Google is reportedly working on an (AR) headset that could be launched in 2024. The headset is a part of the company's ‘Project Iris'. It features google own in-house processor, it's likely to utilize its data centres to process graphics and sync that to the headset through the internet.
Tech giants Meta and Apple are also developing their wearable AR technology. Unlike Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset that is expected to feature two processing chips for on-device rendering.
Furthermore, the headset may run on Android. Meanwhile, according to a report from 9to5Google, Google has been hiring for a vague “Augmented Reality OS”
The AR headset from Google is said to feature outward-facing cameras, and users will be looking at a screen with a “ski goggles” design, Unlike the company's older Google Glass design that was looked like spectacles.
Clay Bayor, the Google executive that manages Project Starline, is reportedly in charge of Project Iris. The team responsible for Project Iris presently 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.