Leaks, whether from a top-secret institution or not, find their way to the public in some way. According to the most recent Google leak, the company is working on a top-secret project called Project Iris.
Project Iris is an Augmented Reality (AR) headset featuring all-around outward-facing cameras that can capture the real environment and then overlay computer visuals to create a mixed reality experience. It’s similar to Pokemon Go, except it’s far more complicated and engaging.
The information comes from a number of unnamed insiders who have spoken extensively about Google’s impending augmented reality headset. According to the sources, Google is working on early prototypes in a top-secret facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Access to this top-secret facility needs keycards, and the staff working on it numbers around 300 people. Google intends to expand on it in the future.
Project Iris is certainly a major thing for Google, as evidenced by this.
The headset looks like ski goggles and doesn’t require a cable connection to a power source to work. A special Google processor, similar to the one used in the Pixel 6 series, will power the “ski goggles.”
Although some rumors claim that the headgear would run on Android, Google has recently posted job openings for an “innovative AR gadget.” As a result, it’s possible that Google will release a totally new operating system for headgear.
There will be power limits because Project Iris does not connect to a power source to run. Instead, Google will use its data centres to stream visuals over the internet.
Project Iris is also being worked on by the Google Pixel team, but it’s unclear whether the headgear will be Pixel-branded in the end. Though we can rule out the term “Google Glass,” which was given to the doomed device a decade ago.
But don’t put your money on it just yet; the AR headgear isn’t anticipated to arrive until at least 2024.
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