Snapchat launches integrated camera sunglasses

Snapchat, the messaging application company, has just announced its first device: smart sunglasses with camera integration, giving people free hands, but still recording what they want and streaming images directly to social networks. .

Snapchat calls its first device Spectacles and expects to sell the smart sunglasses to the market later this year. According to the new announcement, Snapchat also renamed itself Snap Inc. This decision clearly shows the company's ambition to grow beyond the suppliers of a short-term messaging application, which is very popular among young people.

In an interview published, Evan Spiegel, 26, "father" Snapchat, explained why he and his colleagues created the Spectacles. "It was our first vacation and we went to Big Sur National Park in California (USA) for 1-2 days. We walked through the forests, stepping through the medium-sized tree trunks. I was cut down and looked at the beautiful plants, and when I checked the video, I could see what I experienced back then through my own eyes. . I feel like I'm there again, " said Mr. Spiegel.

Spectacles.

Last weekend, Snap company revealed some basic information about how the Spectacles operate. Each pair of built-in smart sunglasses can record clips up to 30 seconds at a time. Each time a user touches a button placed on the frame, the glass will record a new clip. A tiny circle of lights attached to the front of the glass will glow to inform everyone around it that the owner is filming the clip.

According to the Wall Street Journal, smart sunglasses use a 115-degree angle lens that simulates the natural vision range of the human eye."Spectacles connect directly to the social network Snapchat via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and stream your data directly to the app in a new video rotation format, played on the full screen of any any device and in any direction, " said Snap Inc.'s statement.

The product is only released in one size, the price is expected to be 129.99 USD / unit.

The battery is equipped with Spectacles to help the glass operate one day without charging. The glass case is also a dedicated charger for Spectacles. The product is only available in one size, but has three colors: black, coral red and green. The glass will be launched in limited quantities with an estimated sale price of $ 129.99 / unit.

Some experts said that the Spectacles will remind a lot of Google Glass, a fatal effort of the American search giant in creating smart glass. Although Google Glass has reached developers all over the world, for $ 1,500 / pair, this device has never become a true consumer product. Google eventually stopped the project of developing smart glass, but insisted that the idea never died.

Smart Spectacles Sunglasses are expected to create a new wave of fans.

Although Google Glass has some hardware problems, its main drawback is the public's reception. Many people consider this product to be a technologically confusing and invasive technology item, not to mention the odd appearance.

However, with much lower prices and the backing of many reputable entertainment stars and smart sunglasses Spectacles is expected to create a new wave of fans, away from Google Glass's downfall.