Snapchat unveils AR glasses, pushing boundaries for 850M monthly users

Snap on Tuesday announced the fifth generation of its Spectacles augmented reality glasses that can overlay digital graphics onto the physical world. The latest Spectacles are only available for developers, who must commit to paying $99 a month for one full year if they want to build AR apps for the device.

The glasses can produce more compelling digital visuals than the prior version and are built on top of a redesigned software operating system dubbed Snap OS. Additionally, Snap is partnering with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to give developers tools that will allow them to build and port their artificial intelligence features for the smart glasses.