Glass will work with any Bluetooth-capable phone, but it looks like the only way to use GPS and SMS through Glass at this point is through the MyGlass companion app, which requires Android 4.0.3+. It’s not clear if or when Google plans to ship a companion app for other platforms.

The display, which is obviously the highlight of the devices, will have a resolution that “is the equivalent of a 25 inch high-definition screen from eight feet away.” In its developer guides, Google says photos should have a 640x360px resolution, so that’s probably also the resolution of the Glass display, though Google interestingly doesn’t note this in the specs.

The first version of Glass will also feature a 5 megapixel camera that can also do 720p video. Glass will come with 16GB of Flash storage of which 12GB will be usable (and synced with Google’s cloud storage service). The company says the device should have enough battery power to last a full day “of typical use,” but it also warns that features like Hangouts and video recordings are more battery intensive.

The coolest feature, however, is probably the bone conduction transducer, which will transmit sound from Glass to the inner ear through the bones of the wearer’s skull. Thanks to this, users won’t have to use a regular headphone to use Glass.

Here are the full specs:

Fit

• Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.
• Extra nosepads in two sizes.

Display

High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.

Camera

• Photos – 5 MP
• Videos – 720p

Audio

• Bone Conduction Transducer

Connectivity

• Wifi – 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth

Storage

• 12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.

Battery

One full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Charger

• Included Micro USB cable and charger.

While there are thousands of Micro USB chargers out there, Glass is designed and tested with the included charger in mind. Use it and preserve long and prosperous Glass use.

Compatibility

• Any Bluetooth-capable phone.
• The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.

After all, the video game industry could use a little change. Think computerized goggles or glasses instead of HDTVs and consoles for playing games. These virtual reality options could place you in the center of the action, with motion sensors capturing your moves.

“I believe the next big gaming innovation will be Google Glass or the Oculus Rift,” says Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

Kickstarter-funded Oculus VR, whose Rift was on display at the Game Developers Conference, began shipping its open-source headset to developers Friday. The company has raised $2.4 million on the crowd-funding site.

Google has begun shipping Glass to developers and is expected to talk up its potential at its I/O gather next month.

It may be a long time before virtual reality gaming is ready. And Google’s potential is little-known. That hasn’t stopped some games fans from dreaming up a video of what a Battlefield 5 might look like overlayed in the vision of Google Glass.

One problem that will need to be addressed is the nausea that highly immersive games can bring on. “The big problem with VR is latency,” points out Bushnell.