Snap launches $2,195 Specs AR glasses for consumers (opens in new tab)

Snap unveiled Specs, its first augmented-reality glasses for consumers, at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, on June 16. The glasses cost $2,195, can be preordered with a $200 refundable deposit, and are expected to ship this fall in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Snap describes Specs as a standalone wearable computer that does not require a phone tether, external processing puck or cable. Chief Executive Evan Spiegel presented Specs as part of Snap’s bet ...