Snap launches $2,195 Specs AR glasses, weighing 132 grams

Snap unveiled Specs, its first consumer AR glasses, at a Long Beach event for $2,195 with a $200 refundable preorder deposit. The standalone glasses ship in fall 2026 in the US, UK, and France, in 47mm (132g) and 52mm (136g) sizes, with prescription inserts and an "EyeConnect" feature that triggers shared AR experiences when wearers make eye contact. The price is six times Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses ($350) and roughly two-thirds Apple's Vision Pro. Industry reaction was sharply negative, with one Gizmodo editor calling Specs an "instant nope for 99% of people." Snap is betting heavily on AR as the post-smartphone interface despite Meta having absorbed billions in losses chasing the same vision.

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