Since their first-generation release, Snapchat Spectacles have attracted significant attention. This innovative device offers a unique way of capturing and sharing moments through the lens of AR.
These fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by SnapOS, provide a seamless blend of the physical and digital worlds.
Cutting-Edge Hardware
Spectacles now have impressive hardware capabilities, making it lightweight and offering an immersive AR experience. A decade of research and development into this hardware breaks the bounds of screens and brings people together in the real world.
It now has four cameras powering the Snap Spatial Engine, enabling seamless hand tracking, and a new Optical Engine that allows a see-through AR display. The Optical Engine delivers a 46° diagonal field of view with a 37-pixel per degree resolution, making a 100-inch display adjust 10 feet away.
These can also automatically tint the glass according to the environment's lighting, even in direct sunlight. It's powered by a dual system on a chip architecture with two Qualcomm Snapdragon processors and up to 45 minutes of continuous standalone runtime.
Snap OS: A Groundbreaking Operating System
Snap OS, Snapchat's operating system, brings these Spectacles to life. This new operating system allows easy navigation with your hands and voice commands; the main menu will always be in your hands.
Spatial awareness with the Snap Spatial Engine accurately understands the real world, which makes the lens appear realistically in three dimensions. This feature also makes it easy for developers to build lenses to help friends and families share AR experiences.
Developer-Friendly Platform
With Spectacles, Snapchat is committed to supporting developers in creating innovative AR lenses. The Spectacles Developer Program, available for $99 per month in the US, offers various tools, resources, and support to help developers bring their ideas to life.
This development platform comes with Lens Studio 5.0, simplifying the creation and publishing of lenses. It also offers some pre-built interaction systems that help streamline development. This program also brings the power of cloud-hosted multi-model AI models to spectacles via new partnerships with OpenAI.
Exciting Partnerships
To make the experience more immersive, Snapchat has partnered with leading companies to bring unique and engaging AR experiences to spectacles.
This includes an AR game, BRICKTACULAR, with the LEGO Group, Star Wars-themed AR experiences by ILM Immersive and Peridot, and Scaniverse from Niantic, which will be available on Spectacles.