We got our hands on Snapchat’s Spectacles — here’s what it's like
Snapchat's Spectacles are here, but they are not so easy to find. The new wearable device is only available in certain vending machines that are popping up randomly across the United States. It...
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Snapchat has partnered with Foursquare to improve geofilters
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Snapchat is partnering with location intelligence company Foursquare...
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Here's how to pair Snapchat Spectacles with your phone
Snapchat's new camera-equipped glasses have started popping up for sale in locations around the country, dispensing from vending machines for a few hundred lucky people.The glasses — called Spectacles...
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REVIEW: Snapchat's Spectacles live up to the hype, but have a ways to go
Regardless of how you feel about Snapchat's new camera-equipped glasses, one thing is certain: Snapchat's marketing team is genius.The glasses, called Spectacles, are exclusive, hard to come by, and...
View ArticleFirst thoughts on Snapchat's Spectacles — the sunglasses everyone is going...
Snapchat's Spectacles may be hard to come by, but we got ahold of a pair to see how they work. Tech Reporter Avery Hartmans shares her thoughts on the popular wearable device, which lets you record...
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Snapchat has some growing up to do
Snap is hot. The California-based company continues to evolve Snapchat, an app that continues to be one of the few genuine smashes from a company that isn’t Facebook or Google. It’s just launched its...
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An 'award-losing creative' in San Francisco is poking fun at the hype over...
If you want Snapchat's $129 Spectacles, you have to be in the right place at the right time: They're only being sold out of "Snapbots," Snapchat's very cute vending machines, from seemingly random...
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Facebook bought a face-tracking startup to help it take on Snapchat (FB)
Facebook on Wednesday acquired face recognition technology provider FacioMetrics in a move to beef up its photo and video capabilities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.A spin-off from...
View ArticleLook how long the line is to buy Snapchat's new glasses
Snapchat's new camera-equipped glasses are officially the hottest, hardest-to-get tech product of the year. The Snapbot vending machine that dispenses the glasses showed up in Santa Monica on Thursday...
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The guy who ruined Google Glass with a shower selfie is at it again with...
Robert Scoble has done it again. The super-enthusiastic tech pundit is infamous for a 2013 photo of himself wearing Google Glass in the shower. In it, Scoble looks like he's red-faced screaming in joy...
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3 ways you can get ahold of Snapchat's new Spectacles, the sunglasses people...
There's a lot of hype around Snapchat's new Spectacles, a pair of smart glasses that records the world from your point of view. A lot of the buzz has been because they're so hard to get. So far,...
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The 3 gadgets that will be hardest to find this holiday season (AAPL)
Black Friday, the start to the holiday shopping season, takes place in a week.Stores are already starting to offer deals on TVs, Amazon Echo speakers, Sony PlayStations, iPads, and other electronics...
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Apple should buy Snap (AAPL)
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said several times in the last year that his company is willing to look at and consider billion-dollar acquisitions with its $237 billion war chest.Most of the possibilities...
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Snapchat's Spectacles are now on sale in New York City
Snapchat's Spectacles are on sale in New York City.The city was announced Monday as the newest location for one of Snap Inc.'s quirky vending machines — still the only way you can officially buy the...
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Watch Snapchat surprise a mom and her two kids with Spectacles after they...
Snapchat's new $130 camera glasses, Spectacles, are in really limited supply. They're only being sold through a single vending machine that pops up in weird places, like the Grand Canyon. The scavenger...
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Instagram adds live video and disappearing group messages in its quest to...
Instagram announced two new features on Monday: Snapchat-like disappearing messages and the ability to broadcast live video.Both features announced Monday are intended "to give people the flexibility...
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I spent 24 hours with Snapchat's new Spectacles — these were my 5 biggest...
As Snapchat's new camera-equipped glasses travel to more cities around the US, more of us are able to get our hands on them.The glasses — called Spectacles — can be a lot of fun. They're easy to pair...
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Snapchat's South Korea rival has one big advantage in Asia
Popular messaging app Snapchat – which lets users send videos and pictures that are short-lived and self-deleting – will soon be flush with cash after a mammoth initial public offering, but financial...
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The untold story of Vergence, the startup focused on ‘superpowers’ that...
Hundreds of people lined up off Venice Beach boardwalk on a sunny November morning to buy Snapchat’s Spectacles from a bright yellow vending machine.It was the first day the $130 camera glasses had...
View ArticleThere's a hidden Snapchat filter in the new Spectacles glasses
For most of us, we’ll have to stick with the dog ears (and that annoying tongue) for a while longer as we continue the hunt for Snap Inc.’s hard-to-find hardware product, ‘Spectacles.’ If you’re lucky...
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