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Since they require the mobile app to fully serve their purpose, they are not standalone and need to be connected via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to a smartphone running the Snapchat app. However, they do not require an immediate connection to the user's Snapchat account when recording the videos. The Spectacles are capable of storing the recorded video clips offline, and the user can view and share them via the app later.
Spectacles were announced on 23 September 2016 during Snap, Inc.'s rebrand from Snapchat, Inc., and were released shortly after on 10 November 2016. They had been originally distributed exclusively in the United States of America via Snap, Inc.'s pop-up vending machines, called Snapbots, for $130. On 20 February 2017, they became available for purchase online via Snap, Inc.'s official website for the same price, shipping also to the United Kingdom and most (although not all) other European countries.
