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Snap's personal AI service, pitched as anticipatory, which connects a user's outside accounts and surfaces context across the Specs glasses, an iOS app and a Mac app.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
The preview runs in the US on hardware people already own and builds a profile from the accounts a user connects. The AR glasses are not required. Snap's $2,200 Specs are on pre-order for a fall release.
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At a Los Angeles event Snap wired its $2,200 glasses to HBO Max, Spotify, an NBA shooting drill and enterprise partners including Amazon, Salesforce and Nvidia. The demo that explained the pitch featured a repair job.
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Specs Intelligence went into US preview today on iPhone and Mac for users 18 and over, while the $2,195 glasses it is named after reach three countries later this fall and lean on calls, Spotify and streaming video.
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The US bundle sells for $2,395 through Verizon and the wearable data plan starts at $10 a month. On the cheapest rate, a three-year seat comes to $2,755. The launch partner list says who is meant to buy.
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Snap's Specs Intelligence preview needs no invitation and no glasses. It reads Gmail and Google Calendar and reports where your time goes, while the version that anticipates and acts stays invite-only on the Mac.
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