Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles bring your hands into into augmented reality

Snap's latest augmented reality glasses have a completely new -- but still very oversized -- design, larger field of view and all-new software that supports full hand tracking abilities. But the company is only making the fifth-generation Spectacles available to approved developers willing to commit to a year-long 99/month subscription to start. It's an unusual strategy, but Snap says it's taking that approach because developers are, for now, best positioned to understand the capabilities and limitations of augmented reality hardware. They are also the ones most willing to commit to a pricey 1,000 subscription to get their hands on the tech. Developers, explains Snap's director of AR platform Sophia Dominguez, are the biggest AR enthusiasts.