysterious “Augmented Reality OS” too.
Clay Bayor, the Google executive that managesProject Starline, is reportedly in charge of Project Iris. The team responsible for Project Iris currently consists of roughly 300 people. It includes Google Assistant creator Scott Huffman, Google AR operating systems senior director Mark Lucovsky, ARCore manager Shahram Izadi, and former light-field camera startup Lytro CTO Kurt Akeley.
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai mentioned last October that AR will be a“major area of investment”for the company. Alongside Google, the Cupertino ain’t Apple is working on amixed reality headset, while Meta is gearing up to launch its Project Cambria standalone VR headset.
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