The announcement of the new Snap Spectacles has...

The announcement of the new Snap Spectacles has me very excited about the near future for augmented reality (AR). On the AR/VR spectrum, while VR has some fun and exciting use cases, I lean on the side of AR in terms of total utility potential. " "" "In my view, the big piece that is currently missing is a display overlaid over the world around me! I was hoping the Apple Vision Pro would do this well, but their approach didn't work for me. I'm very curious to see how the Snap Spectacles do, though, as their lenses are fully passthrough displays! " "" "Until these are out, though, I'm still very happy with my Meta Ray-Bans. I sweat through the microphone in the nosepiece, so the voice-activated functionality doesn't even work for me. Yet, I use them daily because just the combination of speakers + sunglasses has been a killer solution for me. " "" "Is anyone reading this signing up for the Spectacles Developer Program ($99/month w/ 12-month commitment!) to build for these?

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