Meet the new Spectacles from Snap. Compact AR glasses with a vibrant display powered by Snap OS. Play, work, learn, and use shared AR experiences.

Sep 17, 2024 · Today we’re introducing the fifth generation of Spectacles, our new see-through, standalone AR glasses that enable you to use Lenses and experience the world together with friends, in totally new ways.

Snap aims to bring 'cloud-hosted multimodal AI models' to its AR headset, which houses powerful hardware from Qualcomm. Developers can sign up here. Snap Inc., developer of the social media...

Sep 30, 2024 · The latest Snap Spectacles 5 have arrived, introducing a new era of augmented reality hardware design for the social media giant. Introduced at the same time as a brand-new Snap OS , these AR specs go beyond anything Snap has …

Nov 4, 2024 · These glasses have been launched as pure devkits that interested creators can rent for $99/month (€110 if you are in the EU), with a minimum commitment of 12 months. After the creators stop to pay, the glasses have to be returned to Snap.

Nov 25, 2024 · Discover how Snap Spectacles 5 revolutionize AR with new collaborative features, AI integration and a thriving developer community, impacting tech, fashion, and design.

Mar 19, 2025 · When I first started building for Snap Spectacles, I realized that many interactions were still borrowing from mobile-first thinking—pinch, tap, drag. But Spectacles offer a completely hands-free, spatial experience, and I wanted to create something that fully embraced that freedom. My goal was to develop a gesture-based interaction that felt ...

Nov 20, 2024 · To wear Snap Spectacles, you run through a brief in-app check of your pupillary distance using an iPhone. One of the Snap reps held his phone in front of my face. Then, I removed my glasses,...

Mar 28, 2025 · That's because I got to spend an hour with the latest (5th gen) Snap Spectacles, a true AR glasses developer kit that doesn’t just play a movie on a giant virtual screen like the Xreal One ...

Sep 17, 2024 · Snap has unveiled the latest version of its Spectacles AR glasses at its annual developer event. The fifth-generation headset is a standalone device that no longer requires a smartphone. They are powered by the also new Snap OS, an operating system designed by Snap specifically for augmented reality. Spectacles 5 technical details