Snap Spectacles are still only available for rental, not outright purchase, and Snap does not yet consider it a consumer product.
They have a field of view similar to Xreal glasses and slightly below Hololens 2, and a 36 pixels per degree (PPD) resolution, similar to Apple Vision Pro.
They also feature a USB-C port on one stem that you can Snap Spectacles are still only available for rental, not outright purchase, and Snap doesn’t yet consider it a consumer product.
are fully standalone and wireless AR glasses, though their bulk pushes the limits of what can be described as a true glasses form factor.
They have a field of view of 46 degrees, similar to Xreal glasses and slightly below Hololens 2, and a 36 pixels per degree (PPD) resolution, similar to Apple Vision Pro.
Snap Spectacles Are $100/Month AR Glasses For Developers
The company behind Snapchat just unveiled upgraded AR Spectacles, available to developers for $99/month.
Snap Spectacles (2024)While the onboard battery life of Snap Spectacles is just 45 minutes, the device has a USB-C port on one stem that you can use to power it with an external battery.
Spectacles run Snap OS, which the company describes as a “purpose-built, brand new operating system” for AR.
Developers build “Lenses” for Snap OS, the company’s terms for apps, using Lens Studio 5.0. Snap claims that developers can create Lenses easily using Spectacles Interaction Kit. More advanced Lenses are written in TypeScript or JavaScript. To identify, track, and augment real world objects, SnapML lets developers use custom machine learning models.
Additionally, developers can leverage your smartphone as a 6DoF tracked controller. With Spectator Mode, nearby smartphones can view what you are seeing in AR.