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Snap's slimmed down AR Specs go on sale later this year for $2,195
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It's the first time the company will be selling its AR glasses to the public.
Key facts
- The $2,195 glasses come with a wider field of view, upgraded battery life and, perhaps most importantly, a slimmed down form factor compared with the oversized, developer-only glasses it showed off
- The latest Specs come in two sizes: 47mm and 52mm, which weigh 132 grams and 136 grams, respectively
- Despite the smaller frame, Snap has managed to boost the field of view from 46 to 51 degrees
- During a keynote today at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company's latest AR Specs that he said represent "the beginning of a new era in computing
Summary
It's been almost five years since Snap began experimenting with standalone augmented reality glasses. During a keynote today at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company's latest AR Specs that he said represent "the beginning of a new era in computing. The latest Specs come in two sizes: 47mm and 52mm, which weigh 132 grams and 136 grams, respectively. The glasses are powered by a two-chip setup similar to their predecessor, with one Qualcomm Snapdragon processor handling computer vision and the other running AR apps, or what Snap calls "Lenses.