LinkedIn's CEO really loves Snap's Spectacles

Get the Full StoryJeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, is very impressed with Snap's Spectacles and the way they've been launched through vending machines that appear in locations for a limited time.

The Spectacles are picture-taking sunglasses that cost US 130 and interface with Snapchat.

Weiner said he's tried a pair after a friend brought back several pairs from a vending machine that was setup in Big Sur, California, over the weekend.

"I think it s pretty impressive to see what Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has done with that," he said on Tuesday, speaking at the Code Enterprise conference in San Francisco.

Weiner praised Spiegel for turning Snapchat from a simple messaging service into what is increasingly a mainstream media play. Then, along came the glasses.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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