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The second generation of Snap Inc.’s Spectacles, released in late April , is now available for purchase via ecommerce giant Amazon. Snap Inc.’s new hands-free camera with the ability to capture photos—the first release only captured videos—quicker transfer of HD content via Wi-Fi, water-resistant construction, a sleeker frame and more options for frame colours and lens shades First-gen Spectacles were sold exclusively through novel pop-up vending machines before being sold online , but second-gen Specs launched on Spectacles․com before selling out. Now Snapchat is making its new smart glasses easier to buy than ever with availability on Amazon.com . The new model joins the cheaper and less capable first-gen edition on Amazon, so be careful which version you order. [caption id="attachment_11751" align="aligncenter" width="634"] The three new colors: "Onyx Moonlight," "Sapphire Twilight" and "Ruby Daybreak [/caption] The second-gen S...

If you’re looking for an easier way to access Google Lens, look no further than the new shortcut app now available in the Google Play Store. The stand-alone app allows folks to take advantage of the relatively new feature, even if your existing Android device doesn’t offer built-in functionality. (The LG G7, for example, has a dedicated button on the handset that lets you go straight to Google Lens.) With the new Lens app, you’ll be able to access the same functionality as you would otherwise — and you can still access Lens via Google Assistant. Lens uses the smartphone camera to scan and identify real-world objects. It can recognise species of flower, translate menus in a foreign language, and add phone numbers from physical business cards into the contacts app on a phone. Until now, the feature was only available on smartphones that had been updated to include support for Lens within the native camera app. As for the Google Lens app itself, all features such as...

Social messaging app Snapchat has become somewhat renowned for its AR features, and it appears some of those will soon be in the hands of developers. According to TechCrunch , Snapchat is preparing the launch of its first complete developer platform under the tentative name of Snapkit. Earlier this year in March reports revealed that Snapchat had started testing a new ‘Connected Apps‘ feature in a beta release which would allow users to connect their Snapchat account with other apps. Snapkit SDK will allow third-party app developers access to a number of Snapchat’s feature, including the aforementioned login authentication, Snapchat Bitmoji avatars, and most interestingly, Snapchat’s full-featured AR-enabled camera software. The Bitmoji will offered a keyboard full of your avatar in different scenes, Snapkit could make it easy to add yours as stickers on photos or in other ways in third-party apps. Seeing them across the mobile universe could inspire more users t...