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Snap Specs: $2,195 Glasses Nobody Will Buy
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Kara opens with the facts: Specs are priced at $2,195 — roughly 10x Meta's Ray-Bans — with 4 hours of battery life, from a company that has never been profitable. She notes that even Evan Spiegel, a conventionally handsome CEO, looked immediately unflattering in them. Scott, who has never liked Snap, calls the launch dead on arrival — making Apple Vision Pro look viable by comparison. The core problem is capital: Meta can burn $60 billion on a failed hardware line without flinching; Snap cannot. Kara reflects on her own hands-on experience with early Specs, describing walking through holographic planets as genuinely beautiful, while acknowledging the physical impossibility of making that experience wearably light. [1] — Scott Galloway "This is the beginning and the end of Snap as an independent company. This thing is dead on arrival. It makes the mixed reality headset from…" 54:42 Scott argues that the only wearable category that has truly worked is AirPods, and that AR is always 'a trip to Griffith Park planetarium' — impressive once, then forgotten. The conversation closes with Scott wondering whether Snap should be sold — to Elon, perhaps, or whoever can afford the premium.
Snap's AR glasses cost $2,195, have 4 hours of battery life, and come from a company that has never turned a profit. Scott says this is the beginning of the end of Snap as an independent company — and calls it worse than Apple Vision Pro. The core social business is solid; the hardware is suicide.
Snap's stock fell nearly 10% on Tuesday after the Specs glasses were unveiled, reflecting investor skepticism about the product.
Snap's new AR smart glasses 'Specs' are priced at $2,195 — far above Meta Ray-Bans (~$200) but ~$1,000 below Apple Vision Pro — with only 4 hours of battery life.
