$2,195 for Smart Glasses? Snap’s New Specs Are an Engineering Marvel…With Two Massive Flaws

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Snap officially launched its new Specs, lifting the curtain on a surprisingly robust feature set and a high-profile lineup of launch partners. With self-contained processing powering motion tracking, environment scanning, and gesture controls, these might be the most technically ambitious smart glasses on the market—easily outpacing the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display in pure hardware sophistication. But at $2,195, Snap faces monumental hurdles before its bleeding-edge tech can win over everyday buyers. I’ll give the Specs a rigorous hands-on test once a pair lands in PC Labs. For now, here's a close look at how they work, what they can do, and where they fit in an increasingly chaotic wearable ecosystem.

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Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company

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“Specs are launching at an important time, as artificial intelligence transforms the way that we use our computers,” Snap says. “Instead of an operating system that expects us to do all of the work, Specs feature a first-of-its-kind Intelligence System that uses its understanding of you and your world to help get things done on your behalf while protecting and respecting your privacy.”

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