Starting today, Spectacles will be available to purchase online at Spectacles.
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Spectacles' support page has no direct mention of using Spectacles during sex.
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Now Spectacles 33 have arrived, available exclusively through Snap's online Spectacles store.
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Now Spectacles 212.3 have arrived, available exclusively through Snap's online Spectacles store.
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At $380, the third-gen Spectacles are more than twice as expensive as the original Spectacles (which went for $150), and $180 more than the Spectacles 2 ($200).
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Syncing goes much faster with Spectacles V2 Syncing goes much faster with Spectacles V4433 Snap Inc.
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Spiegel interestingly compared Spectacles sales to those of the original iPod, claiming that Spectacles had outsold the device.
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Snapchat Spectacles Snapchat Spectacles may seem like old news, but this is their first summer on the market.
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Read our feature piece, "Why Snapchat Spectacles failed" Word of a new version of Spectacles might surprise some.
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Unlike the previous two versions of Spectacles, the Spectacles 3 introduce new augmented reality and 3D features. (CNBC)
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Snap Spectacles Chief Leaves Company The head of Snapchat Spectacles is the latest to leave Snap, Alex Heath reports.
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They're not goofy spectacles to laugh at, or more to the point not just goofy spectacles to laugh at.
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One last frustration with Spectacles' integration with Snapchat: snaps taken with Spectacles still don't transfer automatically to your Snapchat account.
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The Spectacles 2 (much cheaper at $150) can do the same, plus they're water-resistant, which the Spectacles 3 aren't.
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Spectacles 3 go on sale today for $380 in black "Carbon" or rose gold-ish "Mineral" color schemes on Spectacles.
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Snap Spectacles V1 (top) and V2 Snap Spectacles V1 (top) and V2 The spectacles will go on sale November 11, a date that coincides with Singles Day, the annual shopping spree run by Tencent's close rival Alibaba.
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Oh Snap: The next generation of Snapchat Spectacles has arrived, and they look a lot like…the first pair of Spectacles.
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Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera I wrote about this year's model for Spectacles.
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At the same time, the surprise nighttime monument removals are creating strange spectacles, even for a city that relishes strange spectacles.
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The filing does indicate that the updated Spectacles will have improved 5GHz Wi-Fi band support not found on the original Spectacles.
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There are still astounding spectacles throughout, but you're not punched in the face with spectacles and big new ideas at every turn.
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Snap launches new styles of Spectacles that look more like traditional sunglasses Nico and Veronica are new styles for Snap's Spectacles sunglasses.
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Morris, Spectacles' design lead, told Business Insider that Spectacles 3 are an "iterative approach" toward a future with widely adopted AR wearables.
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The author, in his first moments seeing the world through Spectacles, interviewed by his friend Vince Cacace, who is also wearing Spectacles.
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Cheddar also claims the company is lowering its internal expectations for the new Spectacles, with plans to only manufacture about 24,000 pairs, which is less than the estimated 35,000 Spectacles 2 and 52,000 more premium Spectacles 2 the company had produced.
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Snap introduces Spectacles 3, with two HD cameras and 3D effects on Snapchat Snap isn't giving up on its Spectacles hardware yet. 3.
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Amazon is selling the Spectacles for the same price as the official Spectacles store, so there's no need to worry about a markup.
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One major point of difference from Spectacles is that the ACE Eyewear records in a more standard rectangular format than Spectacles' idiosyncratic round videos.
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Want to experience what it would be like to stand in line for Snapchat Spectacles but not actually purchase Spectacles because you hate lines?
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The merger... Italy's Luxottica, the world's largest maker of spectacles, and France's Essilor, the biggest lens maker, are merging to form spectacles behemoth EssilorLuxottica.
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I think they should use those $40 million worth of Spectacles, just give it a new paint job and call it the Spectacles 2.
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I asked whether it might someday be possible to send messages from Spectacles to Spectacles, making the product feel as immediate as Snapchat itself.
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Snapchat made too many Spectacles last year, overestimating demand and leaving them holding the bag, with hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles sitting in warehouses.
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Snap is bringing Spectacles to Europe nearly seven months after debuting them in the US. The camera-equipped sunglasses will be available online through spectacles.
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Unlike the previous two versions of Spectacles, the Spectacles 3 introduce new augmented reality and 3D features with the aid of a new depth sensor.
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As I wrote in my review of Spectacles 3, I&aposve found that these much-hyped 3D filters for Spectacles have been a major letdown.
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Tencent is launching its own version of Snap Spectacles Here's a Snapchat clone I didn't see coming: China's Tencent now has its own version of Spectacles.
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Why Snapchat Spectacles failed But even with the improved hardware, new styles, and upcoming features, Spectacles V2 don't look like they're moving the needle for Snapchat.
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If Snap's smart, it'll cut the games soon and sell Spectacles directly before momentum for Spectacles cools off and people move onto the next hot thing.
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Unlike the big art fairs crammed with spectacles-within-spectacles, Asia Week takes place primarily in a few dozen small galleries on the Upper East Side.
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The new Spectacles styles (from left): Veronica and Nico The new Spectacles styles (from left): Veronica and Nico Spectacles V2 original style (left) and V1 (right) Spectacles V23 original style (left) and V1 (right) Snap is also trying to get users to actually post what they capture, so it's planning an automatically curated Highlight Story feature that will help you turn your best Specs content into great things to share.
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The other new pair of Spectacles reportedly has two cameras — one on each side of the frames — and could cost around $300; current first-generation Spectacles sell for $130.
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Karl Lagerfeld's photo of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel donning Spectacles for their September 2016 reveal Karl Lagerfeld's photo of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel donning Spectacles for their September 13 reveal Here's a breakdown of the major flaws that emerged with Spectacles in the year since their debut, with a focus on the stilted launch strategy: Snap first announced Spectacles with some Karl Lagerfeld photos of Spiegel wearing them on September 24th 2016.
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TechCrunch's video host Tito Hamze became a de facto face of Spectacles as there were so few influencers using them TechCrunch's video host Tito Hamze became a de facto face of Spectacles as there were so few influencers using them Few Examples Of Great Content – Stemming from Snap's failure to foster a Spectacles creator scene, it did a terrible job of showing off how Spectacles could be used beyond the initial commercial.
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Spectacles are a way for Snap to study the reaction to wearable cameras But Spectacles are as much about your personal experience as they are a sign of Snap, Inc.
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The Spectacles' dual cameras make it possible to record 22D stereoscopic footage featuring a subtle depth effect, while quad mics on the Spectacles capture what Snap claims is significantly better audio.
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You can do that with Spectacles 3 — sort of.
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" Also of note is that Spectacles are regulated by the FDA, according to Snap, which it lists as a risk factor: "The FDA and other state and foreign regulatory agencies regulate Spectacles.
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Snapbots and Spectacles arrived in Europe in June, though Spectacles are available online for customers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, or the UK.
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Snap introduces Spectacles 3, with two HD cameras and 3D effects on Snapchat The $150 Spectacles 2 are still for sale, though they seem quite a bit dated-looking at this point.
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While the symmetrical appearance of previous Spectacles models may have made it seem as if there was two cameras, Spectacles 3 are the first Snapchat glasses to have dual-camera recording capabilities.
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To be clear, the filters available in Snapchat are not catered for Spectacles — there are Spectacles-specific lenses and filters that Snapchat's community of creators have been working on, the company said.
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Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel makes Spectacles seem a bit prtentious in this photo by Karl Lagerfield for WSJ Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel makes Spectacles seem a bit prtentious in this photo by Karl Lagerfield for WSJ Private Eyes, They're Watching You – Snap was smart to make it obvious when Spectacles are recording with a big warning light.
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Snap's approach with Spectacles has been nothing short of marketing genius, almost single-handedly erasing the years of damage done to AR's consumer profile by Google Glass (even if Spectacles aren't really AR).
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Hope for Spectacles should be considered as good as dead.
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You can now watch a surgery filmed via Snapchat Spectacles.
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Snap's Spectacles are going on a summer tour across Europe.
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These Spectacles look more like a remaster than a sequel.
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These bronze, handheld, folding spectacles are from 18th century China.
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Snap is now selling Spectacles online in the United States.
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Gone Swimming Turns out, the Spectacles really shine under water.
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As an establishing force, the Spectacles are a solid win.
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The company now has hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles.
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That little boogying weiner did more for Snap that Spectacles.
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The truth is, though, that Spectacles aren't a big business.
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Want to read more about the upcoming release of Spectacles?
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If you wear Spectacles, you might get called a glasshole.
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As described, Spectacles v2 and v3 won't change this equation.
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Snap's Spectacles are starting to hit the streets, and eBay.
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The Spectacles themselves feel sleeker and less like chunky plastic.
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I took that as a good sign for Spectacles' acceptance.
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Witness Spectacles, a remix of Google's disastrous Google Glass project.
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The physical design isn't the only way Snap improved Spectacles.
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Add me on Snapchat for full Spectacles story: raywongy pic.twitter.
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Importing videos from Spectacles to Snapchat is a sloooow process.
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Sure, it's wishful thinking, unless he's wearing Snap's new Spectacles.
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Charging the Spectacles is very much like charging a smartwatch.
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This is true even for the most boring Spectacles footage.
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At the most basic level, Spectacles are very good sunglasses.
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Spectacles also feel oddly disconnected from Snapchat's augmented reality features.
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The new Spectacles case folds flat when not in use.
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Spectacles will come with a dedicated charging case and cable.
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Yet life in the ocean can still mount sublime spectacles.
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The Spectacles come with a case that also charges them.
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Snapchat says the Spectacles can charge 50% in 15 minutes.
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And at night, Spectacles 3 have a lot of trouble.
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But by releasing a physical product like Spectacles, Snap Inc.
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Starting today, you can buy Spectacles for $130 on Amazon.
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It could be Snapchat, with its second iteration of Spectacles.
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This fact reinforces the idea of Spectacles as "a toy".
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I have my Snapchat spectacles with me on the shades.
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Its spectacles are absurd, but it doesn't telegraph the jokes.
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The company debuted the first version of Spectacles in 2016.
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But those glasses, called Spectacles, became a costly punch line.
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Snap's Spectacles Flopped Farhad: Finally, there was news about Snap.
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Louie has a genius idea for Spectacles for selling them.
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So, I think we're just on that journey with Spectacles.
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To be fair, there is a history of such spectacles.
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But that's kind of the point of Snapchat Spectacles 3.
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DiFiore: Do any of us know what Snapchat Spectacles are?
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The Spectacles are a weird mix of trendy and boastful.
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The free marketing hype and virality surrounding Spectacles videos gives Snap's 150 million-plus daily active users the chance to feel like they're trying Spectacles (even if they can't get hold of them yet).
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Snap Inc CEO wearing Spectacles, shot by famous photographer Karl Lagerfeld for the WSJ Magazine Snap Inc CEO wearing Spectacles, shot by famous photographer Karl Lagerfeld for the WSJ Magazine And poor Google Glass.
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Spectacles 2 offered better export formats for more general sharing, but it seems likely that the company is hoping to help showcase its AR filters and features with the unique capture capabilities of Spectacles 3.
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Snap was a camera company, pointing to Spectacles as one example.
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Snap reported making $5.4 million from Spectacles in the second quarter.
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You'd think Aniston would stay far away from public dating spectacles.
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Spectacles, Snap's video-recording sunglasses, are now available for purchase online.
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Snapchat is a camera company, and Spectacles are ultimately a camera.
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Snap has also recently released a Google-glass competitor called Spectacles.
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Questionable spectacles Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817.
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Similar social learning took place with Google Glass versus Snap Spectacles.
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Charlie, with his spectacles and snarkiness, doesn't seem like the person.
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Public hearings with scandal-plagued CEOs often produce spectacles like these.
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If you have Snapchat on your phone, do you need Spectacles?
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In the middle are Snapchat Spectacles, with all the stigma attached.
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Spectacles seem to be a hit for Snapchat parent Snap Inc.
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Snap announced the third generation of its smart glasses, Spectacles 3.
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And as a courtesy, I Photoshopped some Spectacles onto Sabbat above.
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The Spectacles are sold directly by Snap and fulfilled by Amazon.
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Sis retrieves the spectacles and sets them on Gran's nose again.
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That focus on nowness is also at the heart of Spectacles.
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Snap calls itself "a camera company" and last year launched Spectacles.
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Snapchat, for example, released last year video recording sunglasses called Spectacles.
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However experts are split on whether such spectacles actively fuel trafficking.
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Spectacles look like a funny, laid-back play on designer sunglasses.
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However, with Spectacles, you have to toss all of that out.
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Done correctly, it's one of the greatest spectacles in pro wrestling.
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Snapchat Spectacles, the mysterious and incredibly hyped hardware from Snap, Inc.
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Snap also deserves some praise for the Spectacles carrying case, too.
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If anything drags down the experience of Spectacles, it's the software.
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So is Snap trying to modify those users' behavior with Spectacles?
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The world is also one giant step closer to Snap's Spectacles.
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Hidden with an app update released Tuesday is support for Spectacles.
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And of course an opening from your Spectacles will be dispensed.
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Spectacles 23 is the first big redesign for Snap's camera glasses.
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A ring of LEDs light up whenever the Spectacles are recording.
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Footage of Spectacles was first spotted earlier today by Business Insider.
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Second, Snap improved the transfer speed between Spectacles and your phone.
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That's when Snap decided to sell Spectacles directly from its website.
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Here's everything we just learned about the newly-revealed Spectacles 3:
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Like previous models, a wireless charging case comes with Spectacles 3.
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Spectacles 3 are scheduled to arrive this November, and cost $380.
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Despite his frailty, Bell's eyes danced behind his thick-rimmed spectacles.
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Spectacles 3 were made available to the public on November 12.
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Previous Spectacles models have not performed well in low-light scenarios.
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In February, the company started selling Spectacles through its online store.
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They were open to all and also were major public spectacles.
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When: June 4 at 3 PM (Parterre du Quartier des Spectacles).
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These raids were spectacles, with helicopters and hundreds of ICE agents.
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Spectacles, if they become a hit, could help bolster that goal.
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The resulting tapestries of media and association quickly become overwhelming spectacles.
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Spectacles were a viral hit; people waited hours to get them.
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ZACHARY WOOLFE Behold: one of the great spectacles of our age.
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Never does he appear more naked than when removing his spectacles.
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Speeches are pre-choreographed spectacles; debates are pitched battles for airtime.
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Modern goddesses ruled the Grammys: Adele and Beyoncé brought dramatic spectacles.
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Both spectacles reveal a continuing Anglo-Saxon retreat from international affairs.
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When Snap debuted Spectacles, it took an unusual route for distribution.
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Astronomers consider a full solar eclipse the grandest of cosmic spectacles.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump delights in making spectacles out of personnel decisions.
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Troy Carter (runner-up) Carine Magescas Eric Paley Fabrice Grinda Hardware of the Year Breakout hardware product of the year Snapchat Spectacles (winner) No gadget made a splash in 2016 the way that Snapchat Spectacles did.
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That's not necessarily saying a ton, considering last year's Spectacles 23 didn't add many new capabilities, but if you love Snapchat and you're excited about augmented reality tech, Spectacles 23 open up some pretty cool possibilities.
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Some notes: You can find all of our Snapchat coverage right here, including Lauren's first impressions of the new product, a wild roller coaster ride with Spectacles, and Arielle's piece on why Snap needs Spectacles right now.
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I'm not convinced its a lot less obtrusive than something like Spectacles.
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According to Cheddar, Spectacles 3 will have a frame made of aluminum.
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Spectacles are Snap's hyped video recording smartglasses, which were released on Nov.
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One owner of Snap Inc's Spectacles camera-glasses had a similar experience.
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In person, Rodrigo is soft-spoken, with wire spectacles and a beard.
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New Yorkers are going crazy over Spectacles, Snap's new video-recording sunglasses.
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Snap showed off a new update to it's fabled Snap Spectacles today.
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Snapchat's new Spectacles line of eyewear is a fascinating bit of technology.
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Snap & Share To use Spectacles, you need to have a Snapchat account.
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Spectacles itself came from Snap's acquisition of startup Vergence Labs in 2014.
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Around $40 million of that was a write-down for unsold Spectacles.
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But it's likely Snapchat users who really want Spectacles already own them.
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Some of America's most glittery TV spectacles will have a Chinese owner.
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Last year, hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles sat in a warehouse.
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And spherical video is suddenly in vogue now thanks to Snapchat Spectacles.
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But virtual or augmented reality could be one path forward for Spectacles.
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It's a huge move from Snap which makes Spectacles much more appealing.
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With a goatee and square spectacles, Mr Ncube has a professional mien.
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The Spectacles line isn't the first time I've done this whole thing.
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Such spectacles debased music with Jewish commercialism, or so thought Richard Wagner.
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However, according to EarthSky, some conjunctions are far better spectacles than others.
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In the meantime, both sides are launching all kinds of distracting spectacles.
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It maybe won't be quite so obvious that you're wearing Spectacles anymore.
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From searching on LinkedIn, here's what we know about the Spectacles team.
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The Spectacles dump the pics automatically and drop into Snapchat's Memories section.
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Here's what it's like to watch a Snap shot on Spectacles pic.twitter.
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To the untrained eye, Spectacles look just like any thick, plastic sunglasses.
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And right now, Snap's video recording glasses called Spectacles are not cool.
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Only unofficial third-parties made clear or prescription replacement lens for Spectacles.
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CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - The proposed merger of Italian spectacles maker Luxottica LUX.
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The camera-equipped sunglasses called Spectacles worked with Snapchat and looked cool.
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If you haven't read it, you can read my Spectacles review here.
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Spectacles are a much smaller deal, but they prove that Snap Inc.
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But if you're mostly about the selfie life, Spectacles aren't for you.
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Like, what's the point of life without Spectacles and round videos right?
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The case charges up the Spectacles and holds up to four charges.
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There's no hiding the fact that the Spectacles are not normal sunglasses.
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It said this week it began shipping its Spectacles glasses to Europe.
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Yesterday the company formerly known as Snapchat started selling its new Spectacles.
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When it comes to shooting video, Spectacles couldn't make it any easier.
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Snap's second effort at high-tech glasses, Spectacles 2, launched in April.
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The NCAA Tournament is one of the most entertaining sports spectacles around.
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You can get about a day out of your Spectacles, Snap says.
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It's one of the most dazzling video game spectacles I've ever experienced.
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As they prep, each wears a heartbreaking pair of plain black spectacles.
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She was not just a rock star and a designer of spectacles.
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Spectacles, on the other hand, also sell for way less at $130.
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But that's because they were all ideas about musicals or arena spectacles.
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Ms. Faludi cannot help but view her father's transition through feminist spectacles.
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The company has also branched into hardware with its Spectacles smart sunglasses.
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Around the world, cities celebrated the New Year with spectacles of fireworks.
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Through his signature circular spectacles, Mr. Chow kept darting glances that way.
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The volcano is just one of a litany of new Jurassic spectacles.
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Before today, you could only buy Spectacles in a few different places.
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Its first attempt, the face-camera called Spectacles, fell short of spectacular.
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Snapchat's new smart sunglasses, Snapchat Spectacles, are the hottest gadget in town.
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I could not quite tell where the Spectacles were picking up audio.
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It can't take first-person, hands-free video, so Snap built Spectacles.
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One answer might be Spectacles, Snap's answer to the geeky Google Glass.
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People in Southern California can expect to see more sky-lit spectacles.
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However, unlike the Spectacles 2, Snap's third-gen glasses aren't water-resistant.
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It also announced a $40 million write-down related to unsold Spectacles.
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Midsommar Rated R for grisly Viking-style torture and other gruesome spectacles.
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I think Spectacles is a really important part of making that happen.
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Both may be enhanced, for your viewing pleasure, with 3-D spectacles.
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You can see our review of the second generation Snap Spectacles here.
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Don't expect these to flood social media or convince prospective Spectacles buyers.
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Snap had a fascinating answer for both when Spectacles premiered in 433.
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The coming year will be full of astronomical spectacles and technological firsts.
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Like Snapchat Spectacles but think they could be a little more... extra?
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Unless you keep your head very, very still, Spectacles videos look shaky.
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Best of all: You don't need the latest Spectacles to do that.
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Yesterday Spectacles' Twitter account sounded off with its vending bot's latest location.
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Spectacles are simply an extra set of eyes for your Snapchat account.
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Here's how to survive the Snapchat Spectacles line like a pro: Expect A 5-Hour Wait, And Bring Backup Your Snapchat photos may last 10 seconds or less, but your experience buying Spectacles won't be nearly as quick.
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Spiegel didn't directly confirm whether the company's next hardware product would be a v2 version of Spectacles, but TechCrunch has reported that the company is developing a new Spectacles update that may integrate augmented reality technologies into the hardware.
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Although this will mark Snap's first fixed Spectacles presences in Europe — Snap has dropped its pop-up Snapbot vending machines in London for temporary sales in the past — it's likely Snapchat users who really want Spectacles already own them.
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Or will it crash and burn in a huge, morbid spectacle (of Spectacles)?
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But medium-size strikes can be dramatic spectacles—and in some cases, dangerous.
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Part of the allure of Spectacles is that they're almost impossible to get.
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There are even rumors Instagram is considering its own Spectacles-inspired wearable camera.
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Spectacles made Snapchat more fun, but what happens when Instagram announces Instagram Aviators?
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Here's a full list below, but it's tiny so break out the spectacles.
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There are social issues: some people worry that spectacles make them look ugly.
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So to sum up, the Spectacles are an amazing packaging and marketing exercise.
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But sometime soon, it sounds like Spectacles will get much easier to find.
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His fights against other men became spectacles, but he embodied much greater battles.
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Their breakup was one of the most covered spectacles of recent tabloid history.
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The deal didn't even require him to post himself wearing Spectacles on Snapchat.
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Invectives and law suit spectacles are no substitutes for that sort of policy.
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The party spectacles gave way to hospital scenes gave way to funeral tableaux.
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Spectacles are a cool populist toy, not a vision of the dystopian future.
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The technology involved in these spectacles, however, has remained a mystery—until now.
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Her male friend admitted he'd snuck out of work just to get Spectacles.
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Watch a video demo of Spectacles, featuring quite a bit of skateboarding, below.
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Instead, Snap comes off looking a little desperate to make Spectacles seem cool.
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Snap has just announced the new Veronica and Nico styles of Spectacles 2.
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No gadget made a splash in 2016 the way that Snapchat Spectacles did.
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We even started to see some unexpected applications of Spectacles in professional settings.
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I'm pretty upbeat on Spectacles, mainly because they're reasonably priced and look fashionable.
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They debuted alongside Spectacles in a feature by Seth Stevenson in WSJ Magazine.
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Spectacles, for what its worth, felt like a neat, new thing at first.
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Swiping through tons and tons of Spectacles videos is also a little annoying.
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Except several passersby thought the spectacles were an installation — and ogled them accordingly.
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As one of the most influential spectacles in gaming history, though, it's sublime.
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And one can't forget the disaster that was Snapchat's own hardware foray, Spectacles.
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What's different is the price: $199 instead of $149 for the original Spectacles.
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Spectacles are only being sold via the Snapbot vending machines in limited quantities.
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Many think Spectacles are Snapchat's early play into the world of augmented reality.
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I was hooked – which makes me basically the ideal test case for Spectacles.
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I like to think of my new Spectacles first and foremost as sunglasses.
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The Economist should stop looking at sub-Saharan Africa through rose-coloured spectacles.
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The worst thing about Spectacles is how closely tied they are to Snapchat.
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And Snap thinks Spectacles will let you capture things from a unique perspective.
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There's no question: Snap's third-generation Spectacles are the company's most advanced yet.
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Spectacles 3 are also no longer waterproof, which is kind of a bummer.
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And however this generation of Spectacles performs, it likely won't be the last.
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Spectacles 3 also carry a much larger price tag than previous models: $380.
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Spectacles 3 cost a whopping $380, and are scheduled to arrive in November.
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Snap revealed it only sold 60,000 pairs of Spectacles during Q1 of 2017.
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Now, onto the new types of content you can create with Spectacles 3.
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You won't see these effects in action until you're done using your Spectacles.
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Unlike Google Glass and Snapchat Spectacles, there's no camera on the Echo Frames.
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Finally, I like that the Spectacles 3 come with a premium leather case.
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That's not too surprising given that Spectacles only upload videos directly to Snapchat.
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Video games look at us to approve of the massive spectacles they create.
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A few others animatedly discussed how much they could sell their Spectacles for.
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He looked the part, wearing a gray three-piece suit and large spectacles.
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Snap first rolled out these 3D effects with its Spectacles 3 in August.
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He made blockbuster comedies, mind-blowing sci-fi spectacles, musicals, you name it.
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Unfortunately, just after Tim purchased his Spectacles, the kiosk appeared to be empty.
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Meanwhile, Snap has started selling its Spectacles camera glasses on Amazon for $129.99.
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Summit meetings are public spectacles, but the real work happens behind closed doors.
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Snap also indicated it was cutting back on Spectacles, its video recording sunglasses.
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Unfortunately, snaps taken with Spectacles still don't transfer automatically to your Snapchat account.
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Spectacles that wealthier, whiter communities have blocked often wind up at Hard Rock.
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During the 1970s and 80s, these rounds were major political spectacles on television.
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So America's political scene is dominated by two enduring spectacles at the moment.
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They used the plexiglass to make a lens for a pair of spectacles.
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Think Snapchat Spectacles are cool (yes, we know they don't exactly stream content)?
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Early rallies had been covered as curiosities; later ones as political mass spectacles.
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With the Spectacles, you just put on the sunglasses and tap a button.
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And it's super-hyped launch of Spectacles seems to have been a bust.
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Getting my hands on a pair of Snapchat Spectacles last month wasn't easy.
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During the Cold War, such military spectacles were a hallmark of the Soviets.
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The only way to buy a pair is from a Spectacles vending machine at the New York retail location, find the roving Spectacles vending machine around the world using clues on its website, or buy it used from a third-party.
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Now they are subjected to "public torture spectacles—it has become a mass movement".
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Trump's campaign speeches and rallies were chaotic spectacles full of classless chants and vitriol.
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Outside of the stunts and spectacles, a growing number of drones are doing work.
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With this launch, Spectacles are available outside of the U.S. for the first time.
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When the glasses were announced, Snap said Spectacles would be available with limited distribution.
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Ototo's spectacles are for the third eye—a nod to trends in mindfulness, perhaps.
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Clearly, Snap is selling fewer Spectacles than it originally anticipated, because hardware is hard.
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Of that around $8 million came from sales of Spectacles, its one hardware product.
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They are spectacles, intended to ignite enthusiasm and burnish the Facebook and Google brands.
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Customers are limited to six Spectacles purchases per household when ordering via the web.
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When shot with Spectacles and displayed in your camera roll, it's a circular disc.
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The new Spectacles are also significantly more costly, with a price tag of $380.
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Inside the store, there is a Snap Bot (a vending machine full of Spectacles) .
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Spectacles created $8 million in revenue, as of its last earnings report in May.
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Small pocket mirrors and spectacles first appeared towards the end of the 13th century.
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Limited Content Portability – When Spectacles debuted, Snapchat clone Instagram Stories had only just launched.
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Last week, Snap unveiled a new pair of Spectacles, the company's video recording sunglasses.
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Snap's Spectacles are now available in Europe after debuting in the U.S. last November.
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Snap's Snapbots, its signature bright yellow Spectacles vending machines, will also travel around Europe.
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Snap's hardware, like Spectacles, isn't making money yet, and probably won't for a while.
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Snap's camera-enabled Spectacles get an update today with two new styles of frames.
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We recognize those red spectacles as belonging to the third missing girl, Lena Gerber.
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Thanks to Twitter, we're able to ring in 22016 all over again, Spectacles style.
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"So they're little kid glasses — they're, like, little spectacles!" added Bushnell with a laugh.
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Spectacles only accounted for about 8% of Snap's revenue in Q1 of this year.
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Snapchat spectacles at a pop-up kiosk in Venice sold out by 8am. Damn.
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Khan did not have a pair of Spectacles on hand nor share future hardware.
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For a "side project," the Spectacles already feel pretty vital to my Snapchat experience.
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Other revenue sources, like Spectacles, have hardly made a dent in the company's business.
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Snap's original Spectacles, though designed more or less like traditional sunglasses, weren't for everyone.
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And now there's an option in the Snapchat app's menu for pairing your Spectacles.
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Ellen DeGeneres showed off the Spectacles buying experience with some snaps sent earlier today.
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But even after a few hours with Spectacles, it's easy to see their potential.
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The new dual-camera setup means that Spectacles 3 can now capture depth data.
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At first, it seems like a subtle change compared with older versions of Spectacles.
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But just as Google did, Snap is marketing Spectacles with a high-fashion gloss.
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You now have yet another chance at getting Snap's coveted video-camera sunglasses Spectacles.
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His pencils and spectacles lay on the desk; his operas played in the background.
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If you're wearing Spectacles, your Bitmoji will appear that way on the Snap Map.
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The company also makes sunglasses called Spectacles that are equipped with a video camera.
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HONG KONG — Some of America's most glittery TV spectacles will have a Chinese owner.
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Developers and partners will soon be able to build them for Spectacles 23 too.
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She picks up his spectacles shining like two coins, balances them on his nose.
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Selections include the Apple Mac computer, Snap Spectacles, the Sony Walkman, Gmail, and more.
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The app saves all Spectacles videos in a dedicated tab within your Snapchat Memories.
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This wire snakes its way through the Snapchat Spectacles' frame to the other side.
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The circle of LED lights looks a lot less interesting outside of the Spectacles.
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After all, when white supremacists are allowed to stage spectacles unchallenged, white supremacists benefit.
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In terms of media spectacles and popular culture, violence seems ubiquitous in liberal societies.
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An FCC document revealed Snap was working on new Spectacles glasses earlier this month.
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Details: The new Spectacles are now waterproof and are available in three new colors.
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Snap's Spectacles rival the fashion houses of Prada and Gucci in design and fashion.
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Pale and lanky, he grew up an introspective misfit in oversized government-issued spectacles.
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There's a revolution brewing in eyewear technology … and Snapchat Spectacles are just the start.
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Television monitors hung from one wall, rotating as they displayed footage captured from Spectacles.
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Ms. Fan had appeared in the "Iron Man" franchise and other big Hollywood spectacles.
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Once while I worked, she manufactured a pair of spectacles from Kleenex and water.
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Absent sufficient resources, the subway has been left with diminished ambitions and empty spectacles.
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As before, Spectacles can be recharged by storing them in the included charging case.
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The "Before the Dawn" shows were phantasmagoric spectacles, involving video, choreography, lighting and puppetry.
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To recharge Spectacles 2500, you store them in an attractive fold-out leather-wallet.
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They would strip off his clothes, poke fingers in his eyes, pocket his spectacles.
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For Mr. Hall, avoiding political spectacles — anything politically partisan, really — has become second nature.
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Snapchat also offers Spectacles, glasses that allow users to record video from their faces.
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The Phantom glasses, made by Urban Spectacles, seek to make privacy life's default setting.
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The simultaneous spectacles may confuse average Americans who pay scant attention to foreign affairs.
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Its failed attempt at a developing a hardware business with Spectacles didn't help either.
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Her book signings have been spectacles stocked with exotic dancers and fans in costume.
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Normals/non-creatives, like me, will find the new Spectacles' 3D wizardry less compelling.
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But for private moments with close family members and friends, the Spectacles were delightful.
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Crises happen every day, but bombastic spectacles of horrifying incidents gradually numb our senses.
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This year's event, which began this week, hardly resembles the spectacles of the past.
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The V&A's most visible recent shows have been lightweight spectacles of celebrity culture.
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Snap's hardware division is the team behind the company's video-recording sunglasses, called Spectacles.
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Meaning when you buy Snapchat's Spectacles, it will appear as a purchase from California.
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This year Snapchat's spectacles hold that crown (sharing the role with Nintendo's NES rerelease).
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Snap's Spectacles will cost $129 and come in three colors: black, teal, and coral.
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You can search Snapchat or Spectacles for the fun stuff and leave Snap Inc.
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Karl Lagerfeld's photo of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel donning Spectacles for their September 20173 reveal Karl Lagerfeld's photo of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel donning Spectacles for their September 22017 reveal The fact is that no one has been able to build this.
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Snapchat won't say exactly how many Spectacles its sold, but it did admit today that the "Other revenue" category that's mostly from Spectacles brought in around $4.5 million in revenue in Q4 2016, and over $8.3 million in revenue in Q8.33 2017.
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The new models of Spectacles are also different in a couple of other ways: they've got polarized lenses, and they come with a nondescript, black "semi-soft" case instead of the bright yellow hard case you get with the original Spectacles 2.
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Getting my hands on a pair of Snapchat Spectacles felt like getting a golden ticket.
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The company has been hemorrhaging cash for years, including tens of millions on unsold Spectacles.
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It's unclear if Spectacles 2.0 offer enough incentive for people to do that right now.
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Well, it looks like we actually might see the return of Snapchat's overhyped Spectacles soon.
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My cheek movement is detected by an infrared switch that is mounted on my spectacles.
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Snapchat has introduced plenty of updates this year — Memories, Spectacles, and moving emoji, oh my!
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But even at its peak, the store never sold out of the Spectacles, they said.
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For example, Snap's Spectacles give the company the power to set the rules for content.
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Amazon will sell Spectacles in three color combos: Onyx Moonlight, Sapphire Twilight and Ruby Daybreak.
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No, not the part about marketing spectacles making pesky questions about authenticity and authorship obsolete.
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After Horowitz left Google, he later built another product you went nuts over — Snapchat's Spectacles.
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And it's already found some success with Spectacles, its fun pair of video-recording sunglasses.
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Covered in art, they're more than functional and mundane, they're spectacles of beauty in India.
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"We are the preferred prescription provider of Snapchat Spectacles," says Lensabl chief executive Andrew Bilinsky.
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Whimsical lenses, publisher partnerships, the acquisition of Bitmoji, and the launch of Spectacles all followed.
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Unfortunately for Snapchat, the Spectacles sales weren't enough to help the rest of the company.
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Snap is said to have lost $40 million on hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles.
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The company also took a $40m hit from unsold stock of its camera-equipped Spectacles.
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Apple is expected to launch an AR headset (or spectacles) within a year or two.
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A Spectacles-related geofilter will also be available on Snapchat when a Snapbot is nearby.
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Spectacles have yet to establish a core, growing audience following the product's launch in 2016.
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Snap lost $40 million last year after getting stuck with stockpiles of unsold Spectacles inventory.
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In-app purchases (IAP's) are a distinct possibility in the near future for Spectacles users.
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But there's a fourth color of Spectacles that is available and even tougher to acquire.
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My run-in this morning, I predict, is just the start of backlash on Spectacles.
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Snap generated huge hype for Spectacles, but then waited 5 months to openly sell them.
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Spectacles wouldn't connect to your phone's camera roll, only to Snapchat, making exporting a chore.
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Apple's stock was unreactive today, as is typically the case with hardware spectacles like these.
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The first set of Spectacles went on sale last year and are priced at $22.2.
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It seems increasingly likely that Spectacles II will ship with augmented reality features built in.
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JPMorgan also said it is more conservative on the future of Spectacles, Snapchat's smart sunglasses.
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By breaking out the Spectacles, Minnesota is the first professional sports team to use wearable.
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That's not all: The company will also release video-recording sunglasses called Spectacles this fall.
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The 115-degree videos that Spectacles record are meant to mimic what you actually see.
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And Snapchat certainly deserves a great amount of credit for its guerrilla campaign for Spectacles.
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Also, the new Spectacles styles come with polarized lenses and a semi-soft protective case.
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Believe it or not, a man in an Elmo costume convinced me to buy Spectacles.
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These were more stylish spectacles than she used to wear as a student at Wellesley.
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Luxottica, the world's largest spectacles manufacturer, completed this week its merger with France's Essilor ESSI.
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Spectacles also let you capture the world around you without removing you from that world.
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Then, in the Spectacles tab, the videos that have transferred over are grouped by day.
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They were misguided; a retiring disposition and thick spectacles disguised the novelist's passionate inner life.
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Any HHS confirmation hearings now could become spectacles for Democrats to drive home their points.
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One of the most central figures, A. J. Jaeger, wears — and, most memorably, adjusts — spectacles.
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Spectacles launched last year to much applause in Silicon Valley, but that enthusiasm quickly disappeared.
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With that data in mind, it wasn't surprising to hear Woodman sorta shrug off Spectacles.
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At first glance, the Spectacles 3 have an overhauled design that does make them stylish.
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"Form is just as important as function," Spectacles design lead Lauryn Morris told Business Insider.
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To me, this effect did nothing to enhance the video I took with my Spectacles.
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First and foremost: No, these are not Amazon's version of Google's Glass or Snap's Spectacles.
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But Spectacles 3 aren't meant for mass consumption the way earlier models might have been.
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Here's what you need to know about Spectacles 213, Snap's next step toward that future.
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And people have definitely been executing on the potential for Spectacles as a sex toy.
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That will go smoother if it can align Spectacles with celebrities people want to emulate.
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It's a spiral made from all the spectacles, with her name written in the center.
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Master architect Victor Gruen had a hunch about creating spectacles with light and elaborate displays.
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" Despite that positive response, Snap admitted in its IPO filing that "The launch of Spectacles . . .
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Word is that Snap will also expand distribution of its Spectacles hardware product in 28.
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In its S-1 filing, Snapchat noted that Spectacles have not initially generated any revenue.
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I won't spend much time detailing how Spectacles work because there isn't much to say.
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Hockney begins by staring at himself, a very serious, owl-eyed, teenage boy in spectacles.
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Snap's bet on video-recording sunglasses, called Spectacles, was fun but not very good business.
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This year's event, which began this week, hardly resembles the glitzy spectacles of the past.
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They helped fulfill the group's ambitions for the lavish stage spectacles it became known for.
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Later courtroom spectacles in Europe drew such leading artists as William Hogarth and Honoré Daumier.
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Family members of Snap executives posed for photographs; some wore the company's video-recording Spectacles.
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In my experience, this has made me reach for Spectacles less and less over time.
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For normals, the first-person footage captured by the Spectacles is wonderfully — and surprisingly — personal.
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The Spectacles can capture up to 70 separate 10-second videos on a single charge.
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I ended up stashing the Spectacles in my back pocket for most of the ride.
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Spectacles, Snap's video-recording sunglasses, are among the most compelling tech devices of recent years.
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But in the swirl of spectacles and craft cocktails, it grew difficult to keep track.
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And why Apple needs to put an end to its 90-plus minute advertising spectacles.
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Supernovas, the cataclysmic explosions of giant stars, are one of nature&aposs most awesome spectacles.
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The Spectacles 3 software is disappointing, but you'll be delighted when you open the box.
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It's the same idea behind Snapchat's Spectacles and even part of Google Glass' limited appeal.
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The limited feature list and transparency of Spectacles could be a boon for social acceptance.
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European Spectacles are exactly the same as the ones that launched in September 2016 in the U.S. While the excitement around Spectacles has been a bit more quiet in the U.S., Snap has been slow when it comes to rolling out its first hardware product.
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However, as interest in Spectacles has cooled, Blakely wonders if this was really just a beta test for the next version of Spectacles: A product that will likely be delivered in a post-IPO environment where the appetite for moonshot hardware may be diminished.
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Seeing Spectacles content on other apps without ugly borders could draw attention back to Snapchat, or at least help Spectacles sell better than v1, which only sold 220,000 pairs and had to write-off hundreds of thousands more that were gathering dust in warehouses.
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It Sounds Like Snap Spectacles Turned Into a Massive BoondoggleThis is kind of a sad story.
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Snap's Spectacles sunglasses may prove to be more of a fad than a must-have device.
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All you have to do is hit "pair spectacles" within the app while wearing the glasses.
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Spectacles like the LNAH affirm truths easily understood: that physicality creates a clear hierarchy between men.
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You can't buy the new pair at a vending machine — only at Snapchat's own website, Spectacles.
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Update 09/23 23:46 pm PDT: Now we have the first official video for Spectacles.
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If you didn't want to buy Spectacles before, why on earth would you want them now?
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They attract charismatic supervillains and cause explosions and other visual spectacles when they engage with evildoers.
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Snap began selling its video-recording Spectacles sunglasses online for $130 in the U.S. at Spectacles.com.
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He also collaborates with local talent—directors, music producers, actors—to realize these idiosyncratic, evocative spectacles.
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It can soundtrack an old woman's vape break as well as a Snapchat Spectacles test drive.
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Gormley's spectacles interest us somewhat for all that they are, but they do not move us.
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Given the potential gain in income, and the cheapness and simplicity of spectacles, that seems odd.
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Hatch seamlessly placed his spectacles next to him while continuing to speak in the committee hearing.
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That suggests things are going well for Spectacles — or are, at least, encouraging for the company.
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In the trailer, McCarthy is unrecognizable in a mouse brown wig and a pair of spectacles.
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Another day, another seemingly random location drop for Snapbot, your friendly neighborhood Snapchat Spectacles vending machine.
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Sadly, she's not wearing Snapchat's Spectacles to do this, but I guess we'll let that slide.
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Instead, they're all black, with a subtle cat eye, more like the second generation of Spectacles.
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Ashwood didn't find out about Spectacles until her first day on the job in September 2015.
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Spectacles could fix the first, removing the foreign object of the phone from the capture process.
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Augmented Reality – Spectacles v1 only record the world around you, but future iterations could enhance it.
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The marketing of Spectacles is an enormous opportunity for Snap Inc, but one fraught with peril.
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"I actually stopped using Snapchat months ago, but my new Spectacles brought me back," said Abouzeid.
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Snap neglected them last time around and ended up with few pieces of flagship Spectacles content.
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It never occurred to me that anyone would ask me if my regular sunglasses were Spectacles.
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The positive for Spectacles is, of course, how much fun and frictionless they are to use.
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It took until June, 8 months after their debut, for Spectacles to become available in Europe.
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The latest version of Spectacles doesn't look significantly different than the ones that launched in 2016.
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Gizmodo veteran Christina Warren waited in line for five hours to buy her set of Spectacles.
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Coolness strategy: Snap's retail strategy for its Spectacles glasses has been deliberately unusual from the beginning.
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The group that stands to really be wowed by Spectacles are older people, specifically non-teens.
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EST Snap's rollout of its new Spectacles from cute little vending machines didn't come without hiccups.
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"How badly do you want a pair of Spectacles?" is essentially how Snap is selling them.
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Spiegel said on the earnings call that they "made the wrong decision" on the Spectacles product.
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CEO Evan Spiegel said that "over 5 million Snaps" have been created with Spectacles to date.
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Pick up a pair of infrared-emitting spectacles that mask your face in CCTV-heavy cities.
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It's like magic and rainbows and cats and unicorns in a box that spits out spectacles!
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What are your thoughts on Spectacles not being as big a hit as the company hoped?
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Warby Parker didn't privately reach out to Jacobs to offer him a new pair of spectacles.
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The most initially remarkable thing about Spectacles is how much Snap got right in making them.
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Like previous versions, Spectacles 33 charge in the case, which can provide a few additional charges.
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Snap says that when fully charged, the case can recharge your Spectacles up to four times.
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And Curry was there to talk about reality, a novelty in this most unreal of spectacles.
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Snap's third improvement to Spectacles is that they are now safe to take into the water.
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The Spectacles case, which also serves as the device's charger, has also been made splash-proof.
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The biggest change with Spectacles 3 is the addition of a second camera to the glasses.
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You won't find the Spectacles, priced at $130, behind store counters — at least, not at first.
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Such attention-grabbing spectacles aren't likely to go far towards persuading Amazon in the long run.
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Right after the initial Spectacles rollout, people were already cracking the same joke on social media.
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Spectacles also only records up to 30 seconds, with the press of the button three times.
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Which is what I've been wearing for the past day and a half: Spectacles, part deux.
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The first version of Spectacles might not be as transformational of a technology as some hoped.
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Again I've been really interested in religious spectacles that set the tone or ward off evil.
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Indicated unchanged The spectacles retailer reported full second-quarter results, with net profit up 26.16 percent.
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James's penchant for turning games in New York into spectacles only added to the Knicks' concerns.
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The company also makes sunglasses with embedded cameras, called Spectacles, though they're not currently A.R. capable.
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Park's reputation as Mr. Vengeance too often suggests that his films are composed as violent spectacles.
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Hence, these spectacles are among the few ways in which the state can legitimize its war.
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Last July, after Snapchat released its Spectacles sunglass camera, he published a post praising the company.
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Photo: SnapWhat might be even more frustrating than the new Spectacles' styling is its price tag.
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Indeed, it has sometimes resulted in spectacles that rival the ones it was meant to avert.
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Providence's past would be odder, wilder and more intriguing without being seen through such modern spectacles.
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Spectacles, because they're a new type of camera, they're still event-based in terms of usage.
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As Trump-era spectacles go, the president's State of the Union address followed a familiar pattern.
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And their handiwork makes the audience for these pop-culture spectacles even bigger and more engaged.
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Other works illustrated public spectacles and formal events across Europe, in Warsaw, Paris, Madrid and Rome.
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The second generation of Spectacles feature a waterproof design, a smaller charging case, and better colors.
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But I think Snap's Spectacles — sunglasses that can record video clips — are the wave of tomorrow.
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Spectacles 3 are too expensive to be a toy, but don't excel at being much more.
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But Spectacles nonetheless demonstrates how companies can make "bad" uses of their products harder to execute.
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The company's reported partnership with Ray-Ban is for glasses similar to Snap's Spectacles, he writes.
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Urban scenes such as Central Park, the circus, and boxing spectacles balanced those of rural life.
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Namely, that he was more interested in staging fights and creating spectacles than in producing journalism.
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Former Googler Mark Randall is now running the team behind Snap's video-recording sunglasses, called Spectacles.
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Is it annoying that, in the entire store, there's only one vending machine serving up Spectacles?
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Spectacles make it possible to capture those moments without needing to stare at or through your phone's screen — though the time you spend away from your phone when using Spectacles winds up going right back into the process of reviewing and posting those videos to Snapchat.
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Snap's Venice Spectacles shop will offer a similar Snapbot sales experience to the former NYC store Snap's Venice Spectacles shop will offer a similar Snapbot sales experience to the former NYC store Snap's IPO filing noted that it wasn't earning meaningful revenue from hardware sales yet.
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That's because after losing a buttload of money trying (and failing) to sell its first Spectacles, and later following up with a second model to little fanfare, today, Snap announced the Spectacles 2380, which are somehow uglier than ever and come with a serious price tag.
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It turns out Snap's Spectacles weren't quite as exclusive as the company's marketing would have you believe.
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They're said to look very similar to the current Spectacles and will be offered in more colors.
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Sadly, despite all the initial hype, Spectacles failed to catch on with users beyond the Snapchat diehard.
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In Europe, Snap is launching Spectacles simultaneously on its website and in a bunch of vending machines.
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Again and again, we become unwitting participants in Moreau's sado-masochistic spectacles, his beatific and brooding reveries.
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Our emotions are ruled by herd mentality, while we worship the carefully curated spectacles that surround us.
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I mean, look, Spectacles was another example of creative genius and who knows how that plays out.
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Image: Snap"Excess" Spectacles have cost Snapchat's parent company Snap $39.9 million in the last three months.
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This year's batch of Burning Man visual spectacles are just as intensively innovative as in previous years.
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But its IPO comes at an interesting time: on the heels of its Spectacles-induced media frenzy.
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The update's timing coincides with the increased availability of Snap's Spectacles glasses, which are now on Amazon.
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Although the spectacles of athleticism and patriotism are up there, everyone knows it's all about the medals.
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Spectacles probably aren't going to make Snap a ton of money, even now that they're available online.
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In August, Snap announced the $380 Spectacles 3, the latest version of the company's camera-equipped glasses.
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The company just launched the new version of its Spectacles, which made significant improvements on the originals.
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Here are 10 Snapchat-inspired gifts that will cost a lot less than a pair of Spectacles.
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Naziri donned Snapchat Spectacles on her special day to capture candid moments from her first-person perspective.
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Snap says it's expanding its Spectacles rollout, but still, they're probably not going to monopolize everyone's faces.
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Snap's earnings report confirmed that, with a $40 million loss translating to roughly 300,000 pairs of Spectacles.
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Story Search, QR Snapcodes and its Spectacles glasses were all based off its acquisitions of Vurb, Scan.
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Spiegel has tried to paint Spectacles as both relatively successful and merely an early start in hardware.
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The Weishi smart glasses have a camera on the front, like Spectacles, so you can record video.
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Unlike the first generation Spectacles, the Weishi glasses don't highlight the camera with an ugly yellow ring.
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While physically set apart from the rest of the exhibition, the scenes also show singularly uncomfortable spectacles.
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"Other" revenue, also primarily driven by Spectacles, was about $4 million during the final quarter of 2016.
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Snap is expected to conduct a "closed" rollout of its new camera-mounted Spectacles, The Information reported.
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However, as Spectacles matures, Snap plans to incorporate augmented reality features into the camera, The Information reported.
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Snap has also announced that it is expanding the availability of its second-generation Spectacles to Amazon.
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But that's still a far cry from us digitally hallucinating a dancing hot dog through Spectacles themselves.
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Image: Christina Warren/GizmodoAt 9:55, I finally emerged from the store with two pairs of Spectacles.
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Given its track record as a Snap fast follower, we might end up wearing Facebook "Spectacles" too.
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Cheddar's report notes that Randall's departure isn't related to the release or reception of the latest Spectacles.
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Of course, economic concerns drive the invention of new tech products: Snap wants to profit from Spectacles.
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To fully test out the Spectacles experience, I took over the Product Hunt Snapchat for a day.
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Usability Problems Galore – Having to pair Spectacles with Snapchat instead of the standard Bluetooth menu was annoying.
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The bigger question is not whether Spectacles are a good product (they are), but what's the point?
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The story of Spectacles, the new camera-filled sunglasses from Snap, goes back further than you think.
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It even sells its video-recording sunglasses, called Spectacles, from an online store, but not inside Snapchat.
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In the case of Spectacles, the answer to that question was apparently "no" for too many people.
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With the coming of celluloid, fighting was among the first spectacles for which the public demanded film.
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This is what it's like to actually use the Spectacles, according to a few early users. 9.
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Spectacles, sunglasses that also capture video, are a revolutionary new way to give your Snapchat followers FOMO.
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I don't want Spectacles that bad to wait in a line that deep in the freezing cold.
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Spectacles continue to generate a massive footprint of buzz for Snap, compared to its very small distribution.
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And after hearing about the Spectacles launch on Twitter I was even more excited about Snap's future.
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And even though version one of Spectacles was a flop, the next version could be much better.
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After spending some time with them, I don't think I'm ever going to give my Spectacles up.
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But they feel minor when compared to the power of the point of view that Spectacles afford.
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Images have been shared via tweets, many of which have been retweeted by Snap's Spectacles Twitter account.
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Sabbat is also accused of not being photographed at least once wearing Spectacles in Milan or Paris.
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Rub those sleepy eyes and put your spectacles on, folks — this optical illusion is a real doozy.
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As stadium spectacles grow, teams are finding ways to welcome fans with autism and other sensory challenges.
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Spectacles have a single button that you press to begin recording your snap, according to the Journal.
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Spectacles will naturally be compared to Google Glass, Alphabet's mostly fruitless foray into wearable face-based computing.
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Mr. Trump, top Pentagon officials say, is unpredictable, frustrating and overly focused on spectacles like military parades.
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Mr. Curtis referred to the success of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and such mixed-martial-arts spectacles.
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He had resigned in late October, and fled the country wearing a false beard and blue spectacles.
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His gray hair is swept back from his high forehead, his horn-rimmed spectacles seem well-considered.
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Franklin's "double spectacles" allowed him to both see across long distances and read text clearly up close.
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Had it made fewer Spectacles and made them harder to find, it could have created artificial demand.
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One Spectacles feature I'm happy has lasted through the three different models is the wireless charging case.
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We worked with 24 creators across film, art, and activism to explore what's possible with Spectacles 3.
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This time around, Snapchat only planned to make around 24,000 units of Spectacles 3, according to Cheddar.
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Also, the Spectacles 3 have a small inward-facing LED so you know when you're filming, too.
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Once people actually tried Spectacles, few kept wearing them, and word of mouth about their disuse spread.
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Spectacles are smartphone-connected glasses that take Snapchats — videos or stills — with the click of a button.
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The small pony-tailed eleventh grader gleefully staged dramatic spectacles meant to trigger Southern anxiety about miscegenation.
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But to her nine-year-old eyes the mainland cities were grim spectacles of poverty and backwardness.
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Maybe you'll slide these on and look like one of those shirtless models in the Spectacles ads.
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But they also suit cinematic forms that are focused on realistic spectacles as opposed to masterful narratives.
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Taking a vacation, he could be counted on to lose his spectacles, his luggage and his way.
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But I'd be shocked if Spectacles are a core feature of their revenue in the near future.
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The new Spectacles shoots photos at 2200,23 x 1,642, while videos are recorded at 1,216 x 1,216.
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As a result of all this, many of the today's races have ballooned into annual city spectacles.
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For another, they've been given an unprecedented number of early opportunities to make public spectacles of themselves.
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"We're at capacity," he said, waving through a man in a bone-white fur and matching spectacles.
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That milestone would let it more freely invest in long-term projects, specifically its Spectacles camera-glasses.
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While you need the Snapchat app to import media from the Spectacles, sharing isn't limited to Snapchat.
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Televised debates serve only to give broadcast outlets a chance to promote themselves and put on spectacles.
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Snap has sold about 0003,000 of its camera glasses, called Spectacles, CEO Evan Spiegel said on Tuesday.
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This whole thing about extravaganza has been pinned to me, that I do spectacles, and I don't.
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The show follows her decades of arena spectacles by scaling the same kind of razzle-dazzle — dancers!
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But the fire "became one of the worst spectacles I have ever seen," he told the station.
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Snapchat's upcoming Spectacles 3 will be "an important building block for our augmented reality technology," he said.
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From Amazon, you can get Spectacles in your choice of Onyx Moonlight, Sapphire Twilight, or Ruby Daybreak.
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Granted, the initial buzz around Spectacles wore off quickly, and Snap wrote down millions in unsold devices.
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The 2010s had its fair share of bad tech — including Google Glass, Snapchat Spectacles, and butterfly keyboards.
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Behind his long, gloomy face and spectacles this man could never be mistaken for a boudoir mechanic.
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Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor merged in October to create the world's biggest spectacles and lenses producer.
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Debates tend to be spectacles, especially since Donald Trump entered the MMA octagon that is American politics.
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The spectacles that thrill us and the documentary evidence that horrifies us are hard to tell apart.
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While Michelangelo's sketches are, like human existence, full of contradictions, Viola's work relies primarily on empty spectacles.
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Spectacles are great for recording video during outdoor activities or during tasks that require both your hands.
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Activities in which Spectacles make sense are numerous: rock-climbing, concert-going, playing with a baby, etc.
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His over-the-top performances are can't-miss spectacles that you can't really compare to anyone else.
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Spectacles (Specs, for short) were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which detailed quirky features—like shooting circular video rather than rectangles—but spent appreciably less time on Spectacles' real predecessor: Google Glass, a faceputer that promised the future, but turned out to be a colossal failure.
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Currently, there are scores of Spectacles for sale on eBay selling for as much as $550 a pair.
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The case can apparently recharge Spectacles about four times, and each charge will get you about 400 snaps.
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It experienced layoffs in its Spectacles hardware team and cut 18 from its recruiting division, Business Insider reported.
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In the end of last year, Snapchat began selling Spectacles, its video-camera sunglasses for $130 per pair.
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Snap's first pair of Spectacles suffered from slow Wi-Fi, confusing video recording options, and a bulky frame.
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And the fact that they booked one of the most talked-about fashion spectacles of the year together?
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Snap disclosed the nearly $40 million in costs "related to Spectacles inventory" inside its latest earnings report today.
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Is it Snapchat's social sharing or the Spectacles camera-glasses that Facebook is trying to copy to death?
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" Dealing with their public spectacles isn't hard — it's usually "500 anti-protesters, 15 of them, and 500 cops.
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Guards ensure they do not make off with the iconic round-rimmed spectacles placed on the Lennon statue.
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It was images of the warrior emperor, and public spectacles of chivalric glory, that made Maximilian a legend.
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An attendant snips my wristband and presses a big cursive "Spectacles" stamp to the back of my hand.
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The reality is that Spectacles aren't going to be big business for Snap, at least not anytime soon.
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We've already learned a larger rollout of Spectacles is coming, and the company prioritizes iOS development, for example.
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For now, Spotify's comparisons to the Pebble, Echo, and Spectacles are the most telling part of its plan.
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The end of the Spectacles ad has the same matching "eye" as the ghost on Wall Street does.
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Hopefully the lessons learned from both Google Glass (boo) and Snap Spectacles (yay) will inform what comes next.
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Reversing this stigma will require Snap Inc to carefully manage first impressions to make Spectacles aspirational, not deplorable.
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Snapchat might be best putting Spectacles on the faces of aspirational figures first — widely respected yet hip celebrities.
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Snapchat updated its camera-equipped Spectacles today to allow users to export video in a non-circular format.
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He reports that Snap is preparing to launch v22 of Spectacles later this year and v22011 in 2019.
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You can do this up to six times (Spectacles allows you to extend recordings up to 30 seconds).
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Sure, Madonna's spectacles in the '80s and '90s attracted the same media flurry that a quintessential scandal might.
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The most auspicious part of that effort was the news that Snap would sell its own hardware: Spectacles.
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Inside, the store was completely sparse, save a bunch of rotating televisions playing Spectacles video on a loop.
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Snap, the social media company formerly known as Snapchat, has launched a Spectacles pop-up shop in NYC.
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One user selling the Spectacles for $2,000 on eBay is advertising them as "straight from the vending machine".
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The opening of the season 7 premiere was a throwback to one of its most infamous gory spectacles.
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As we've said before, the stock price doesn't typically do all that much during hardware spectacles like this.
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Despite Snapchat's best efforts, Robert Scoble still got a hold of a pair of the Spectacles camera glasses.
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E-sports are also steadily becoming a part of some of the biggest sporting spectacles on the globe.
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They decided to make it a clip-on for spectacles, in order to keep costs low for users.
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Reports that it has explored 360 and stereoscopic cameras as a subsequent product to Spectacles validates our point.
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This year, Snap released its second-generation Spectacles and corrected some of the frustrations of the first product.
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The Spectacles charge in the case and there are about 4 full charges stored in the case's battery.
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Snap's plans for Spectacles are more experimental and weird, but just as far-reaching in their ultimate goal.
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Snapchat the app is already good at that, and Spectacles first-person view promises only to heighten it.
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Snapchat fixed the biggest pain points of its Spectacles camera sunglasses with V2, which launch today for $150.
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Snap, the maker of Snapchat and Spectacles, is selling the dancing hot dog costume on Amazon for $79.99.
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That's because Snap's strategy is about much more than trying to sell a load of Spectacles right now.
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Darrow, a brawny 21957-something who wore wire-framed spectacles, seemed a nice guy, direct but also personable.
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But it's not just a convenient camera like Snapchat's Spectacles or, you know, the smartphone in your hand.
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One excellent example was when my colleague Colin Daileda took the Spectacles to a Trump protest last week.
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The excitement (real or not) for Spectacles is the most intense I've seen for a product in ages.
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It's still early days, but it looks like Snap's new Spectacles wearable camera for Snapchat are a hit.
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All I could think about was how easily it could have been recordable with a pair of Spectacles.
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The possibility of Spectacles ending up in the hands of millions of young consumers is much more real.
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You can imagine how World Lenses could be fun to play with on Snapchat's upcoming Spectacles sun glasses.
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With new Lenses and Spectacles coming, you might see Stories that are too cool to keep to yourself.
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Luckily, Snapchat has started beta testing new export formats for Spectacles through the beta version of its app.
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Prospective buyers be able to track where the Snapbots are located using a map on the Spectacles website.
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The company formerly known as Snapchat surprised the world last night by unveiling Spectacles, its first hardware product.
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Earlier this year, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel was seen wearing a prototype of the Spectacles in paparazzi photos.
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Even worse, from the company's perspective, is that people who bought Spectacles didn't use them for very long.
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According to Business Insider, less than half of users continued to use Spectacles a month after buying them.
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If you owned the first-generation Spectacles, you likely remember this as the worst part of using them.
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Visible among the mountains, evergreens and snow surrounding the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea are three spectacles.
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People can use Spectacles to take 10-second video clips and upload the footage to the Snapchat app.
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In Ghana, two of the country's most famous spectacles, Elmina Castle and Cape Coast Castle are truly imposing.
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Roxane Gay The spectacles of life, sex and death are the mainstay of Dennis Cooper's blog, DC's Blog.
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The new Spectacles can also store a ton of those photos and videos with 4 GB of storage.
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The candidates' jockeying to appear the closer one to Trump has created more than a few odd spectacles.
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These glasses will be similar to Snap's Spectacles, allowing users to photograph and videograph their point of view.
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The question is, does Stephen Miller, the architect of both of those spectacles, pay a price this time?
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LOOKING AT THE JOURNEY OF HARDWARE CAMERAS OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS SPECTACLES MAY FOLLOW THE SAME TRAJECTORY.
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After all, I think Spectacles look really cool, and I'm a pretty good barometer for upcoming fashion trends.
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Since the second version of Spectacles, users have had the ability to capture both videos and still images.
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I quickly learned in using my Spectacles that you have to be extremely, extremely measured in your movements.
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The Spectacles 224 are made out of metal, instead of cheaper plastic like some of the earlier models.
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Similar spectacles now drive powerful media conglomerates like 21st Century Fox, which includes both news and entertainment subsidiaries.
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That film was a revolution in marrying humor with absolutely terrifying new spectacles, and its cast remains unbeatable.
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He saw the perfect opportunity, when he got a pair of Spectacles from the shop in New York.
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Given the limited availability of Snapchat Spectacles, the sexual accessorizing of them has yet to begin in earnest.
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Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor merged last October to create the world's biggest producer of spectacles and lenses.
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So thanks, robots, for continually braving spectacles like this one so that we fragile humans don't have to.
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At the time, CEO Evan Spiegel said they "made the wrong decision" with regard to their Spectacles product.
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Snapchat recently announced a bold new push into the hardware business with their brand new wearable called Spectacles.
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Killings, the burning of homes, pillaging and the massive displacement of people, those are the macabre everyday spectacles.
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The first step will be Spectacles — video-sharing sunglasses the company will start selling for $130 this fall.
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According to The Information, Snap badly overestimated demand for Spectacles, the camera-enabled glasses it released last year.
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The glasses' marquee feature is a second camera, which enables Spectacles to capture depth for the first time.
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By 2017, the label had moved its much-heralded women's wear runway show spectacles to Paris Fashion Week.
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The toast wave reached Anthony Vitto, a Clark lover who wore round spectacles and a tangerine bow tie.
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There are four microphones built into Spectacles 33, and audio fidelity on the videos I recorded sounded good.
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By contrast Mr Flint—slim, cerebral, with rimless spectacles—was an HSBC lifer, joining from university in 1989.
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Starting today, Spectacles will be available for customers in the U.S., UK, and Canada to purchase from Amazon.
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Spectacles can at least now export in a variety of croppings for better sharing on Instagram and elsewhere.
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The spectacles are organized by the town's seven bonfire societies, some of them more than 18003 years old.
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The company, the world's biggest spectacles maker, has just agreed a merger with top lens manufacturer Essilor ESSI.
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Turns out you don't have to be in Venice, California to try to get your hand on Spectacles.
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When Spectacles appeared, Snap faced questions from critics about why it would enter the realm of hardware products.
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Others said the product would likely have more consumer appeal than "cyborg"-like Google Glass or Snap Spectacles.
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To fans, the midmatch mother-son powwows have become one of the game's most reliable and endearing spectacles.
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But, it seems like a safe bet that they'd be even pricier than the standard $380 Spectacles 3.
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A retrospective of a 1970s performance artist known for spectacles in costumes made from trash and found objects.
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Each has a Mophie battery pack with an iPhone charging cable, Android charging cable and Spectacles charging cable.
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For creative types, Spectacles let you create Snapchat art that's more dynamic, like the ones from artist Pinotski.
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If any one of those companies came out with Spectacles, I bet you'd see a very different response.
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Spectacles will connect to your phone via a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection, according to the company blog.
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Snap has Spectacles, glasses which can be used to take photos -- in theory, it could add Lenses to Spectacles for a quick and easy version of AR. The move could also help Snap stay ahead of arch-competitor Facebook, whose Instagram Stories recently passed Snapchat in terms of daily users.
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The Bluetooth syncing is rather slow, and while Spectacles do take advantage of Wi-Fi syncing for higher-definition versions of clips, that implementation involves the extremely clunky step of jumping to your iPhone's settings app and changing your Wi-Fi network to a hotspot generated by the Spectacles themselves.
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It was also 80 degrees outside and I was already sweating from standing around watching the spectacle over Spectacles.
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There are marches everywhere, from small town parades throughout the country to the weekend-long NYC and LA spectacles.
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The first new version of Spectacles is rumored to come with a single camera and focus on improving performance.
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There's just enough going on visually (synchronized dancers, fiery spectacles, unnecessary but pretty train montages) to keep things interesting.
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He also noted that the company's revenue from Spectacles, its video camera sunglasses, should decrease in the coming quarters.
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Luckily, the Spectacles weren't inside the case, so they didn't go this [sic] same route as a Note 7.
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Snap has had a lot of turnover in its hardware unit since Spectacles were first unveiled in late 2016.
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Still, it's potentially a much cheaper option for those looking to upgrade their Spectacles to full-out prescription glasses.
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His folly is just the latest example of football's most absurd spectacles being further twisted by social media drama.
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Quality Boost Compared to the grainy video recorded with the original Spectacles, the new Specs are a major improvement.
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That's how you pair the glasses initially — tap Settings and select "Spectacles" to start the process — and upload content.
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Snap is releasing Spectacles, a pair of sunglasses with a camera linked to the app, in the coming months.
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On the other hand, there are few spectacles in Washington that are more useless than the typical congressional hearing.
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Snap is already slinking its way into consumer electronics with the launch of the brilliantly marketed Spectacles in November.
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Two robots with cameras for heads, gyrating on stripper poles, as one of the most covered spectacles at CES?
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They can also shoot continuously for 40 minutes which is arguably more convenient than Spectacles' limiting 30 second videos.
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Snapchat is renaming its corporate self to Snap Inc, and launching its $130 Spectacles this fall in limited release.
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The company recently launched Spectacles, a pair of camera-equipped sunglasses that let users easily take and share videos.
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We're four days into the launch of Snapchat Spectacles and the hype has shown no signs of letting up.
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Pictured in his stead, with trademark bald pate and spectacles, is Michel Foucault, a French philosopher and literary theorist.
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However, Snap will include a cardboard 3D viewer for your phone, which is essentially Google Cardboard for Spectacles videos.
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Getting your hands on Spectacles seems tough with social media posts showing the frustration and heartbreak of some customers.
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Sabbat got paid $45,000 up front with the promise of another $15,000 to post himself donning Spectacles on Instagram.
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They're extravagant, complicated, laborious, and expensive, making them jaw-dropping, custom-built spectacles that are almost impossible to tour.
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That's why the first memorable photos of Spectacles weren't shot by Scoble, but by famous fashion photographer Karl Lagerfeld.
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A new feature due later this fall will automatically curate a day's best Spectacles captures into a Highlight Story.
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Notably, the company relaunched its Spectacles glasses this past quarter, but didn't offer much information on how they're selling.
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The case can recharge Spectacles about four times, which is equivalent to about 400 snaps taken on the device.
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Eyebobs wants a judge to rip the eye off Snapchat's Spectacles and force 'em to fork over some loot.
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Now that the Spectacles are getting out to people I'm sure we'll see more about the way they're used.
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Her simple "Oh" reply, didn't really clue me in on whether she was disappointed or glad they weren't Spectacles.
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Time will tell if Spectacles become socially accepted or end up in the same junk drawer as Google Glass.
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Stuck In The Fuzzy Sun – The shaded lenses in Spectacles made them tough to wear indoors or at night.
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Additionally, we plan to significantly broaden the distribution of Spectacles, which will increase our costs and overall financial risk.
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But a year later, the company reportedly has "hundreds of thousands" of unsold Spectacles sitting in warehouses in China.
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They were in good clothes and disguised with thick spectacles and false mustaches (Meraj wore dark glasses, for contrast).
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After getting the Spectacles overnighted from LA (thanks Saba!), I spent last weekend using them in New York City.
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Rather, Burton calls our attention to how much we enjoy these mean-spirited spectacles of apparently bloodless mass murder.
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He owns 66.5 percent of Luxottica, the world's top spectacles maker, with revenues of 13 billion euros ($9.76 billion).
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And rather than closing people off from the real world, Spectacles are designed to help them participate in it.
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Extreme obstacle courses and death defying spectacles seem so comforting compared to the semi-reality of this season's politics.
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For Snap, the deal makes sense as it looks to push its hardware business on from its Spectacles product.
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The first commercially available product from Building 8 isn't as instantly iconic a piece of hardware as Snap's Spectacles.
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With Instagram's continued domination of stories, and the brand's Spectacles wasting away in a warehouse, only time will tell.
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What started out as a fun, entertaining way to get people hyped about Spectacles is now just frustratingly annoying.
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If Snap just sold Spectacles to everyone like Apple sells iPhones, these kinds of exploiters wouldn't be in business.
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The movie, by the way, joined other whitewashing spectacles like The Great Wall in being critical and commercial flops.
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Like Wayfarers, Spectacles are unisex and the frame is thick and plasticky; they aren't designer sunglasses, that's for sure.
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The LEDs also show you how much battery is left when you tap on the sides of the Spectacles.
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Google's latest patent suggests the tech giant might be developing something to give Spectacles a run for their money.
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He understands cool (just look at the rollout of Spectacles versus Google Glass) and understands the importance of music.
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Spectacles is, in fact, a prime example of a second-generation consumer product that is both delightful and strategic.
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One feature of this system is called the Visor, a set of spectacles that are controlled through eye movements.
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Given that this update is out and the holiday season is upon us, Spectacles can't be too far off.
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The impact of that culture and diversity go beyond just quality of life — cue Google Glass versus Snap Spectacles.
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Snapchat surprised everyone this morning by deploying a vending machine that sells Spectacles right along the beach in Venice.
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A recent Rolling Stone article described how it's common for NBA players to wear spectacles, cardigans and pink blazers.
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A new, updated version of Snap's wearable Spectacles glasses is coming this week, according to a report from Wired.
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Spectacles should now fit more easily in a pants pocket, or dangling from the front of your T-shirt.
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The company says that by selling Spectacles exclusively through its website, it will be able to predict demand better.
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Snap will place ads for Spectacles inside Snapchat, and users will be able to swipe up and buy them.
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The display mentions that these spectacles have gone out of favor with changes in both science and social norms.
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If consumers embrace Spectacles, they will provide many more snaps for the company to select and turn into stories.
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At $130, a pair of Spectacles is a cool toy, and an indicator light shows when users are recording.
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The director, Ken Loach, who started out in British television in the 1960s, is not known for grandiose spectacles.
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The new glasses, named Spectacles 3, are the third iteration of augmented reality glasses from the social media company.
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But it offers just a sample of the spectacles sure to ensue between them should Mr. Trump become president.
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Such spectacles are one way that political leaders can buttress their authority and send a warning to other countries.
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This is really convenient; I spent a whole weekend with Spectacles and didn't even need to charge them once.
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Are 3-D spectacles any more reliable than rose-tinted ones, when we seek to imagine an ideal society?
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With Spectacles 3, you can also configure that LED light to blink when you receive Snapchats from specific users.
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Snap has tried to sidestep the privacy questions by having an indicator light turn on when Spectacles is recording.
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel recently said that in the year since launch, Spectacles sales had exceeded expectations, topping 150,000.
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So today, Snap begins selling its video-recording sunglasses Spectacles openly online for $129.99 in the U.S. at Spectacles.com.
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For anyone in the New York City area, getting Snapchat Spectacles is fairly simple, assuming you have the money.
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PARIS — A crystal ball prediction: The real money in the future of fashion will be spectacles and theme parks.
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His thick eyebrows, round spectacles and sprays of white and gray hair give his face a vaguely owlish appearance.
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Super Bowl performances are supposed to be extravagant spectacles that are made for people who don't care about football.
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Such approaches may prove refreshing to audiences for whom German opera productions often carry a stigma as chaotic spectacles.
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"Shot on Spectacles" is set to launch to advertisers in the fourth quarter on the Snapchat Ad Manager platform.
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And that matters, since the latest generation of Spectacles is more than twice as expensive as the previous one.
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Crime By 1950, some members of the Atlanta Ku Klux Klan think their raids have deteriorated into pathetic spectacles.
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Such spectacles would have jeopardized their House majority and doomed their campaigns to reclaim the White House and Senate.
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He owns 66.5 percent of Luxottica, the world's top spectacles maker, with revenues of 9 billion euros ($9.76 billion).
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The work on a drone builds on Snap's unveiling last year of Spectacles, sunglasses that record short video clips.
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While the brothers orchestrate spectacles, his job has often been to make sure that quiet, intimate moments ring true.
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Snap executives only mentioned Spectacles once on the call with investors more focused on the worse than expected results.
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Earlier this year Facebook laid out more details about how it would incorporate brain-reading in the future spectacles.
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Spectacles, the company's toy-like video-recording sunglasses, were the subject of intense buzz when they debuted in 2017.
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Nellie: People seem to have overestimated how loyal kids are to apps and how impactful stunts like Spectacles are.
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Mckean has become adept at recognizing the conditions that give rise to the spectacles he immortalizes through his photography.
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Look for Mr. Nadler's effort to bring many more such brutal spectacles as he seeks to build his case.
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But Spectacles have not garnered the same hostility, and a big reason is because they're simpler and more transparent.
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Those who don't understand Spectacles right away are likely among the same people who also don't get Snapchat's appeal.
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If you're Snap/Snapchat, that sounds like a really great idea — it's the premise behind the company's $130 Spectacles.
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Spectacles let you live life rather than stare at your phone Spectacles let you live life rather than stare at your phone Snapchat's recently launched Memories feature fights the second part of that sequence by letting you save what you record so you can edit and share later when you have some downtime.
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It also talks about Spectacles as an example of an effort to introduce "new and unproven products" involving technologies "with which we have little or no prior development or operating experience," and says that Spectacles, which thus far have been sold via pop-ups only, "has not generated significant revenue" for the company.
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In more flush times, he was in the pit for lavish spectacles by directors like Franco Zeffirelli and Otto Schenk.
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Add-On Cameras – Snapchat's Spectacles are actually pretty neat for recording first-person or underwater shots in a circular format.
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"I'm not nervous," Mr. Coca said, resplendent in a black and white kilt, oversize knit, large silver hoops and spectacles.
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They're keeping it light, not taking themselves seriously (look at the vending machine for the Spectacles) and just having fun.
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As White House spectacles go, the Cubs' visit will likely rank as the second least likely of this inaugural week.
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These competitions, whether it is the World Cup or the Olympics, present spectacles of stunning athletic achievement, to be sure.
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Snap only managed to sell around 150,000 Spectacles and reportedly had warehouses filled with "hundreds of thousands" of unsold units.
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One difference you might notice between this pair of Spectacles and Snap's original pair is how the company markets them.
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While I was wearing the photonic spectacles of Magic Leap, I watched an HD movie on a virtual movie screen.
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The mayor walked through the crowds wearing pair of Snap Spectacles, the glasses that automatically capture short clips of video.
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I stood there a few days ago, illuminated by the glow of a canary yellow ad for Spectacles by Snap.
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Her youthful face made me feel I was talking to a peer, not a stodgy Freudian gazing sternly across spectacles.
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Friday morning, Snapbots landed in London, Paris, Barcelona and Venice, meaning European Snapchatters can ~finally~ get their hands on Spectacles.
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The application is for a "wearable video camera," or what is presumably a new version of Snapchat's largely unsuccessful Spectacles.
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The large-scale Spectacles launch comes as Snap readies to trade its stock publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.
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To that end, visitors can check out pairs of Snapchat Spectacles at the coat check to better catalog their experience.
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Its new sunglasses, called Spectacles, sell for $22013 and enable users to record video from their exact line of sight.
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And once the novelty (and scarcity) of Spectacles wore off, the NYC pop-up shop started to look awfully empty.
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On the walls, big rotating screens show people who are far younger and better-dressed than me using their Spectacles.
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But ahead of its report, the company announced a surprising move: a new version of its camera-equipped sunglasses, Spectacles.
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Oh, snap: Next-gen Snapchat Spectacles are here, and they're faster, sleeker, and 100% more water resistant than the originals.
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Fresh Content With the original Spectacles, you were limited to taking videos, and not very high-quality ones at that.
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He started writing "Strawberry Fields Forever" on the set and incorporated his character's wire-rimmed spectacles into his own image.
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There's some evidence that better quality movies (and especially blockbusters) do better commercially than tired sequels and half-hearted spectacles.
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After years of political spectacles and lawsuits with multimillion-dollar payouts, some say Mr Arpaio simply wore out his welcome.
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Spectacles are Snap's first hardware product and — ignoring some accessories like beach towels — its first real product aside from Snapchat.
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Allstate, an insurer, Warby Parker, which sells spectacles, EarthLink, an internet provider, and SoFi, a fintech firm, have blacklisted Breitbart.
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A year ago, New Yorkers were lining up for blocks to get their hands on a pair of Snap Spectacles.
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But PogoCam isn't too far off from Snap Spectacles, and its more pedestrian approach represents the increased ubiquity of cameras.
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It has spent the past quarter repositioning itself as "a camera company" that makes hardware like its Spectacles camera-sunglasses.
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Snap said it would be expanding Spectacles distribution this year, but didn't offer a whole lot of insight beyond that.
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And two robots with cameras for heads, gyrating on stripper poles, as one of the most covered spectacles at CES?
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Snap's Spectacles haven't exactly done well in sales — the first generation lost the company nearly $40 million in unsold pairs.
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For now, it's all speculative, as Spectacles remain a fashion statement and a way to post to the Snapchat app.
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There have been 5 million Snaps sent via Spectacles since their launch, CEO Evan Siegel said during Wednesday earnings call.
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Spectacles' battery should last a day, and you can get up to four full recharges from the portable charging case.
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He is the circus ringmaster who creates all sorts of spectacles to divert attention away from his own disqualifying inadequacies.
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Unfortunately Spectacles themselves are impossible to get and currently retailing on secondary markets for the price of a small car.
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Trump also appeared to relish in his final political rallies, raucous spectacles that have defined his campaign from the start.
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But, if you're lacking the special spectacles, there's still a way to view the eclipse: make a simple pinhole projector.
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After two years of improvements, Spectacles v23 will reportedly be…water resistant, available in new colors and have fewer bugs.
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With his spectacles and kindly smile, Tim Cook is just one of those guys who sounds like he means well.
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Ultimately, though, the high price of the spectacles, along with numerous safety and privacy concerns, made Glass a fringe item.
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And there is no strong movement to ban even the most dangerous spectacles, such as boxing and mixed martial arts.
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Thais grew up surrounded by photographs of him peering intently through his round spectacles at projects in far-flung fields.
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A rolling list of new Snapbots, which could emerge anywhere in the U.S., is constantly updated on the Spectacles website.
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Spectacles aren't the first attempt we've seen at smart glasses, but it is the most savvy, and the most realistic.
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Sales are thought to be very modest; Recode projected that Snap sold only about 60,000 pairs of Spectacles last quarter.
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So they donned nun's habits, painted their faces in white and glittery makeup, and began different spectacles of public activism.
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Hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles are sitting in a warehouse in China, according to an article by The Information.
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Even Spectacles, the video-recording sunglasses that were much flashier than they were practical, were at least fun and interesting.
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The experience could be quite like Spectacles where users can take 10-second videos and upload them to their account.
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Spectacles comprised the majority of Snap's $8.3 million in "other" revenue reported in May for the first quarter of 2017.
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The new Spectacles, by contrast, look enough like "regular" glasses that you might not mind trading in your usual sunnies.
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Together, they could align their Google Glass and Snap Spectacles hardware efforts to build a powerful but appealing AR device.
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But that could still change, as it says it plans to expand distribution of Spectacles over the course of 2017.
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They come with all the capabilities of Snap's second generation Spectacles: improved image quality, dual microphones, and water-resistant frames.
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The resulting package isn't as seamless as Spectacles, but it's also not quite as alien (or alienating) as Google Glass.
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It earned $4.5 million on Spectacles and its "other revenue" category in Q4 2016, and over $43 million in Q1.
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But then, there's the deeper level where spectacles this large have to mean something in our increasingly charged political climate.
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Well, because what better way to document the start of the new year than through Snapchat's exclusive new wearable Spectacles?
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For instance, there are people who snagged a couple of pairs of Spectacles and are renting them out to suckers.
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Just weeks after they were introduced to the world, people have started investigating ways to hack their new Snapchat Spectacles.
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These will be the first five cities in Europe where Spectacles will be available via vending machines at surprising locations.
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However it's unclear how well Spectacles have sold in their initial few months as Snap does not disclose official numbers.
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Debord: In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles.
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He was a big man with wire spectacles and greasy locks of hair held back by a black Astrakhan cap.
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These new lenses were clearly designed for Spectacles, which will let wearers capture and digitally modify the world around them.
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Spectacles 3, which will begin shipping in the fall, will cost $380, almost twice the previous version at $200 apiece.
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Snap today released the next generation of Spectacles, its wearable camera, with new features for taking photos and water resistance.
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In a world where your camera roll uploads automatically to iCloud or Google Photos, Spectacles' approach still feels annoyingly clumsy.
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The company also plans to give away Spectacles to its community of influencers to showcase them to its user base.
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Snap has struggled to make money from its Spectacles business, and wrote down $40 million in unsold glasses in 2017.
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The reason Duncan can attend the game, alone, is that he's wearing a Nationals cap, plus thickened eyebrows and spectacles.
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Snap also wrote down $39.9 million as a result of losses from unsold Spectacles, the company's first foray into hardware.
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Roberto, seventy-one, still looked like an accountant; he wore khakis, a blue short-sleeved shirt, and thick-rimmed spectacles.
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With Spectacles 3, it takes a long press to take a picture, and a short tap to record a video.
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With only 10 filters at Spectacles 3's launch — Snapchat says there are more coming — the effects are pretty disappointing.
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Combined with my disappointment in the existing filters available on Spectacles, the new model's AR capabilities don't appeal to me.
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However, Spectacles videos are still buried within your Memories, a section of the Snapchat app I do not use frequently.
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Essentially, Snapchat is expecting you the shell out an extra $220 for its new AR lenses and filters on Spectacles.
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Snap, the makers of Spectacles, has avoided selling prescription lenses for their product and advises owners to consult an optician.
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In the same way, Elizabeth's mom's personality beams at me as I stare at her eccentric and excessive spectacles collection.
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As Spectacles continue to grow, Snap might have the opportunity to introduce other hardware products such as speakers or wearables.
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But Snap Spectacles (not smart glasses) and Google Glass highlight that cool tech goggles can end up in the closet.
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It's a clever twist on the current crop of 360-action cameras, while also borrowing some lessons from Snap's Spectacles.
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If you live in New York City and were waiting to get your hands on Snapchat's Spectacles, here's your chance.
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On Monday, Snapchat Spectacles joined that list as hundreds of people lined up for a chance to buy the eyewear.
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Instead, tech conferences have become high-production spectacles as the industry emulates Steve Jobs and his commercial-style developer conferences.
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Deep down what attracts us to these spectacles is not a chance to ogle more expensively polished versions of ourselves.
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The latest incarnation of the smart spectacles, heavily upgraded and priced at $999, is still firmly aimed at workplace users.
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Old Montreal is a 15-minute walk south; strolling east to the Quartier des Spectacles entertainment district takes five minutes.
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New York has hosted many grand events, from Broadway spectacles and heavyweight prize fights to World Series and World's Fairs.
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Spectacles' dual HD cameras aim to capture depth and dimension with 3D in the same way as the human eye.
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Snap also expanded its offerings beyond the Snapchat app, and unveiled smart sunglasses with a built-in camera called Spectacles.
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The spectacles retailer in July reported key figures, with pretax profit up 2108.5 percent at 2114.9 million euros ($2102.5 million).
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Sexual interactions between women usually showed up only as side plots, scandals or spectacles, usually for the benefit of men.
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There might have been a time, theoretically, when big presidential spectacles like this could provide affirming set pieces of tradition.
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These brief spectacles belie the dogwoods' reputation as the ultimate woodland wallflower, obvious only briefly, and rarely attracting attention thereafter.
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Performance works by visual artists are often ephemeral spectacles made for specific occasions—and they are sometimes just too long.
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News Analysis KABUL, Afghanistan — Elections in Afghanistan have become increasingly chaotic spectacles since the country's first presidential vote in 2004.
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News Analysis KABUL, Afghanistan — Elections in Afghanistan have become increasingly chaotic spectacles since the country's first presidential vote in 2004.
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Among the many violent spectacles of this fire season—the thousands stranded on beaches and long stretches of country road
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Mr. Modi has even used Gandhi's signature round, wire-rimmed spectacles as a logo for his "Clean India" sanitation campaign.
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In 2014, Amazon hired Babak Parviz, founder of Google Glass, who has been closely involved in its Alexa spectacles project.
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Franklin, who is long credited (although debated) as the inventor of the split-lens spectacles, also sketched his D.I.Y. fix.
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Yet the unpredictable and uncontrollable AR effects sadly fail to make use of Spectacles' fashionable form factor in premium steel.
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Spectacles will automatically pan back and forth for you, and export 3D photos as short Boomerang-esque six-second videos.
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Meanwhile, Trump – famously admiring of such spectacles – is hunkered down in Washington, fending off impeachment efforts and domestic political assault.
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This elaborate pop-up book may be one of the most kid-pleasing spectacles ever to come between two covers.
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So it's no surprise that the Spectacles are sunglasses, and not eyeglasses, and work best in bright, well-lit conditions.
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Here's how "Game of Thrones" compares to other visual spectacles in audience and budget: This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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Watching video recorded with the Spectacles in most apps will appear as a circular video inside of a white square.
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The Verge confirmed with Snap that the Spectacles should get "about a day" of battery life on a single charge.
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Cheddar claims the new Spectacles will ship this fall, will be water resistant, and come in a larger variety of colors.
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