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SPECS, Snap's First-Ever AR Glasses, Ships Out This Fall

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SPECS, Snap's First-Ever AR Glasses, Ships Out This Fall

Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, has opened up preorders for its first ever augmented reality (AR) glasses - SPECS. It's expected to ship out in the United States, United Kingdom, and France sometime in the fall of 2026.

SPECS is designed to be a pair of glasses that you can wear daily for prolonged periods of time. It's made of a resilient and lightweight Swiss TR90 thermoplastic and comes in two sizes - 47mm and 52mm - with the smaller size weighing in at 4.6 ounces. That's heavier than a standard pair of glasses, but impressive nonetheless considering the fact that SPECS is equipped with advanced optics and a personal wearable computer. The preorder price is set at $2,195, including a $200 refundable deposit to lock in your reservation.

Instead of an actual powered display, SPECS uses transparent waveguide technology to project UI elements onto seemingly ordinary lenses without compromising your spatial awareness. Alternatively, it can project a full-color immersive display with 51-degree field of view, equivalent to a 115-inch cinema screen placed about ten feet away. The glasses are electrochromatic, meaning they automatically tint based on lighting conditions, and they are prescription compatible.

0 operating system. Thanks to an array of onboard infared and RGB cameras and sensors, SPECS is able to combine computer vision, contextual awareness, and AI assistance to understand the user's surroundings and deliver relevant information and experiences in real time. Because SPECS is developed by Snap, an established company with years of research poured into augmented reality, it can leverage the company's existing AR ecosystem and Lens platform.


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