Google released a promotional video on Wednesday for its new internet-connected glasses technology known as Google Glass.

The video displays the wearable glasses and marks its development as one of the biggest advancements in recent years for personal computing.

The video demonstrates some of the useful abilities of Google Glass such as a hands-free clock, a maps app display, flight details available and access to Google Translate.

Some of the other features for the glasses are a weather app display, video recording, and voice-dictated email or text messaging.

A small keypad is rumored to be linked to the device, but it appears that most of the typing will have to be done using voice-to-text technology. This can be a hindrance for users that want personal privacy and not to announce everything they want to type out loud.

Google does not want to just make a useful pair of glasses, but also ones that are stylish.

The company is currently negotiating with Warby Parker, a popular glasses company that sells fashionable frames for very affordable prices, in order to help give Google Glass a good look, according to The New York Times.

Google hopes to be an innovator in the wearable computer market with the development of Google Glass.

The full potential of the new technology has yet to be seen as the public has received only a small glimpse at Google's device.

The company also gave potential early adopters a chance to buy the as yet unreleased product. Currently the wearable computer from Google has a hefty price tag of $1500.

Google started a contest where eager fans can use Twitter or Google+ with the hashtag #ifihadglass, and tell the company why they deserve a pair in 50 words or less.

PC Magazine reported a few celebrities that took to social media to give their responses.

Neil Patrick Harris wrote: "IfIHadGlass I'd show what it's like to act on the set of [How I Met Your Mother] all day!"

Politician Newt Gingrich used his response to joke, "IfIHadGlass I could get Piers Morgan to see my point of view."

The expected launch date for Google Glass is early 2014, according to The Verge.

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