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.
Core Facts
Timeline (last 90 days)
Snap released true AR display glasses in 2021.
Snap launched the fifth generation of Spectacles in 2024 and opened it to developers.
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
65%UnverifiedSnap released true AR display glasses in 2021.
50%UnverifiedSnap launched the fifth generation of Spectacles in 2024 and opened it to developers.
50%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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