Amazon he is working on a mysterious new one augmented reality product The Verge website talks about it, adding that it will likely be a home product, a bit like the appliances from the Echo line.
For now, there is very little information: Amazon has published some new job openings, explaining that it wants to create a new line of “smart-home products” and that they ‘XR’ technology
Specifically: Amazon is looking for programmers with expertise in XR/AR software development, which AR stands for Augmented Reality. Augmented reality actually.
Amazon is just the latest major company to delve into the augmented reality field. Microsoft has designed its HoloLens, a mixed reality viewer for professional use: it is used by Ford, but also by the US military. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, produces the headsets of the Meta Quest line (formerly Oculus) and is also working on a number of discussed, but unannounced, virtual reality smart glasses. And finally, Apple, which is expected to unveil its highly anticipated (and expensive) first augmented reality/mixed reality headset by the end of 2023.
According to The Verge, it’s likely that I products for the AR from Amazon will somehow interact with the products of the Echo line, and that in other words it will be possible to ask Alexa to activate some features in augmented reality.
Source: Lega Nerd
