{"id":134593,"date":"2022-01-24T10:22:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/the-metaverse-set-off-a-battle-between-tech-giants-google-apple-microsoft-and-meta-to-build-virtual-and-augmented-reality-headsets"},"modified":"2022-01-24T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:22:31","slug":"the-metaverse-set-off-a-battle-between-tech-giants-google-apple-microsoft-and-meta-to-build-virtual-and-augmented-reality-headsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/the-metaverse-set-off-a-battle-between-tech-giants-google-apple-microsoft-and-meta-to-build-virtual-and-augmented-reality-headsets","title":{"rendered":"The Metaverse Set Off A Battle Between Tech Giants Google, Apple, Microsoft And Meta To Build Virtual And Augmented Reality Headsets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/the-metaverse-set-off-a-battle-between-tech-giants-google-apple-microsoft-and-meta-to-build-virtual-and-augmented-reality-headsets2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s AR headsets, internally codenamed Project Iris, are expected to be released in 2024. Its device uses \u201coutward-facing cameras to blend computer graphics with a video feed of the real world, creating a more immersive, mixed reality experience than existing AR glasses.\u201d The hardware is \u201cpowered by a custom Google processor, like its newest Google Pixel smartphone, and runs on Android, though recent job listings indicate that a unique OS is in the works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google Glass, the prior foray into AR, didn\u2019t gain widespread consumer interest or adoption. The Verge says that the work on the project began to pick up speed recently. As of now, there isn\u2019t a \u201cclearly defined go-to-market strategy.\u201d According to the Verge, Google is keeping the project secret, requiring \u201cspecial keycard access\u201d and \u201cnon-disclosure agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Facebook said it would hire around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackkelly\/2021\/10\/18\/to-build-the-metaverse-facebook-plans-to-hire-10000-tech-workers-in-europe-and-bypass-american-talent\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackkelly\/2021\/10\/18\/to-build-the-metaverse-facebook-plans-to-hire-10000-tech-workers-in-europe-and-bypass-american-talent\/\" aria-label=\"10,000 workers around the world\">10,000 workers around the world<\/a> to build Meta and related products. A search on LinkedIn\u2019s job board for \u201cmetaverse\u201d shows thousands of listings. For people looking for fast-growing opportunities, you may want to look at pivoting into virtual and augmented reality and related opportunities in the metaverse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s AR headsets, internally codenamed Project Iris, are expected to be released in 2024. Its device uses \u201coutward-facing cameras to blend computer graphics with a video feed of the real world, creating a more immersive, mixed reality experience than existing AR glasses.\u201d The hardware is \u201cpowered by a custom Google processor, like its newest Google [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1498,1523,1512],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-augmented-reality","category-computing","category-mobile-phones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}