Snap's Latest Spectacles Are True AR Glasses That You Can't Buy: All You Need to Know
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap's Latest Spectacles Are True AR Glasses That You Can't Buy: All You Need to Know

News 18  

American social media company Snap has announced its new Snap Spectacles – the company’s latest augmented reality glasses. The new Snap Spectacles are Snap’s first true AR glasses but they come with a big catch – you can’t buy them yet. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the new Spectacles with a demo that showed virtual butterflies fluttering over colourful plants and landing on Spiegel’s hand. Let us take a look into why: The new Snap Spectacles have dual waveguide displays that are capable of superimposing AR effects made with Snapchat’s software tools.

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Apple's AR Glasses Might Be 3-5 Years Away Due To Technical Challenges, Here's What We Know
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Apple's AR Glasses Might Be 3-5 Years Away Due To Technical Challenges, Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple might be in the works to make augmented reality glasses to rival Google, Meta, and Samsung, who have shown some amount of progress towards the development of the product. Despite making strides in the wearables market with the launch of the Apple Vision Pro this year and a new initiative named 'Atlas,' the company’s augmented reality glasses might still …

Apple may take a few more years before launching its smart glasses
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Apple may take a few more years before launching its smart glasses

India Today  

For the past few years, we have seen numerous reports and speculation claiming that Apple is working on creating lightweight, practical smart glasses, often referred to as "Apple AR smart glasses." According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is facing significant technical and design challenges in the development of Apple smart Glasses, which is further delaying the product's launch. In his …

Snap's AR Spectacles Aren't as Fancy as Meta's Orion—but at Least You Can Get Them
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Snap's AR Spectacles Aren't as Fancy as Meta's Orion—but at Least You Can Get Them

Wired  

Snap is pitching its new augmented reality glasses as a fun way for you to feel closer to your friends. Crucially, the Snapchat Spectacles were fun, trendy glasses that looked far more like real, fashionable sunglasses than the typically monstrous smart glasses: rectangular head ornaments, or the dorky and oft-mocked Google Glass. Snap’s AR-enabled Spectacles traded the whimsical, teen-friendly aesthetic …

Snap Inc to Host First AR Roadshow in India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Snap Inc to Host First AR Roadshow in India

Deccan Chronicle  

Snap Inc. is set to kick off its first AR Roadshow in India, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to engage with the rapidly growing augmented reality developer community. India is one of the world’s most active AR market, with over 80% of Snapchatters using AR lenses daily and monthly AR interactions exceeding 50 billion Lens plays. The events …

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know
2 months ago

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple is reportedly considering entering the smart glasses market, as the tech giant begins an internal study into the current landscape of wearable glasses. The initiative, which has been given the project name "Atlas," involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on various smart glasses available in the market, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple’s smart glasses would also compete …

Snap advances bet on augmented reality with new version of Spectacles glasses
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Snap advances bet on augmented reality with new version of Spectacles glasses

The Hindu  

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, long known for its ephemeral messaging app Snapchat and animated filters, has been an early leader in augmented reality, which can overlay …

A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality

LA Times  

Evan Spiegel, chief executive of Snap Inc., speaks onstage during the Snap Partner Summit 2024 on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Augmented reality glasses from Los Angeles-based tech company Snap Inc. What people can do with AR glasses remains limited. “It could change at any time, and if it does change … we’re ready to go.” Dominguez said the company envisions …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
6 months, 1 week ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
6 months, 1 week ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
6 months, 1 week ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

Snapchat's New AR Filter To Let Users Paint Their Nails: All Details Here
1 year, 7 months ago

Snapchat's New AR Filter To Let Users Paint Their Nails: All Details Here

News 18  

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has unveiled a new AR filter which will allow users to virtually paint their nails. The company has launched the new AR nail segmentation technology in partnership with OPI, a US-based drugstore and nail salon mainstay, adding an AR filter featuring a handful of OPI colours as part of the collaboration, according to Snapchat. …

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027
1 year, 10 months ago

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027

The Hindu  

A company presentation of Meta’s AR/VR roadmap revealed that the Facebook owner is potentially planning to release its first smart glasses with a display in 2025, and its first augmented reality glasses in 2027, reported tech outlet The Verge on Wednesday. Meta’s vice president for AR, Alex Himel, said during the presentation that the company is also developing a smartwatch …

Apple delays release of AR glasses indefinitely, according to Bloomberg News
1 year, 11 months ago

Apple delays release of AR glasses indefinitely, according to Bloomberg News

India TV News  

According to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, Apple Inc. has decided to delay the release of its thin augmented reality glasses indefinitely owing to technical difficulties, but it still intends to introduce its first mixed reality headset this year. According to Bloomberg, the mixed-reality headset from the iPhone maker, which blends augmented and virtual reality, will debut at this year's spring …

Meta Plans To Give Its First-Gen AR Glasses Only To Developers, Here's Why
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta Plans To Give Its First-Gen AR Glasses Only To Developers, Here's Why

News 18  

Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers. The company is also shelving plans to release a smartwatch with a detachable display and two cameras in favor of a design better suited to control a later version of the glasses. The first …

Snapchat Parent Pushes into AR Shopping, Unveils Flying Camera Pixy
2 years, 8 months ago

Snapchat Parent Pushes into AR Shopping, Unveils Flying Camera Pixy

News 18  

Snap Inc will roll out new features to make it easier for brands to create augmented reality shopping experiences on its Snapchat app as well as a flying camera, the company said on Thursday at its annual presentation to showcase new technology. We had so much fun at Snap Partner Summit — a big thanks to our partners, who help …

Snap unveils $230 photo drone that follows you around
2 years, 8 months ago

Snap unveils $230 photo drone that follows you around

LA Times  

Snap Inc. has a replacement for the cheap phone stands and awkward outstretched arms of modern self-filming: a yellow, square-shaped flying camera drone that costs $230, weighs about a quarter of a pound and hovers around you to film you automatically. The drone is another product to emerge from Snap’s hardware labs and is meant to further its pursuit of …

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses
3 years ago

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses

India Today  

Apple is making some serious inroads in establishing itself as an AR company by reportedly hiring key people from Meta. But while the first implementation of Apple’s AR technology is expected sometime in 2022 in the form of AR Glasses, Google is upping the ante with its new project. According to a report, Google is working on a new set …

Snap is about more immersive, personalised experiences: Murphy
3 years, 2 months ago

Snap is about more immersive, personalised experiences: Murphy

Hindustan Times  

Snap, an app you may remember as Snapchat, is a bit of everything including an instant messaging app, a social network and a strong creator community. Snap is embarking on a strategic partnership with online shopping platform Flipkart, to enable augmented reality via Snap’s camera kit on Flipkart’s store front on the smartphone apps. Bobby Murphy, co-founder and chief technology …

World of AR: Apple and Snap pick up where Pokemon Go left off
3 years, 7 months ago

World of AR: Apple and Snap pick up where Pokemon Go left off

Live Mint  

First there was Pokemon Go. So it was telling when Apple’s counsel cited an internal board presentation in which the Fortnite maker indicated the need to act quickly before AR took off and further entrenched the App Store’s high fee structure. The fact that Epic then sued the world’s most powerful company speaks to how seriously Epic is taking AR’s …

Snap Summit 2021: Snap's latest Spectacles can overlay AR Lenses onto the real world
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap Summit 2021: Snap's latest Spectacles can overlay AR Lenses onto the real world

Firstpost  

The smart AR glasses are not up for commercial sale and will just be available for AR developers. At the Snap Summit event 2021, Snap Inc announced the fourth generation Spectacles. Dual 3D waveguide displays and a 26.3 degree field of view overlay Lenses on the world, right before your eyes”, reads the Snap Inc blog post. #SnapPartnerSummithttps://t.co/r4XnSC886z pic.twitter.com/4bPi49KE7n — …

Snapchat Will Allow You to Make Legos With Friends in Augmented Reality–Online or In Person
3 years, 7 months ago

Snapchat Will Allow You to Make Legos With Friends in Augmented Reality–Online or In Person

News 18  

Snapchat last night introduced some really cool stuff. Apart from the glasses, Snap also launch a new type of AR lens called?Connected Lenses,? Snap has partnered with toy-make Lego for first application of Connected Lens, which will allow users to build a Lego model in AR together? Snap also introduced its latest Spectacles, which comes as the company?s first true …

Snap adds money earning features, plans new augmented reality glasses
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap adds money earning features, plans new augmented reality glasses

The Hindu  

Snap Inc, owner of photo messaging app Snapchat, is introducing a new feature to help notable Snapchat personalities earn money and is also developing new augmented reality glasses. The Santa Monica, California-based company said on Thursday it will introduce a new version of its Spectacles glasses, the first to feature augmented reality, as part of a push to create ways …

Snap Spectacles AR: Exclusive Details About Snap's New AR Glasses
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap Spectacles AR: Exclusive Details About Snap's New AR Glasses

Wired  

Snap is intent on positioning—no pun intended—the glasses as a work in progress. Ultimately when you experience something like that poem, that’s all worth it.” Spiegel is referring to a Spectacles Lens called Poem World, created by Zach Lieberman and narrated by Shantell Martin. That’s the thing about Snap’s new Spectacles: For all their prototypical unreadiness and the general complexities …

Snap bets big on new augmented reality features for Snapchat
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap bets big on new augmented reality features for Snapchat

LA Times  

Snap hopes its investments in augmented reality will help its Snapchat app capitalize on the e-commerce boom. Snap Inc. is more aggressively embracing augmented reality, showing off a new version of its glasses with AR and expanding shopping features to compete in e-commerce with other social media platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. The Santa Monica company said it has …

Pokemon GO on AR Glasses? Developer Niantic Labs Teases Upcoming AR Glasses: What We Know
3 years, 9 months ago

Pokemon GO on AR Glasses? Developer Niantic Labs Teases Upcoming AR Glasses: What We Know

News 18  

the company behind the famous game Pokemon Go, is coming up with a pair of AR Glasses, the company?s CEO announced on social media. John Hanke, CEO of the Pokemon Go-maker said in a tweet, accompanied by a teaser image of the AR glasses. Reports have suggested that there may be a branding partnership with a startup on a project, …

These Mind-boggling Glasses will Let You See Life through Snapchat Filters
4 years, 3 months ago

These Mind-boggling Glasses will Let You See Life through Snapchat Filters

News 18  

Rabbit ears, geisha style, monster heads — who hasn’t broken into fits of laughter thanks to Snapchat filters? And yet, this eyewear designed by the Danish design studio Swift Creatives is probably the most fun pair of glasses available today — and the most original one to boot. Moustache, witch hat, wacky accessories… The Snapchat filters have been adapted to …

Facebook Wants to Turn Your Ray-Ban Smart, Launch Branded AR Glasses in 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Wants to Turn Your Ray-Ban Smart, Launch Branded AR Glasses in 2021

News 18  

During this year’s Facebook Connect, the social media giant’s annual AR/VR conference, Facebook announced that it will release a pair of Ray-Ban branded smart glasses in 2021. With EssilorLuxottica we have an equally ambitious partner who’ll lend their expertise and world-class brand catalogue to the first truly fashionable smart glasses,” Vice President of Facebook’s Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth said in …

Apple AR Glasses with HD display and new OS might debut in March 2021
4 years, 7 months ago

Apple AR Glasses with HD display and new OS might debut in March 2021

Firstpost  

Apple’s long-rumoured augmented reality glasses are likely to be released as early as March 2021. The latest rumour comes days after analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had revealed that Apple’s AR glasses will not be launched any time before 2022. 👀 Will be showing you soon 🤫 https://t.co/0GaOYDA5N8 — jon prosser May 15, 2020 As per a report in MacRumors, Apple Glasses …

Apple and the curious case of the vanishing computer
5 years, 2 months ago

Apple and the curious case of the vanishing computer

Deccan Chronicle  

It is no secret that Apple is hard at work on Augmented Reality and with every iPhone launch, the company is pushing hard to get this technology to get mass adopted as soon as possible. Recently, a report by the world’s most accurate Apple insider, Ming-Chi Kuo shared some details about the company’s upcoming AR glasses project by claiming that …

Facebook taps Ray-Ban makers to help develop AR glasses for replacing your smartphone, report says
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook taps Ray-Ban makers to help develop AR glasses for replacing your smartphone, report says

Daily Mail  

Facebook is still firmly in the race to develop augmented reality glasses according to a new report. Earlier this year reports from Business Insider confirmed that the social media giant moved hundreds of employees from its Facebook Reality Labs research division to a totally new unit devoted to augmented reality hardware. The team was reportedly being helmed by Michael Abrash, …

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