Royal Caribbean and Snapchat bring 3D printing underwater

Snapchat, the video and photo-sharing app, is the cornerstone of many people’s vacations; used as a key form to show off your latest foodie endeavor or the latest beach you’ll be laying on for the next week. Now, thanks to a partnership between Snapchat and Royal Caribbean, they are taking your Snapchatting game to the next level with a 3D printed diving mask

Although it is still in the prototype phase, this diving mask, called the SeaSeeker, incorporates the Snapchat spectacles to bring a whole new dimension to your Snapchat stories. Following an announcement last Monday by the cruising giant, the goggles will enable users to snap while underwater, showing off life under the sea as seen by the user.

To create the SeaSeeker mask, the development team designed a 3D printed, ABS plastic adapter to mount the Snapchat Spectacles inside the mask. This helps to keep the Snapchat Spectacles aligned inside the mask and positions the camera for a wide-angle, underwater point of view. Using the magnetic button that is located outside of the mask, the user is able to activate the video recording function, which can be done up to 150 ft underwater for up to 30 minutes. In addition, the mask also includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth syncing, an HD video capture, and underwater audio recording.