Exclusive – Le Figaro I got to try out the next generation of connected Spectacles, which will initially be aimed at developers. The group is betting that these devices will be the future of the internet… and they're in direct competition with Meta.
They have a very conservative retro design, very thick temples, and are a bit heavy on the nose and ears. But once worn, these glasses superimpose a whole host of virtual and interactive 3D elements onto reality, giving a glimpse into a future where our smartphones will no longer be in our pockets…
Snap Group, the publisher of the social networking site Snapchat, revealed on Tuesday evening its new generation of augmented reality glasses, Spectacles 5, which… the Figaro He was able to try it out in the preview. Forget connected glasses that simply capture photos or videos (like Ray-Ban Meta) or mixed reality headsets that lock the user into a virtual world (like Apple Vision Pro). “ We need devices that are more natural, more intuitive, and, if you will, more human, to pull us away from the screens that separate us. That’s why Snapchat has been working on Spectacles for nearly a decade, a wearable accessory…
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