Snap Inc., company behind the social network Snapchat, released on Thursday, May 20, its first lenses of rincreased quality Spectacles 4.0.
The presentation was made during Snap Inc.’s annual partner summit, where Evan Spiegel, the company’s CEO, demonstrated virtual butterflies.
The event included bad news for those interested in buying the slow Shows: they will not be available for sale, at least not for now.
Snapchat: How do the new augmented reality glasses work?
The slow Shows 4.0 They feature two dual 3D waveguide displays, capable of overlaying AR effects created with Snapchat’s software tools.
The glasses also include four microphones, two stereo speakers, and a touchpad, all built into the frame, two RGB cameras, and a battery.
Shows 4.0, Snapchat lenses (Taken from video)
Front-facing cameras help the glasses detect objects and surfaces being viewed so that graphics interact naturally with the surrounding world.
Evan Spiegel and rivals like Facebook believe that one day augmented reality (WITH,) will be as ubiquitous as mobile phones.
Snapchat lenses will not be for sale
Although Spectacles 4.0 they sound very attractive, they will not go on sale in bulk, like the others lenses developed by Snap.
The company reported that lenses will be delivered directly to an undisclosed number of effects creators WITH through an online application program.
Spiegel explained that they seek to encourage a small part of the 200 thousand people who do effects WITH on Snapchat to experiment with creating experiences for lenses.
The CEO of the company that developed Snapchat predicted that tapes AR it will take about a decade to become popular.
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