There is great hype surrounding Nothing and its products. The company entered the tech world with a pair of earphones that were pretty decent but not earth-shattering. Next in the line is the Nothing Phone (1) which, without a doubt, is the most hyped piece of hardware we’ve seen. However, it seems Nothing will not stop at smartphones and accessories and will also venture into the realm of smart home ecosystem.
According to a tweet by tipster Mukul Sharma, Nothing has registered a trademark for Ambient OS from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The tipster further adds that Nothing may launch several AIoT devices after the debut of Phone (1).
For the unversed, Ambient OS is an operating system for smart home products developed by a company called Essential. You may not have heard about the company itself but you might know its founder Andy Rubin, the guy who developed our beloved Android OS and sold it to Google.
Details about the Ambient OS are pretty short. From what we know, it is similar to the operating systems used in products like Amazon Echo and Google Nest. However, Ambient OS is claimed to be a lot better at automating tasks.
A website dedicated to smart home products describes Ambient OS as “IFTTT on steroids”. IFTT (If This Then That) is an application used to automate tasks on smartphones and other devices. You can use Ambient OS to perform automated tasks. For instance, you can command it to turn your living room smart lights on when your phone is connected to your home’s Wi-Fi network or you can have your bedroom’s lights off at a particular time.
Basically, it will make smart home devices perform like gadgets of a utopian dream. Anyways, it will be interesting to see what Carl Pei and his team do with the operating system.
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