Google is offering a prototype of its futuristic Internet-connected glasses (Project Glass) to American computer programmers.

The Internet search giant announced its offer on Wednesday at the ongoing I/O developer conference. However, the glasses do not come for free. Interested developers will have to pay $1,500 for a pair of the glasses.

The glasses will be delivered early next year.

Google is counting on the programmers and developers to recommend enhancements and improvements and build apps for the new technology to make it even more useful and powerful. The company said it wanted developers to help it shape the new technology.

Addressing around 6,000 attendees, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said, "This is new technology and we really want you to shape it. We want to get it out into the hands of passionate people as soon as possible."

Mr. Brin admitted that Google Glasses are still suffering from numerous bugs, plus the company is try hard to find a way to make the battery last longer so that consumers can wear them all day.

If everything goes as planned, a less expensive version of Google Glasses could go on sale for consumers in early 2014.