The computer giant introduced the device at a launch event showing live feeds from the cameras on glasses worn by sky-divers.
As the daredevils jumped out of a blimp flying above San Francisco, attendees at Google's I/O event watched the video footage from their perspective.
They also watched the live stream from cyclists jumping over ramps then riding into the conference room.
That video showed the wearer taking pictures, checking the weather, getting directions, and placing a video call, all of which are controlled using voice activated icons that appear in the user's field of vision. The slim line device fits around the forehead, with a small screen in the top right corner to transmit information to the wearer.
But is getting your phone out of your pocket really that much of an effort? Is it such a drag that you would instead opt for receiving information via a device wrapped around your head?
The company is selling the device, known as Project Glass, for $1,500 - but only to people at its annual three-day conference in San Francisco.
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GEAR: These communication devices enable users to speak to and see each other via microvideo feeders placed alongside the viewing lenses. Fractal processing enables the gear to correct for distorted perspective, so that each party appears normal to the other.
VR GEAR: When normal gear is enhanced with the addition of an eye bar, information is fed aurally and optically to the brain in special organic codes that permit the experienced user to create sensorily complete virtual reality environments in the mind. These environments adjust according to conscious variations in the brain's electromagnetic aura which the eye bar can sense and interpret.
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