If you were recently lamenting rarely seeing Google Glass around anymore, lament no more. There is a new pair of wearable glasses on the block.

The disappearing message app, Snapchat, has introduced its new glasses, Spectacles, and they are about as different from Google Glass as could be. The new glasses have a singular purpose, and sport an entirely different look from Google’s ill-fated wearable. Not to mention they are much more reasonably priced.

In IT Blogwatch, our future’s so bright, we gotta wear shades.

So what are Spectacles? Chris Davies has the background:

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