Tuesday 27 September 2016

27/09/16 - Snapchat unveils $130 connected sunglasses and rebrands as Snap, Inc. (5)


This article is about Snapchat introducing their first hardware item. The item itself is a brand new experience for the people who will be buying it; they're sunglasses that allow people to record and view videos and pictures on Snapchat but by only using the sunglasses and not their mobile phones. Many people think that this is a positive idea as this is a brand new thing and is much cheaper than something similar to what Google had came up with. Google had invented the Google classes but it turned out to be 10 times more expensive and therefore, not that many buyers would invest in this product. So, these Snapchat sunglasses are a new way to view photos.
  • 150 million daily users on Snapchat.
  • The sunglasses can record 10 second snippet videos.
  • The camera itself can employ a 115 degree lens.
  • The Google glasses were priced at $1500 and the Snapchat glasses will be revealed at $130.
In my opinion, I believe that this idea on a brand new product is a very good idea. As shown in the article, there has been a product like this that was invented. However, this is a product that will allow more of the audience to use a product like this due to it being so cheap. Also, the effects on this new product is also very positive; People can live their experience and actually feel it as they're using it. On the other hand, I also believe that this is a very bad idea on inventing a product like this since they're are many disadvantages, e.g. safe and healthy hazards. One example is that if the audience are using this product out on the streets, there is a possibility that they can be involved in an accident; if they're are walking on the road and are crossing over without looking and paying more attention to their Snapchat glasses, there could be major consequences. 

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