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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday November 27 2018, @03:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the google-glasses-times-two dept.

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Snap will reportedly release AR-enabled Spectacles with dual cameras

Snap is reportedly set to release a new version of Spectacles with an aluminum design that packs in two cameras. Through the Snapchat app, you may be able to add augmented reality overlay effects in videos you capture with the updated Spectacles. The $350 frames will cost more than double the first version, which arrived in 2016, and will be on sale by the end of the year, according to Cheddar.

Following a $40 million write-down on the first version after Snap overestimated demand (it ordered around 800,000 pairs), it has been more conservative with orders of the device. For the second version of Spectacles, which were released earlier this year, Snap reportedly ordered 35,000 pairs, and 52,000 of a tweaked set it released in September. This time around, it's hedging its bets further by ordering around 24,000, according to the report.


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  • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Tuesday November 27 2018, @11:36PM (1 child)

    by acid andy (1683) on Tuesday November 27 2018, @11:36PM (#767086) Homepage Journal

    Is that really that old already or am I just ...really that old already?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 28 2018, @12:03AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 28 2018, @12:03AM (#767099)

    That was ~5 years ago, only old in the 24 hour news cycle perspective.