I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses
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- My favorite part of wearing the Specs, Snap's new augmented reality glasses, was playing dominoes
- Sitting across the table from a Snap employee wearing the same pair of chunky glasses, I could select a virtual domino with a pinch and then move my hand to drop it in place, watching the tile snap down in front of us on a real table
- It was unlike anything I've tried in other VR headsets or smart glasses - the ability to sit with another person and have a shared digital experience
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My favorite part of wearing the Specs, Snap's new augmented reality glasses, was playing dominoes. Sitting across the table from a Snap employee wearing the same pair of chunky glasses, I could select a virtual domino with a pinch and then move my hand to drop it in place, watching the tile snap down in front of us on a real table. It was unlike anything I've tried in other VR headsets or smart glasses - the ability to sit with another person and have a shared digital experience. Snap really believes in AR glasses. The company has spent more than half a decade developing the technology, producing two generations of glasses that only ever sh … Read the full story at The Verge.
