Job listings reveal that Amazon is trying to develop an AR device



A new job offered by Amazon has revealed that the company is trying to tackle '

Extended Reality (XR, Mixed Reality) ' that summarizes VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality).

Amazon AR / VR product in the works --Protocol
https://www.protocol.com/entertainment/amazon-ar-xr-product-hires

Amazon is working on a mysterious AR smart home product, according to job listings --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/18/23030776/amazon-ar-vr-xr-smart-home-product-job-listings


The actual job offer is below. In recruitment of senior technical program managers in charge of new XR-related products, the job description is 'As a senior technical program manager, develop advanced XR research concepts into magically convenient products for consumers in the new world. Let us know. Our team specializes in creating entirely new categories using advanced sensing technology, display technology and machine learning technology. '

Sr. Technical Program Manager, New Products --XR --Job ID: 2004975 | Amazon.jobs
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Mk_0u0BTap4J: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2004975/sr-technical-program-manager-new-products-xr



We are also looking for software engineers related to XR / AR technology and XR / AR devices, and this job outline says, 'As a software engineer, you will be planning and developing the main software and architecture of completely new smart home products.' Content. From this point, it is said that Amazon is trying to develop 'XR-related smart home products'.

Software Engineer-XR / AR, XR / AR Devices --Job ID: 1948154 | Amazon.jobs
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9g1makKsp0cJ: https://jobs-us-east.amazon.com/en-gb/jobs/1948154/software-engineer-xr-ar-xr- ar-devices



In recent years, many major IT companies such as Google, which provides 'Google Glass', Meta, which is reported to release AR glass that operates independently while selling the ' Oculus ' series, and Microsoft of 'HoloLens'. Companies are entering the XR-related business, but Google is said to have kept a distance from XR for many years. Amazon's XR-related efforts have been revealed since the patent application for AR glass in 2013.



In addition, the job offer that became a hot topic this time has been replaced with a thing in which all words such as XR and AR have been deleted as follows as of 12:00 on April 19, 2022 Japan time, and Amazon itself is also from the media companies. It is said that he is refraining from answering inquiries.

Software Engineer, Devices --Job ID: 1948154 | Amazon.jobs
https://www.amazon.jobs/jp/jobs/1948154/software-engineer-devices

Sr. Technical Program Manager, New Products --Job ID: 2004975 | Amazon.jobs
https://www.amazon.jobs/jp/jobs/2004975/sr-technical-program-manager-new-products

in Hardware, Posted by darkhorse_log