Snapchat to Release Sunglasses Embedded with Camera

Carl Court/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Soon you’ll be able to share your memories on Snapchat from your point of view.

The creators behind the social media network are releasing high-tech sunglasses integrated with a video camera that will allow users to record 10-second video clips with just the push of a button.

Called Spectacles, the company says the glasses will be “capable of taking a day’s worth of Snaps on a single charge.” The wearable tech will “connect directly to Snapchat via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and transfer your Memories directly into the app.”

The glasses will be offered in three different colors and, according to the Wall Street Journal, will be available later this fall for about $130.

Meanwhile, in other Snapchat news, the company announced on Saturday that it will be changing it’s name now that it is working on other products, like Spectacles.

“When we were just getting started it made sense to name our company Snapchat Inc., because Snapchat was our only product! Now that we are developing other products, like Spectacles, we need a name that goes beyond just one product – but doesn’t lose the familiarity and fun of our team and brand,” the company’s co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel explained in a blog post.

“We decided to drop the ‘chat’ and go with Snap Inc!” he said.

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