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• @raywongy Ray Wong on x

  Looks totally normal. Totally normal.

• @josethevrtech @josethevrtech on x

  Dual-chip architecture is smart and respectful of both physics and devs. There's just no way to deliver a genuinely performant, usable, and future-proof hardware component without the additional compute. Yes, it increases the price, but it also makes the device actually usable.

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  The Snap Specs are official - $2,195, all-in-one AR glasses that @EvanSpiegel has dubbed the next computer. Details and interview here. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @bradneuberg Brad Neuberg on x

  @Heaney555 @TinaDebove FYI Snap claimed 3000 patents or something on this, so I'm wondering if they are also setting themselves as an acquisition target to get all these XR related patents, just like Google had to buy Motorola to get a bunch of smartphone patents?

• @rjdoesvr @rjdoesvr on x

  Props to them for finally putting something out, and getting arguably the closest to a viable consumer form factor too. The price and platform are still too ugly but those can change... if this half of Snap doesnt implode before they get a chance.

• @tbu12345678 @tbu12345678 on x

  tbh this is a nice reminder that $SNAP makes $META looks like a well run execution machine. these are a total abomination compared to the Meta Ray Bans [image]

• @sadlyitsbradley Brad Lynch on x

  Snap just announced their latest generation AR glasses “Snap Specs” arrives in 47 or 52 mm sizes. Dual Chip architecture onboard LCoS waveguides with a 51 degree field of view. Electro-chromatic Dimming. 4 Hours of Battery. 132g Starting price is 2,195 USD. Launching Fall 2026 [i…

• @tinadebove Tina Debove on x

  IN THIS ECONOMY [image]

• @alx @alx on x

  No one will ever know you're wearing them!

• @amitisinvesting Amit on x

  I do not see the vision on AI glasses. At all. I think the tech companies are gaslighting us into thinking we need some new AI-wearable. We do not. The phone is fine and will be at the center of AI usecases. I really don't get the glasses hype.

• @specs @specs on x

  Watch Snap CEO Evan Spiegel live at AWE 2026 as he unveils SPECS augmented reality glasses. Tune into “Making Computing More Human” on June 16 at 9:30 AM PDT. https://x.com/...

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  The Holodeck glasses are here from Snap, but aren't affordable for most people. $2,195. I just bought a $1,500 pair of ZeroG glasses https://www.zerogeyewear.com/ to help me see reality better. The best my optometrist offers. With Zeiss lenses. Yeah, I could have bought a pair of

• @mweinbach Max Weinbach on x

  Specs have dual Snapdragon processors! Wonder if this will become more common on glasses, dual chip. Makes a ton of sense. [image]

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  Finally, standalone true AR glasses are available to preorder. A milestone moment for the XR industry. We now officially live in the future.

• @rampcapitalllc @rampcapitalllc on x

  You know what's amazing? They're not that noticeable on your face.

• @vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x

  Even though they're pretty thick and massive, I'm intrigued by the dual-chip design! Really curious to see what these things can do.

• @canoopsy @canoopsy on x

  these are the new Snap SPECS AR Glasses ummmm idk man. have yet to see a good looking pair of AR glasses [image]

• @karine_hsu Karine Hsu on x

  omg snap crushed the editorial and celeb selects for their new $2,195 specs jack harlow, kaia gerber, jung hoyeon, jimmy butler, imogen heap?!? wowow [video]

• @rileybrown Riley Brown on x

  Dead on arrival.

• @nathievr @nathievr on x

  Here's a first look at Snapchat's new AR glasses launching this fall for $2,195. They are designed for productivity, streaming, gaming and a wide range of day-to-day activities. [video]

• @sadlyitsbradley Brad Lynch on x

  @Cacaguya Seems like they're targeting “early adopting consumers” rather than just developers this time Definitely not mass consumer, imo

• @growing_daniel Daniel on x

  Why do they keep thinking this time we're gonna like this

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  @SkarredGhost I've been saying for years that people have wildly unrealistic expectations for how much true AR glasses would cost.

• @skarredghost @skarredghost on x

  So, Specs have been announced! They seem cool and I love the attention to developers and creators. But $2200 is a bit too much to have any kind of mass adoption. I hoped for half that price. Thoughts? [image]

• @bengeskin Ben Geskin on x

  Snap just introduced @specs, its new standalone AR glasses 👓 They feature a 51° field of view, 16 million colors, hand tracking with just 7ms motion-to-photon latency, and two Snapdragon processors. No external puck or wired connection is required. SPECS can display virtual [imag…

• @nimazeighami Nima Zeighami on x

  Specs are $2,195 Yikes [image]

• @tinadebove Tina Debove on x

  They look very nice though and the entire industry should be more than delighted we now have standalone everyday AR 6DOF glasses in the lineup Probably won't buy them since I don't think I can make any significant business with it but can't wait to try!

• @uncledoomer @uncledoomer on x

  anyone who has ever built anything can tell you that theres a point in the development cycle where the sunk costs become too great, and the entire org chart starts walking on eggshells around an exec who is too tunneled in to realize his product sucks

• @richlightshed @richlightshed on x

  “Those copycats up north aren't going to be stealing this one” — @evanspiegel @specs @Snap $SNAP [image]

• @samhenrigold Sam Henri Gold on x

  wow i didn't even notice anything weird or unusual about these glasses!

• @nathievr @nathievr on x

  Evan Spiegel showing off the new Specs AR glasses to the public for the first time. [video]

• @autismcapital @autismcapital on x

  The new Snapchat Specs are still absurd and goofy but shoutout Snapchat for still going for it. All of these are iterative steps to the AR future. When the tech finally gets there, people are going to be rocked. [image]

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Spiegel called the Specs both “very, very” wearable and highly capable, which he said gives Snap an opportunity “in a market that's focused either on very large and clunky headsets that are super capable or very lightweight glasses that don't really do much.”

• @barrsm Steve Barr on x

  @UploadVR After using a HL2, IMO that FOV isn't enough for consumer use. Also they don't seem to have a plan for iOS or Android integration, so the glasses seem to be a little AR island.

• @snap @snap on x

  Introducing @SPECS, our new augmented reality glasses built to bring AI assistance, work tools, entertainment, and shared experiences into the world around you. Pre-order starts today at https://specs.com/. Learn more: https://newsroom.snap.com/.... [video]

• @raywongy Ray Wong on x

  Using black and white photography is a dead giveaway that a tech product is dorky and has zero cool points They'll say it's supposed to be high fashion Sorry, reality isn't a magazine spread taken against seamless and studio lights A company that's confident about their [image]

• @jyarow Jay Yarow on x

  These look bad. Maybe we should stop trying to make glasses happen?

• @specs @specs on x

  Introducing SPECS. Augmented reality glasses that make computing more human. Pre-order now. [video]

• @bengeskin Ben Geskin on x

  This is so awesome. A few years ago, all of this was just a futuristic concept. Now it's a real product that's going on sale. Absolutely incredible 🥹 [video]

• @hero_kvatch Jamie Feltham on x

  Surreal and very, very exciting the Snap is the first company to do something like this. I'm prooobably not first adopter material for AR (probably) but I'll be following these with a great deal of interest.

• @tacolamp Brielle Garcia on x

  The new Snap Specs look really awesome, but THIS really got my attention. Been BEGGING for something like this so I could get better performance beyond the javascript runtime in lenses on Specs. [image]

• @buccocapital @buccocapital on x

  April fools?

• @sadlyitsbradley Brad Lynch on x

  The “try-on/size guide” app clip is funny [video]

• @snazzylabs Quinn Nelson on x

  At that point, just wear a Vision Pro.

• @rjccapital @rjccapital on x

  send it to zero [image]

• @vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x

  you can't be serious

• @techbrewmb @techbrewmb on x

  Snap is still determined to break into hardware The social media company has unveiled its first consumer-ready AR smart glasses ‘Specs’ Starting Price: $2,195 Pre-order: • Open now • $200 refundable deposit Expected to start shipping this fall in the US, UK, and France [image]

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  “I think Specs are arriving at a moment where people are really ready for something new, nearly two decades since the iPhone,” Spiegel said, while acknowledging that the first version is more of a complement to smartphones than a replacement.

• @sizechad @sizechad on x

  It is crazy that meta glasses are such a hit while snapchat's spectacles beat them to market by years. All they had to do was partner with Ray-Ban so they dont look stupid, and snapchat doubled down on making them ugly af again. [image]

• Evan Spiegel Evan Spiegel on linkedin

  Today at AWE we announced SPECS: a new kind of computer, designed for real life, built into see-through glasses. …

• @vicmsong Victoria Song on bluesky

  $2,195 lol  —  That alone will make this a hard sell to non-devs.  —  www.theverge.com/tech/950492/ ...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky

  I mean we'll see but in general people who have $2,200 plus tax to spend on sunglasses aged out of using Snapchat 10 years ago [embedded post]

• @daniloc.xyz @daniloc.xyz on bluesky

  I really want a workable field of AR hardware, so I'm glad Snap is taking a swing, baffling as it is to imagine any of their customers spending $2k. also wild that Snap still exists [embedded post]

• @harrymccracken.com Harry McCracken on bluesky

  New from me: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has spent a decade investing in smart glasses.  I talked to him about that journey and the company's new Specs, a $2195 AR computer for your face. https://www.fastcompany.com/91559773/ snap-specs-2026-ar-glasses-evan- spiegel

• r/technology r on reddit

  Snap finally debuts its long-awaited AR glasses, Specs, and, oof, they aren't cheap

• @rhodri.biz Rhodri Marsden on bluesky

  It's telling that the press release for Snap's SPECS glasses doesn't use the word “camera”, despite, of course, having a camera.  Spiegel didn't use the word “camera” in his keynote.  Engadget pressed him on it - he described recording video as a “tangential use case” newsroom.sn…

• Emil Protalinski Emil Protalinski on linkedin

  Would you buy AR glasses for $2,200?  —  Snap hopes you do.  The company has unveiled Specs (https://lnkd.in/g4ukXp4F), its first “fully standalone” …