I wore the new Snap Specs — the design is wildly polarizing, but the instinctual computing is a genuine breakthrough

Let’s address the elephant on your face: Snap’s new $2,195 Specs have an unmistakable, thick-framed aesthetic that will inevitably divide opinion. I can hear you through your screen — sharing your take on how I look wearing them — when I saw them at AWE this year, I braced myself for an awkward feeling.

But then, I put them on and the reality check hit me like a brick in the courtyard of Snap’s Santa Monica HQ: they are shockingly wearable. The weight balance across the bridge and temples avoids the front-heavy lever effect that plagues tethered setups, which makes them much more comfortable for the extended session I had than their bold silhouette suggests.