Here’s what I made of Snap’s new augmented-reality Spectacles
These new AR glasses are amazing. And extremely goofy. Before I get to Snap’s new Spectacles, a confession: I have a long history of putting goofy new things on my face and liking it. Back in 2011, I tried on Sony’s head-mounted 3D glasses and,
A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality
Tech giants including Meta, Snap, Google and others are racing to build smart glasses. It could change our lives for the better or worse.
Snap advances bet on augmented reality with new version of Spectacles glasses
Snap announced an upgraded version of its Spectacles augmented-reality glasses on Tuesday, doubling down on its bet that wearable devices to enhance the view of the real world will be one of the next frontiers in tech.
Snap’s fifth-generation Spectacles bring your hands into into augmented reality
Snap’s latest augmented reality glasses have a completely new — but still very oversized — design, larger field of view and all-new software that supports full hand tracking abilities.
Former Snap Spectacles engineer says the new glasses are ‘obviously bad’
Snap’s latest generation of augmented reality Spectacles have been lambasted by one of the engineers that helped to create them. The glasses, revealed earlier this week, were described as “a disaster” by Sterling Crispin,
Snap Unveils New Spectacles in Fresh Augmented Reality Push
Snap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel unveiled a new version of the company’s Spectacles smart glasses, revitalizing an effort to build an advanced augmented reality product that may one day replace or rival the smartphone.
Former Snap design engineer on new glasses: 'Obviously bad'
A former Snap engineer who worked on designing previous versions of the glasses, slammed the product in a post on X this week ...
Reality Check: The Apple Vision Pro And The Future Of VR
The announcement of the Apple Vision Pro headset in 2023 brought the buzz over VR and augmented reality (AR)—which overlays ...
Augmented reality navigation system could improve lumbar puncture accuracy
A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, is a common clinical procedure that uses a hollow needle to penetrate the ...
Palmer Luckey Is Bringing Anduril Smarts to Microsoft’s Military Headset
Luckey cofounded Anduril in 2017, after selling Oculus VR to Facebook for a reported $2 billion. His new company set out to ...
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Mixed, extended reality headsets drive market
In recent quarters, mixed reality (MR) headsets took a leap forward in fidelity, first with the launch of the Quest 3 and ...
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Tucson Tech: University of Arizona professor honored for sight-enhancing device
A University of Arizona optics professor has been honored by a national group for an invention that is helping the nearly ...
Snap unveils $1,200 high-tech glasses that will let you alter reality in bid to win tech race
Snap partnered with chipmaker Qualcomm and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to create the AR Spectacles, which allow users to place digital ...