Snap Spectacles ZDNET's key takeaways Snap is the latest tech company to reveal its own smart glasses, called "Spectacles.".
Currently in development, the developer version I tested gives us a few hints at what the consumer product could look like.
Snap says they will release to the public later this year. View now at Spectacles
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These days, it seems like every tech company is unveiling its own pair of smart glasses to not be left behind in the edge computing rat race. The latest? Snap, the company behind the Snapchat app, has been hard at work on what it's calling Spectacles, with a rollout slated for this year.
While the details for Snap's consumer Spectacles are sparse, its developer-focused smart glasses can give us a few hints at what we can expect in a mainstream Snap smart glass pair.
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I tried out Snap's developer smart glasses to familiarize myself with the technology and get a glimpse at what's in store. Although they're for developers, the registration model is open to anyone.
My first impression
The first thing I thought: "these things are chunky." They reminded me of the 3D glasses I'd wear while watching a movie theater movie a decade ago... if those glasses weren't made of paper and were heavier.
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