New Snapchat Spectacles redesign and features a “disaster,” says engineer who worked on them. Creating a good tech product requires more than just integrating all the impressi

Snap’s new Spectacles are the next big thing — in the most literal way possible. The augmented reality glasses are extremely physically large. The social media firm sees the footprint as a kind of middle ground between a full extended reality headset and far more portable smart glasses.

But the market for Spectacles — and AR glasses in general — still feels as nascent as ever. Snap has an idea for what could change that: developers. These new Spectacles, announced Tuesday at Snap’s annual Partner Summit in Los Angeles,