Snap Inc. Launches $2,200 AR Glasses 'SPECS' Promoted by Jack Harlow
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Tom Breihan
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Summary
Snap Inc. has launched SPECS, a $2,195 pair of augmented reality glasses, with promotion from rapper Jack Harlow. The article covers the product announcement with a sarcastic, critical tone, framing Harlow's involvement as part of a series of eccentric public stunts. The glasses are described as bulky AR devices that aim to combine AI assistance, work tools, entertainment, and shared experiences, but the article treats the product and its marketing with skepticism and humor.
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· 3 pulledRight now, onetime pop-rap hitmaker Jack Harlow is on an absolutely historic run of doing silly shit.
He explained that neo-soul album's existence with an endlessly quotable line that he 'got Blacker.'
Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat and Bitmoji, has a new product called SPECS — thick-ass black glasses that promise to 'bring AI assistance, work tools, entertainment, and shared experiences'
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