Google Glass Explorer Edition preorders starting today at $ 1500 (Video)

So many irons in the fire that made ​​the giant Big G ​​during the first day of the Keynote Google I / O over a few hours ago. He spoke not only of minor / major update Android 4.1 , the tablet Asus Nexus 7 and the new media, style Apple TV, Nexus Q , but also the well-known social network Google + and coveted Google Glass , the unusual glasses integrated camera and display of augmented reality.

Announced version Explorer Edition, were shown to the general public of the Google I / O 2012 still as prototype , but was finally set a date and a price: it speaks of a generic 2013 and set at a cost of $ 1,500 .

These special glasses, remember, are equipped with three sensors (gyroscope, accelerometer and compass), the camcorder / camera, a microphone for voice commands, wireless radio antenna, a speaker and a touchpad, all managed by a cpu and an undefined amount of ram anonymous. The version put forward a few hours ago is not going to mass , but will be used to start application development project dedicated to Glass by Google.

The small display that will display the various information that is at the top so as not to obstruct our view in "normal" and, thanks to a weight lower than that of a pair of sunglasses, do not bother to give any person who wears them. Lucky i found that at the end of this day will try them directly to Google I / O. Again next year for a wider availability.