Snapchat has recently released their newest technology, a pair of sunglasses that they call Spectacles. The Spectacles are equipped with a camera in the corner of the glasses that records 10, 20, or 30 second videos right from your perspective and sends the video straight to your Snapchat story. How convenient, right?
The first thing to know about these “high tech glasses” is that they are not just glasses, they’re a recording device that takes vlogging, video recording, and social media in general to the next level. Imagine all the cool stuff you could do while wearing them, and all the while sending the videos right back to your story for all your friends to see? In the short amount of time that they’ve been released, I’ve seen what it looks like for Julien Solomita to come home to his dogs, how it looks when Jesse Wellens is Booster Boarding through the streets, and witnessed Natalie Duran climb to the top of a rope, via Jesse’s Specs. The things that you could do are endless.
Specifically for me, I would think it would be interesting to just wear them walking around campus, because honestly you never know the things you could see along the way to class. And I’ve seen some strange things. Also, the people I’ve seen the views from are super tall. I am on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, and I think it would be cool to show everyone what it’s like to be small and incapable of reaching everything.
Regardless of my reason, I think that having the Spectacles would be a super cool experience. To my knowledge, the Spectacles are the first piece of wearable technology that is fully functioning and mass produced. Some may say, “Oh, the Apple Watch!”, but nay, the Apple Watch cannot send videos directly to your Snapchat story. And though Apple Watches and Samsung Gears and whatever else off brand wearable watch might be the first instance of wearable technology to you, consider this: you can buy those products in a regular store. You can go to Best Buy, or even Wal-Mart I’m sure, and pick one up in no time. The Snapchat Spectacles are vended to you in a super cool, happy, smiling vending machine. Yes, a vending machine. A big yellow vending machine with a huge eye on it, somewhat resembling a minion, yet more sophisticated, delivers these super cool pieces of technology to you.
What’s better than the way they’re delivered? The fact that they’re only $129! Some might say that that is too expensive, but we pay $800 and above for our cell phones. The Spectacles could be super expensive, but they’re less than $200, which is pretty cheap in the world of technology. And for the seamless video quality, they’re well worth it.
If you haven’t yet, I highly suggest you check them out. And if you’re interested in buying a pair, keep in mind that the vending machine travels. And there’s only one so far. There aren’t multiple popping up like redbox machines. It’s one singular machine that travels from city to city. So when they visit your city, or a city near you, you best be ready. And clear your schedule, because you’ll probably be in line for hours, but I guarantee you the wait will be worthwhile.
For anyone wondering what I’d like to have for Christmas, here’s your clue.
