SPECS APPEAL
THE day Snapchatters have long been waiting for has finally arrived.
Its Spectacles - sunglasses fitted with tiny cameras that will allow users to take snaps of their line of vision - has finally launched in the UK.
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A vending machine is being placed in a mystery spot in the capital, which lets you buy the glasses as easily as a can of Coca-Cola.
The receipt is dispersed through a mouth shaped slot and is multi-coloured in homage to the infamous rainbow vomiting lens.
The glasses let you record ten-second videos that can be shared on the Snapchat Memories feature.
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They came out in the US in November last year, but now they're available to buy in the machines - dubbed Snapbots - across Europe.
After selecting your fave colour, you need to insert a debit or credit card to part with £129.95.
So what do you get for that eye-watering sum?
Spectacles include a tube filled with one pair of the eyewear, a charging case, a charging cable, a cleaning cloth and quick start guide.
But why not just use your smartphone camera?
What are Snapchat Spectacles?
The social media company has rolled out Spectacles which can record 10 seconds of video and are operated by tapping a button on the device.
Video is then automatically uploaded to the ‘Memories’ section of the popular app via Bluetooth or wifi.
The glasses are the fist hardware to be launched by the LA-based firm which has rebranded itself Snap Inc in light of the launch.
The design contains a camera and no display, meaning they can't show you what you’ve just filmed using the frames.
All you need to do to start recording is pop them on and activate a switch on the frames – rather than using the app on your phone.
Like the phone version of Snapchat, they can shoot video in up to ten second bursts.
Spectacles’ camera uses a 115° angle lens, which is wider than the average smartphone.
It's much closer to the eye's natural field of view and the video it records is circular like human vision.
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It means we're able to capture sporadic moments spontaneously with ease... and it will become a lot easier to take naked selfies (albeit with glasses on) using your bedroom mirror... not that we're suggesting anything of the kind.
But watch your back - it could mean your antics won't go unnoticed and could be splashed across social media.
The devices have already sparked surveillance and privacy fears among social media users, but they appear to have had a far better reception than Google's attempt at headgear, the car crash that was Google Glass.
If you can't make it to the Snapbot in the capital, check the sunnies out at .
The photo sharing app and its model-marrying CEO Evan Spiegel (who happens to be one of the world's youngest billionaires) have been throwing all sorts of curveballs at the tech industry.
Its parent company changed its name to Snap in 2015, before reinventing itself as a camera company and going public on the stock market.
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