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Snapchat’s video- and photo-recording glasses are free from their vending machine-like restraints: Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc. has launched a website where you can buy Spectacles online for $129. Previously you could only find Snapchat Spectacles at strategically-placed vending machines called Snapbots in select cities. Now, anyone in the US can order them and have them shipped to their home.
Snap debuted the Google Glass-esque frames about six months ago as a funky way to record events in real-time to Snapchat without taking your phone out. When on your face and turned on, Spectacles record 10-second videos or take photos and send them directly to your connected Snapchat account. From there, you can share that content via your Story on Snapchat or with select friends. Spectacles are available in teal, coral, and black, and they come with a charging case and cable. You can also buy those accessories for $50 and $10, respectively. The website states customers should expect their Spectacles to be delivered in two to four weeks.
According to a TechCrunch report, Snapbots are taking a “nap,” meaning the company won’t be placing new Spectacle vending machines in cities at this time but the devices will likely return in the future.
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Source: Ars Technica – Snapchat Spectacles are now available to buy online for 9