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In May 2017, a Snapchat patent became public which included an illustration of a hypothetical future version of Spectacles with augmented reality capabilities. [13] In late 2017, Snapchat wrote off $40m worth of unsold Spectacles inventory and unused parts. As of May 2018, the company sold 220,000 pairs, which was less than initially expected. [14]
The company was named Snapchat Inc. at its inception, but it was rebranded Snap Inc. on September 24, 2016, in order to include the Spectacles product under the company name. [12] Snap is co-owned by Tencent (which holds a 45.43% stake) and NBCUniversal , a division of Comcast (whose stake is undisclosed).
Snapchat's Spectacles have always been able to export photos and video clips you can post online, but they only used to come in one variant: round with a white frame. Now, the camera-equipped ...
Snapchat was released as an Android app on October 29, 2012. [21] In June 2013, Snapchat version 5.0, dubbed "Banquo", was released for iOS. The updated version introduced several speed and design enhancements, including swipe navigation, double-tap to reply, an improved friend finder, and in-app profiles. [23]
Spectacles 3 go on sale today for $380 in black "Carbon" or rose gold-ish "Mineral" color schemes on Spectacles.com, Neiman Marcus and Ron Robinson, shipping in a week. "Spectacles 3 is a limited ...
First Person, the first Snap Original to ever use Spectacles by Snap Inc. to tell stories through the eyes of its subjects, follows 10 incredible innovators around the world at the frontline of ...
Microsoft removes third-party Snapchat apps from the Windows Phone store at Snapchat's request. [81] Since Snapchat has no official app, this means Windows Phone users can no longer use Snapchat. [82] 2014: December 31: Funding: Snapchat announces that it has raised $485 million from 23 investors for its Series D round at a valuation of at ...
As if a report that Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel had been spotted wearing a pair of camera-packing sunglasses wasn't enough, now Business Insider says it has an ad or demo video showing the product.