Snapchat's 'World Lenses' let you augment your surroundings with rainbow-vomiting clouds
Snapchat is going for much more than just the selfie.
In an update to its iOS and Android apps released Tuesday (that quietly included a connection to its video-camera glasses Spectacles) Snapchat has added several new lenses that augment your surroundings.
By using the rear-facing camera and tapping anywhere on the screen, Snapchat users can access a selection of new real-time filters called World Lenses. Click on one of the seven options and the camera features are automatically applied to your environment.
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One lens lets you overlay with the Snapchat favorite rainbow-vomiting clouds.
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Another lens lets you send shooting hearts to whichever person or object you choose. Some of the lenses, like this one and the puking rainbows, work in both directions.
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And for those praying for snowfall, there's a lens for you.
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The update was timed with Election Day, perhaps in the hope of entertaining those waiting in line at the polling booths and providing more fun to Live Stories. The app will show voters heading to the polls as well as election night acceptance and concession speeches and celebrations.
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.
