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Snap has been making the rounds in 2025 in preparation for the launch of its consumer AR glasses in 2026. Snap introduced the Snap Spectacles 5 developer kit model in October 2024. This article discusses information I have gathered Snap Spectacles over the last year.
It seems like all of a sudden, several companies including Meta are talking about the issue of disparity. Of particular issue with Meta, Magic Leap, and Avegant is the issue of visual distortion due to the frame twist of AR glasses frames.
I divided the two-hour AR Roundtable into three parts, with this being the last and, I think, in some ways, the most interesting part. We discussed more of the motivations for Meta and Snap announcing these concept products. Brad shared some information he has heard about issues with Meta's EMG wristband control, and Jeri shared some of her past experiences with EMG-type control.
Last week I recorded a roundtable discussion of the new Snap Spectacles and Meta Orion AR glasses. We recorded for 2 hours and I just released the first 30 minutes.
Last week I recorded a roundtable discussion of the new Snap Spectacles and Meta Orion AR glasses. We recorded for 2 hours and I just released the first 30 minutes.
Introduction On May 21, 2021, this blog broke the news that Snap was going to use WaveOptics, and just two hours later, news broke that Snap had bought WaveOptics. In that article, I speculated that WaveOptics was moving toward using…
Update – Snap buys WaveOptics for over $500M About an hour or so after this article first when up, reports came out that Snap had bought WaveOptics for over $500M. I had no knowledge that this deal was happening. I…
