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These LINE Friends camera sunglasses have bear and bunny ears
Will they prove more popular than Snap’s Spectacles?
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This article originally appeared on ABACUS
No one has quite figured out how to make a great pair of smart glasses yet. But now one Chinese startup is betting on a pair of cartoon sensations to sell theirs.
Shenzhen’s TONOT has partnered with Japanese chat giant LINE to release two versions of camera sunglasses featuring the ears of Line’s Brown the bear and Cony the rabbit on the frame.
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Just like Snap’s Spectacles, users can tap on the handle to take photos and videos. They can be synced to TONOT’s app and shared on various social platforms.
But the TONOT glasses also support up to 90 minutes of non-stop live streaming, albeit at a rather low resolution of 640p. They also have a slightly wider view of 120° compared to 105° for Spectacles.
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The glasses are selling on JD.com for 1199 yuan (US$174). One customer review says they feel a bit heavy (they weigh 46g, around the same as Spectacles and comparable to a regular pair of glasses) -- and couldn’t take videos or pictures in low light conditions.
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