New Snap Spectacles hands-on: Worth it?

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The new Snap Spectacles are now slimmer, water-resistant, and take photos. But that might not be enough. Casey Newton reports. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/G5RXGs

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49 Comments

  1. TEK27 April 2018 at 05:47

    If they let you record for longer and also at a 16:9 aspect ratio these could actually be used outside of Snapchat. But paying $150 just to open your Snapchat capability is a waste.

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  2. Tim Parker27 April 2018 at 05:47

    They still look ridiculous.

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  3. Ruban Mehta27 April 2018 at 05:47

    If I’ve to watch a 5 min and still don’t really think there’s anything new, then there isn’t.

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  4. Ruban Mehta27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Gotta give sam sheffer a shout-out for the footage

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  5. Dhanish Br27 April 2018 at 05:47

    I want an insta spectacles

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  6. ApolloMods27 April 2018 at 05:47

    He looks like the Beta version of Rhett from GMM

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  7. penandpaper27 April 2018 at 05:47

    The photos look terribly distorted. Not very useful.

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  8. Cylume27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Why is this guy so cranky?

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  9. pickelkilla27 April 2018 at 05:47

    They look very similar and that means they’re both ugly.

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  10. PaleBear27 April 2018 at 05:47

    "I was a fan of the original spectacles" lol!

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  11. Grumdy27 April 2018 at 05:47

    People won't wear these because round glasses look ugly on most face shapes (including this reviewer). They should have put these cameras on something similar to Ray-Ban Wayfarer or Aviator frames.

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  12. Alex Todd27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Was that @SamSheffer at the end? 😜

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  13. chapyboy9827 April 2018 at 05:47

    Snapchat sealed its fate with the horrible update.

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  14. Sai Rithvik n27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Its performance seems to be snappy

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  15. Antony Medhat27 April 2018 at 05:47

    I don't think it is different from v1 but I hope they succeed in bringing the idea of wearable cameras to public interest because. well here is why :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT8guwvZiWk I think gopro could do a better job than snapchat specially if itsn't tied to using the footage in a one dead slow buggy app specially on android

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  16. Pete Duffield27 April 2018 at 05:47

    If I worked for snap, I would of called em Snaptecles.... but ok

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  17. Hαfυ Nᴏʀɪᴋᴏ27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Terrible idea. Pretty much spying on people without their consent/knowledge. If I see someone with them, I'll be turning away immediately. That's just uncomfortable af..

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  18. Soft Pastels27 April 2018 at 05:47

    snapchat in 2018 lol

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  19. Aasim Ahmed27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Lame just got lamer

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  20. Charlie Lainez27 April 2018 at 05:47

    I hate the style.

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  21. Daniel Davila27 April 2018 at 05:47

    1. They used a the keyhole design again. I get it tells people they're "Snapchat Glasses" but still it's a design that puts people off. Why not just release different designs?

    2. 16:9 videos and pictures would be nice too instead of circular videos. I have a friend who wants to use them for when he rides his motorcycle but soon as he heard it's tied down to only Snapchat's platform and uses only the circular format he passed.

    3. Should just automatically sync to your phone when connected to WiFi. They're supposed to be as convenient as possible. That's why some people pay the premium. But it won't even do that still.

    It may have corrected some issues but there's still a lot of issues to be corrected. I got Gen 1 for free lately and they're nice, however, if I'd have actually bought them I'd be pretty disappointed.

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  22. Lucky Never27 April 2018 at 05:47

    can I use it without snapchat app?

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  23. Steve Jones27 April 2018 at 05:47

    waste of a generation

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  24. Nygel Solís27 April 2018 at 05:47

    I still don't like to watch the vids in that circular format, and I was hoping to see another frame at least

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  25. Muhammad Faseeh27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Casey Newton not Neistat but looks more like Neistat with the spectacles and stuff

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  26. Anas Adani27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Snapchat is dead

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  27. effluent4u27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Jeepers peepers wired/snap fans are 5G creepers.

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  28. Carl Rei Saito27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Have you lost weight Casey?

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  29. Caeden Goering27 April 2018 at 05:47

    If they were styled like Wayfarers or aviators, I'd consider it. I won't even buy these sunglasses because I don't like design. Seriously. I would NEVER wear those. They made one type for one specific face shape. Anyone who knows about glasses knows that you need different styles for different face shapes.

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  30. smileandlaughs27 April 2018 at 05:47

    The problem is.. It's so damn ugly

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  31. Kwame27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Lame 😒

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  32. Rudie Obias27 April 2018 at 05:47

    This is some nonsense!

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  33. Shamil Tharayil shamil27 April 2018 at 05:47

    bad

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  34. The Fantastic Mr. K27 April 2018 at 05:47

    no

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  35. Bryan Mceachan27 April 2018 at 05:47

    MY NUMBER IS 01560323436

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  36. Bryan Mceachan27 April 2018 at 05:47

    MY NUMBER IS 999 CALL MY THE BIGS PIGS

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  37. Taofiki Gafar-Schaner27 April 2018 at 05:47

    While this is a newer and better product the controversy around snap is going to hold it back. One of the Kardashian doesn't use it anymore. Rhianna stopped using it. It user base was not happy with the new redesign. So those issues might hold the glasses back

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  38. Young Pup X27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Biggest problem is that videos don't export square or rectangular, so you're stuck with a video that only looks good on Snapchat. If they were to release a "Spectacles" app, designed to export square or rectangular videos to your phone, then I think they'd sell more, because even if you didn't use Snapchat, you might want to get some POV videos for your YouTube channel, or your IG account. ALSO, we should be allowed to plug the glasses up to our computers, so we can get the videos right from there. But with the circle video and the slow exporting, they're going to sell worse than the 1st gen, 100%
    (I own the first versions. I still use them once in awhile, I'll be bringing them with me the next time I go to Six Flags, because you can get some really nice roller coaster POVs, but I just export the video and upload them to my IG story..)

    I'm really hoping Instagram brings out their own, because I know they'd do it right, and maybe even add a "Go live" feature on them, which would be insane.

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  39. ZuhaibMD27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Why are they working on extra products when even their official app is slowly dying?

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  40. finn hadland27 April 2018 at 05:47

    One problem is that the circular video is just annoying

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  41. LeBeautiful27 April 2018 at 05:47

    and the resale begins in three...two...one...

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  42. Lucy C27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Yeah, no these aren’t for me I already have a pair of spectacles that I never used😂😂

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  43. Elton Dakoli27 April 2018 at 05:47

    is not worth it, junk and waste of money.

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  44. ExotiC25527 April 2018 at 05:47

    Snaptacles wasnt a naming option?

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  45. darksun b27 April 2018 at 05:47

    My biggest issue with them is because of that weird video format. If they or anyone else does it in the standard wide screen format, I'd buy them in a heartbeat!

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  46. Alex De La Rosa27 April 2018 at 05:47

    The problem with the Glasses are that it's still ugly and I can't really see anyone wearing it as an accessory

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  47. sumon kakati27 April 2018 at 05:47

    So...spiky hair is back ?

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  48. Rikiseca27 April 2018 at 05:47

    But do they work with instagram stories tho ?

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  49. PHat in a hat27 April 2018 at 05:47

    Do you always have to physically touch the button on the glasses to turn on record? Sucks if so.

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