Google Glass has begun rolling off of production lines, meaning that those lucky 8,000 winners of the #IfIHadGlass contest will soon have their own Google Glass device to play around with. This also means that everyone else will be able to check out the technical specs of the device, as Google has finally made them officially public. While it may be hard to gauge how impressive the specs of the device are, given that Google Glass is the first of its kind, nonetheless people will speculate and study the technical side of the device and attempt to deem it worthy or not.
The device will carry 16GB of flash memory, with 12GB of actual, usable memory available for users. Glass will be able to sync up with Google cloud storage as well. Connectivity includes Wi-fi(at 802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth. The battery on the device will last for about a full day's worth of use, according to Google. The device comes with a micro USB cable and charger, and Google warns users that they should stick with the provided charger instead of using a regular USB, to improve the Glass' battery life.
The camera will be able to take stills at 5 megapixels, and the video is capable of filming at 720p. The display on the device will be the equivalent of watching a 25-inch HD display from eight feet away, meaning users should get rather seamless picture quality. Glass will not need earbuds or headphones, as the device will use a bone conduction transducer to deliver audio to the user.
A full list of the Glass' specs can be found at the Google Glass support doc.
While it may be hard to tell how impressive these stats will be short-term, what really will matter for Google Glass is how developers are able to use the technology under the hood and deliver a unique experience unlike any other. Developers are already diving in, but until user feedback is made available, there's no way to tell how successful the first commercial leap into wearable computing will fare.