Snapchat drops another Spectacles vending machine
Congratulations, California. You now have yet another chance at getting Snap's coveted video-camera sunglasses Spectacles.
The Snapbot, an interactive vending machine, has appeared in downtown Los Angeles, the company revealed Thursday afternoon.
The location is inside Skyspace LA, an open-air observation deck in the U.S. Bank Tower that features a glass slide on the exterior of the building nearly 1,000 feet up.
You can't hold your phone or a GoPro while on the slide -- unless it's strapped on -- but apparently you can wear Spectacles.
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Spectacles sell for $129 plus tax, but for this location specifically, you'll also have to pay for a ticket up to the observation deck, which starts at $33 if you want to ride the slide.
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It's the seventh time that the popup shop has been open in California. The first location was Venice Beach, by the company's first headquarters, on Nov 10. It subsequently appeared in Big Sur, Santa Monica, Pasadena and Brentwood.
The Grove, a shopping center not far from Beverly Hills, was also a previous location.
So far, Spectacles are only selling out of one more permanent location on the corner of 59th and Fifth Avenue in New York City. That location is open until New Year's Eve.
The bot only expanded beyond California and New York when it appeared on Route 66 in Catoosa, Oklahoma, the Grand Canyon and on the campus of Florida State University.
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You can keep up to date on future locations on the Spectacles website.
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Kerry Flynn is a business reporter for Mashable covering the tech industry. She previously reported on social media companies, mobile apps and startups for International Business Times. She has also written for The Huffington Post, Forbes and Money magazine. Kerry studied environmental science and economics at Harvard College, where she led The Harvard Crimson's metro news and design teams and played mellophone in the Band. When not listening to startup pitches, she runs half-marathons, plays with puppies and pretends to like craft beer.
