I Did Push-Ups With Snap’s Chunky AR Glasses
Source: Wired ·
They fit better than they look and stay put when you move, but Snap’s $2,195 Specs still feel like a developer prototype in search of a purpose.
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I hadn’t expected to be doing augmented reality push-ups in the middle of the mall. Yet there I was, wearing bulky Snap Specs while facing the ground. The Lens (what Snap calls apps on its augmented reality headset ) is called Thirty Ups. It is in Halloween mode now, so when I look down, a virtual cartoon Jack-o’-lantern sits right next to where I’m supposed to start working out. I’m not trying to get jacked right now, but my goal is to see if these gigantic smart glasses will fall off when I’m staring straight down and moving up and down. I get into position and start my workout. When I go down and back up, a little virtual circle on the ground below me starts counting up. I don’t get to 30 push-ups. I’m surrounded by people, many of whom are now staring at me, and it feels too hot outside to keep going without feeling gross. I get in 12 reps before giving up. The glasses only count 11 because it tells me I “skipped” one. Great. The nearby Snap representative is thrilled. “You’re…