At Google I/O 2012, new information about Google Glass, the augmented reality glasses produced by Google’s Project Glass, were provided, in part by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The Project Glass first prototype was presented at the beginning of April 2012.

At Google I/O, Sergey Brin wore a pair of Google Glasses he used to hold a “Hangout” on Google+ along with a couple of skydivers who wore Google Glasses as well who broadcast their parachute launch live in streaming. In a further series of demonstrations, some cyclists showed various stunts, tennis players broadcast a piece of their match and other activities of various kinds were broadcast through Google Glasses.

There are no specific details yet about hardware and software, only vague statements that the processor is fast, there will be a lot of memory and a variety of connections. On the other hand, Project Glass is still at the prototype stage so we can assume that they’re still making several changes.

However, Sergey Brin announced that the “Explorer Edition”, the first commercial version of Google Glasses, can be already preordere but only in the U.S.A. and by people who were present at Google I/O. The product should be available next year at a price of $1,500.

It’s clear that Google executives believe they can have a product ready for delivery within not many months. It seems a long time but we must take account of production time, which for the “Explorer Edition” won’t be a mass production but will take more than few days.

However, Sergey Brin specified that the “Explorer Edition” won’t be a version of the Google Glasses ready for normal consumers. Instead, it will be a first test version that will aim to gather feedback and ratings from test users to improve the product.

The impression is that Google is working very seriously to Project Glass. It’s clear that the final product for ordinary consumers might be available only in 2014 and at least initially it won’t come exactly cheap. However, it’s true that Google is thinking ahead to offer a new paradigm for mobile devices to integrate into its ecosystem.