What They Say
Protocol Entertainment reported that although Meta has said that its Quest 2 headset is for ages 13 and up (which gets around US regulations that apply to 12s and under), others are aiming AR applications at youngsters. A start-up called Quantum Storey has done a deal with Hasbro for books that will included connections to AR & VR portals and include a ‘Google Cardboard’-style AR/VR viewer.
It also reported that the Amazon Glow that was announced six months ago is now available for general sale, rather than just to invited consumers. At least, it is in the US, but not outside at the moment.
What We Think
When the Glow was announced, I was taken by Amazon’s hype, but Karl Guttag debunked a lot of the marketing material (Guttag Debunks Amazon Glow). A lot of the material on the Amazon site still doesn’t look real, but there is at least an actual video. It doesn’t take a detective to realise how much is shot in very low light and even so, how unimpressive the visual performance is. Still, given the great pricing that we’re starting to see on LED projectors (see BETT 2022: Part II – the Display Details), perhaps we just have to give the category time. (BR)
The Amazon Glow from a screenshot – note the projection display looks the same sort of quality as the display on the unit. I doubt it is an unretouched photo.
