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Earlier today at AWE 2026, Snap's CEO Evan Spiegel introduced the new Specs augmented reality smart glasses. Unlike most AR smart glasses, the Specs aren't tethered to a compute puck, like Xreal Auras, or have a limited feature set like the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. These glasses are meant to have it all.In the last couple of years, Tom's Guide writers have had a chance to actually wear and test out developer versions of the Snap Specs. The result in the run-up to the official launch was a chunky, clunky, and at times very hot device that sat on your face like a pair of poorly designed goggles.How do the Specs look?

(Image credit: Snap)Part of Snap's Specs announcement included a new global campaign the company calls Specs Visionary. It involves celebrities like Jack Harlow, Imogen Heap, Kaia Gerber, Hoyeon and Jimmy Butler "exploring how Specs can unlcok new forms of creativity, expression, learning, and play." What that entails was left vague and Snap promised more information later this year.However, it also gives us a small look at how these AR glasses look on person. Notably, compared the developer glasses we tried, the Specs do look much slimmer especially around the lenses.However, I recall the arms of the glasses as thick and in some cases very squishy on the ears like this: