You Can Buy Snap’s New AR Series – $2,195

Snap – the developer of popular social media app Snapchat-has new augmented-reality-smart glasses called Specs. For real this time.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the new glasses at the event Augmented World Expo (AWE) technology conference in Long Beach, California. Like Picture and Specs AR glasses, this is not a replica or manufacturer of Specs AR glasses, unlike the previous generation that was sold to manufacturers and manufacturers only.

The script costs $2,195. You can order now with a $220 deposit back. Snap says it expects to ship the devices this fall in the US, UK, and France.

Snap has yet to say which apps or features will be available on the new Specs. The company’s focus on these glasses is less on capturing the content and more on the AR experience displayed on the screen, set with the right depth and low resolution to feel like a moving part of the environment. Snap has shown many features in its previous episodes, such as capturing fingerprints in space, tracking maps, or changing the 3D world. The company says that the unit will have the same features, including privacy screens, Bluetooth capabilities, web browsing, support for AI features, and “various” AR that understands the room and the things around the wearer. Besides, Snap still doesn’t say what these specs will do. This depends on whether developers buy to build on the platform.

“The text will be clear because of the glasses you make,” Spiegel said on the AWE forum.

Courtesy of Snap Specs

What’s New

Snap’s prints are large, with large rims, flared arms, and temple tips. They look like the Ray-Ban Meta Show glasseseven with many rounded corners. The Specs also has an AR display that covers a 51-degree field of view in the center of your vision, unlike the Display’s lower screen.

Its interface is a more refined version of the Snap box AR images the company has made it available to manufacturers from 2024. They are also good for a company that does not have a fashion partnership such as Meta and Essilor Luxottica or Google’s partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.

“Some would say that magnifying glass is the trend right now,” Spiegel told WIRED in an interview with AWE. “For us, it’s less about following fashion and more about providing a well-known art form.”