LOS ANGELES — Messaging app Snapchat plans to release sunglasses that record video later this fall.
Called Snapchat Spectacles, the shades have a camera with a 115-degree-angle lens, which is a wider angle than on a regular smartphone and closer to the eyes’ natural field of view, the Verge reported.
The glasses film circular videos that are 10 seconds long, and recording starts with the tap of a button. A light lets others know that the camera is rolling.
If you want to film for longer then you have to tap the button again, but the recording limit is 30 seconds per video.
Video can be played back in landscape or portrait mode and crops automatically.
The clips transfer by default to Snapchat Memories via Bluetooth on iOS devices. Android users can use Wi-Fi to upload video to their phones.
The company, which was recently renamed Snap Inc., said it will make a limited number of Snapchat Spectacles. They’ll come in black, teal and coral, and retail for about $130.
