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The biggest win in the race for consumer augmented reality smartglasses to date belongs not to Apple, Facebook, or Google, but Snapchat's parent company, Snap. In an Apple-style "one more thing" moment during the Snap Partner Summit keynote on Thursday, CEO Evan Spiegel revealed the next generation of Spectacles, which have finally evolved into standalone smartglasses capable of displaying AR content. • Don't Miss: Next Snap Spectacles Expected to Include AR Displays, Report Says With dual waveguide displays, two RGB cameras, four microphones, and two stereo speakers, the smartglasses weigh 134 grams and can deliver 23 degrees diagonal field of view and 2000 nits of brightness. The device runs on Snap's own Spatial Engine, which is capable of six degrees of freedom and hand tracking, and works without a smartphone nearby (although a smartphone is needed to initialize set-up). SnapUsers can browse the Lens Carousel via a capacitive touchpad on the temple or launch Lenses via Voice Scan...more