The rumor is out of the ordinary, "Snapchat is creating its own Google Glass", but in the end it turned out to be true. Your name: Spectacles.

Snapchat has filed a pair of sunglasses with two built-in cameras in the upper corners outside of the frame, that includes a button to activate, and whose lens is surrounded by a circle of small LED that —judging by its size— more than light served to indicate that it is recording.

they Cost $ 130, and will be presented soon at an event in New York city

The new glasses of Snapchat have been presented at a private event in Venice, California, where the company has its headquarters. But it is expected that there will be an official presentation in New York for the press.

The camera seems to record video with a sensor square. In such a way that the final video can be cropped to vertical or horizontal, or remain square in the future.

The “Specs” record videos up to 10 seconds when we press the button of the frame. And are in charge of sending the video wirelessly to our smartphone, which then sends a Snapchat to all of your followers to see.

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in order To recharge its battery, the glasses will be stored in a holster that also serves as a protection and transportation when not want to use. The cover will be sold with the glasses, obviously.

The spectacles are a risky move for Snapchat. Are released in the autumn of the northern hemisphere, where the vast majority of its users, just when people start to use less the sunglasses.

will Be a product for the minority, and not as expanded as your application, but indicate that Evan Spiegel, the CEO, has ambitions beyond the software.