Here’s What Snap’s Expensive Specs Can Actually Do
Details came at a launch event in Los Angeles, where the company also announced a new AI service that anticipates what you want to do while wearing the glasses—or even just using your phone or laptop.Snap announced its latest Specs in June at the Augmented World Expo tech conference. It says it will begin shipping them to buyers sometime this fall. The glasses can listen to someone speaking to you in a different language and offer the translation through the speakers and as transcribed text on the display.
- ▪Details came at a launch event in Los Angeles, where the company also announced a new AI service that anticipates what you want to do while wearing the glasses—or even just using your phone or laptop.Snap announced its latest Specs in June
- ▪It says it will begin shipping them to buyers sometime this fall.
- ▪The glasses can listen to someone speaking to you in a different language and offer the translation through the speakers and as transcribed text on the display.
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- ▪ Snap Specs hands on: Standalone AR glasses are here — Engadget
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Boone AshworthGearSep 16, 2026 7:40 PMHere’s What Snap’s Expensive Specs Can Actually DoSnap thinks its chunky, pricey smart glasses are the future of human computing, powered by a new AI app and features that do everything from translating languages to improving your golf swing.Courtesy of SPECSCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storySnap, the company behind Snapchat and a new pair of $2,195 augmented-reality smart glasses, is finally sharing more about what its glasses can actually do.
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