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Snapchat now has special glasses with cameras included on the lenses that can capture any video instantaneously, without needing to pull your phone out and bring up the app. They have actually been around since November of 2017, but have not caught on with the intended audience very well. This may be due to the whopping $130 price tag, with a design that I wouldn’t consider particularly “trendy”. They are available to buy in black, teal, and coral, and record the usual 10 second video clips that most are familiar with on Snapchat. The camera lens angle is 115 degrees so that it mimics how the human eye perceives things, and the spectacles are linked to your Snapchat app through Bluetooth where the videos are stored in the memories section. You can also use the glasses when not in Bluetooth range, and they will sync to your phone when you get back in range. They surprisingly cannot take pictures. If you’re a bit hesitant to spend the money before you know how they look on you, the Snapchat app actually has a filter that you can put the glasses on your face to preview how stylish you look with them.
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Snapchat is a revolutionary app, and we are in the generation in which it took over. The Snapchat Spectacles are Snapchat’s newest invention, and it is a hit. Although, they cost a lot of money for the average consumer, many people are starting to buy them. Everyone wants to share what they see to their friends and family in this generation. Snapchat figured out a way for their users to share exactly what they see to their friends. The Snapchat Spectacles are revolutionary. GO BIRDS!!
These snapchat spectacles are not the first technologically advances piece of eyewear that has failed. Googles Glasses had a similar situation to these Snapchat Spectacles. Both objects had a large built up of excitement and hype towards these items, but it didn’t last long. Snapchat and Google glasses were left with thousands of glasses in their warehouses going unsold. Now why is this?
From my personal opinion and many others, both these spectacles are not very appealing to the eye. Many people don’t want to wear these day in and day out but besides that many people were concerned with the health risks. Many worried about the risks that could induce from having a radioactive emitting object in contact with your head all day. Additionally, both of these don’t have any true clear function. There are no demands being met by these undeveloped glasses.
So now the question is, what company can step up and take the glasses game to the next level. Creating an appealing and advance piece of eyewear that consumers want. Will Elon Musk take this idea to a whole new level? Maybe Apple? Looks like we will have to wait and see.
https://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/5-reasons-google-glass-miserable-failure-01462398