Video: Google previews 'Project Glass' augmented-reality spectacles Entitled Project Glass: One day ... the concept video is a mixture of the accurate and the aspirational as it attempts to show how people might use the glasses of tomorrow to do everyday tasks. In the short video, the augmented-reality glasses wearer is seen 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. While the new video marks the first time that Google have publicly acknowledged the long rumoured project, no pronouncements on a release date were forthcoming. The video, along with newly released 'design photos' of people wearing prototypes, is designed merely to gather feedback, according to the US technology company. "We're sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input," said developers on the project's Google+ page. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do. However, it has previously been reported in the US media that the company was planning to release the glasses later in the year, The New York Times even going so far as to suggest they would cost between $250-$500 (£160-£320).