And rather than closing people off from the real world, Spectacles are designed to help them participate in it. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told the Journal that recording video or taking pictures with a phone puts "a wall in front of your face." Spectacles, on the other hand, will allow wearers to record without holding anything, so they can really show off that brunch or keg stand. http://mashable.com/2016/09/24/snap-inc-spectacles/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-socmed-link#B_MK8XYqcaqZ