Snap’s AR glasses cost $2,195 — and despite the high price, I think they could be the best XR gadget of 2026…
- Snap's AR glasses have been announced
- Specs will launch later this year and cost $2,195
- They're an upgraded version of its Specs developer kit
After joining the chorus of brands promising consumer smart glasses would arrive in 2026 at last year’s Augmented World Expo, Snap (formerly Snapchat) has finally debuted its latest Specs at this year’s AWE — announcing its true AR glasses are shipping later this year to the UK, US, and France. They’re incredible, truly sci-fi, and cost $2,195 (Around £1,640).
That high cost is explained by all the different XR tech the Specs combine into a single gadget. You have the form factor of glasses that are (relatively) lightweight, with a pair of clear displays built into the electrochromic lenses to overlay digital elements on the real world, and cameras to track your hands and anchor points in the space around you so that the spatial features...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to techradar.com. To see the full text click HERE
