Spectacles
A line of AR smart glasses produced by Snap, equipped with waveguide displays, gesture recognition, and spatial audio. Positioned as an exploratory tool for developers and creators, the product has gone through multiple iterative generations.
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Snap's Spectacles is positioned as an exploration tool for developers and creators rather than a mass-produced product for the mainstream consumer market
Snap launched the first-generation Spectacles in 2017, but they were initially only camera-equipped recording sunglasses with no AR display capability
A Spectacles prototype with AR waveguide display functionality was made available to a small number of developers in 2021
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Snap launched the first-generation Spectacles in 2017, but they were initially only camera-equipped recording sunglasses with no AR display capability
60%UnverifiedSnap's Spectacles is positioned as an exploration tool for developers and creators rather than a mass-produced product for the mainstream consumer market
50%UnverifiedA Spectacles prototype with AR waveguide display functionality was made available to a small number of developers in 2021
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