Snap shows off new Specs smart glasses at AWE 2026

Good morning, AWE. Oh my goodness, it is so great to be here. I'm Evan Spiegel, the co-founder and CEO of Snap, Inc

And now I'm so excited because you are going to be one of the first in the world to see Spex

You ready? All right, let's go. The End

built into see-through glasses. And they're just gorgeous. Let's start from the moment that you put them on

Specs are made from high-performance Swiss TR90 polymer. We call it plastic titanium

Light enough to be worn for hours. And that matters because if a computer is going to be part

of everyday life, it has to feel natural. And specs come in two sizes

The 47-millimeter frame weighs just 132 grams, and the 52-millimeter frame weighs 136 grams

And they support a wide range of prescriptions that can be inserted and removed

so you can see clearly and easily share your specs with friends and family

Thank you. Now let's talk about what you can see through specs

Specs feature a new proprietary optical engine with a liquid crystal on silicon display

that delivers one of the richest and most immersive visual experiences today

The glass that carries light from the display to your eyes is called the waveguide

And our new waveguide uses billions of invisibly small nanostructures, so small that more than 10 can fit on the tip of a single hair And they guide light exactly where it needs to go creating a big bright image and an immersive 51 field of view

That's equivalent to a 24-inch desktop display or a 115-inch home cinema screen

placed about 10 feet away. And you get 16 million colors for sharper contrast and richer, smoother visuals

Now, check this out. Specs use the same advanced technology found in Boeing 787 Dreamliner windows

And the electrochromic lenses gently shift from clear to tinted in just 10 seconds

And across the full optical stack, we've driven a nearly 35% increase in transparency

so you can see the world clearly and crisply through the waveguide

And that matters because specs are not designed to replace the world

They're designed to bring computing into it. For digital content to feel real

specs have to understand the world and respond instantly. So specs use two Snapdragon processors

one for computer vision and one dedicated to running lenses. and together this efficient architecture powers the advanced capabilities of specs

it enables high-speed hand tracking with lower latency and lower power consumption

so interactions feel more natural digital content feels grounded and battery life goes further

And verified by advanced robotic measurement systems, specs deliver a truly remarkable 7-millisecond motion-to-photon latency

And that means when you move, the digital overlay keeps up quickly enough

to feel like it really belongs there. And that what allows specs to anchor lenses in the real world Now the most important thing about specs Is not any single technical spec It how naturally they fit into the flow of your day Specs can bring powerful real tools

into your view exactly when you need them. Directions can appear as you move through a city

a station, or a building. Measurements can line up with the space right in front of you

real-time translation keeps you in the conversation and suggestions can appear in context

instead of being buried in a search result or a how-to video

and that's the power of spatial computing

specs provide a beautiful private display wherever you are I'm excited too

it's going to be awesome you can watch a movie you can browse the web

or expand your laptop display and because specs are see-through you're not sealed off from the world

you can look away talk to someone stay aware of what's happening around you

and come back to your content right where you left it you can cast your screen

can open a whiteboard, can put ideas in space. And for people who move between places, at home, at work, on a train, or in a hotel room

that changes what a workspace can be. And then there are the hundreds of lenses that simply could never have existed before

For example, specs can help you read the green while you practice your putt

Drum kit overlays interactive lessons onto your drum set

making it easier than ever to learn, practice, and improve. Vector fields can make invisible forces visible

helping students understand motion, pressure, and flow in the space around them

Because AR doesn't just make old software more convenient, it makes new experiences possible

Experiences that are useful shared playful and full of wonder And with all this capability battery life is really important So we design specs for a range of ways you might use them throughout your day

Specs offer up to four hours of mixed-use battery life, including audio and video playback

AI assistance, lenses, Bluetooth notifications, and more

And the custom charging cable snaps into place magnetically, so you can easily power specs while wearing them for extended use

And that same charging interface also supports streaming video over USB-C

when you use the display cable to connect your specs to your computer

your phone, or gaming device to use them as a large immersive display

And the included charging case offers four charges on the go, giving you up to 20 total hours of mixed use

So put simply, specs are the most capable and most wearable AR glasses ever built

And those copycats up north aren't going to be stealing this one. Specs ask clearly before accessing sensitive information

The LED light glows when someone is recording. They protect data by design, prioritizing on-device processing

And they give people control over what gets stored, synced, shared, or deleted

We're introducing specs for $2,195. You can pre-order today at Spex.com, and they're expected to ship this fall