We spend so much time with our phones and mobile devices in our hands, but the world is changing. The need for such devices isn’t going away, but technology is becoming more convenient.

The introduction of Google Glass allows us to keep our hands free, while staying connected.

Google Glass is a wearable device that has all of functionality of a Smart phone, but the look of a pair of glasses. It is voice-controlled and displays information in the person’s field of vision. The device can be controlled through voice commands or using a touchpad on the frame.

The glasses are WiFi and Bluetooth enabled and include a camera for taking pictures and video.

Although the product still is in its testing and development phase and is not available to the public, a select few have been given the opportunity to use the glasses, offer feedback and help the world get used to wearable technology.

IAB’s Jason Belmonte is among the first users of Google Glass and already has made history by bowling a perfect game during league play while utilizing the video feature of Google Glass. He recorded the accomplishment and posted it on YouTube, where thousands of curious bowling fans watched perfection through his eyes.

At the upcoming Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions, Belmonte will wear the glasses for one game, and the PBA will record and post it on its bowling channel, Xtra Frame, so subscribers can see the game just as Belmonte did. The PBA Tournament of Champions will be held Jan. 18-26 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich.

For now, let’s hear directly from Belmonte about his Google Glass experience. How did he become one of the select few to use the product? What has it been like? How can Google Glass be used as a coaching tool in the future?

Where did this Google Glass bowling idea come from?

I have always thought about how to show fans a new and cool way to watch bowling. Recording the first-person view of bowling was something I had tried before using my phone, but it wasn’t very successful. Plus I looked ridiculous.

After doing a Google hangout with fans, I was contacted by a fan, Mark Muchnick, who rebooted my idea of a first-person view except using some new technology in Google Glass.

It immediately triggered my interest, and I began investigating Google Glass and how I would be able to incorporate this technology into bowling.

How did you get Google Glass?

During my investigation of this technology, I ran into a few hurdles. The Google Glass project is still in an ‘explorer’ phase, meaning it’s not available to the public, only to a select few who are invited into the explorer program. I couldn’t just go buy a pair, I had to get invited into the program. Unfortunately, to be invited into the program, you had to be an American citizen. Hmmm, can’t fake that one, so I had hit a dead wall.

After about a week of exploring all options, which included buying an invitation from eBay, I decided to call in a few favors from some friends I thought might be able to help.

The first person I called was Geoff Reiss, who now works at Twitter Sports, but you may remember him as the CEO of the PBA. I told Geoff my idea, and he loved it. He put me in touch with a guy he thought could help, who directed me to another guy, who had a girlfriend close to the Glass team. Finally, I had the Glass picked up for me and sent all the way to Oz.

Are you sponsored by Google now?

I wish! Google is one of the biggest companies in the world. I don’t think sponsoring me is on their to-do list.

How will you use this with your bowling?

The idea behind all this is to record certain moments that fans want to see. The vantage point is obviously one very different, and one I think many people will find interesting. How many times have you thought to yourself watching someone bowl, “I’d love to see that through their eyes.”

This technology will give us the opportunity to share that point of view.

I have been working with the PBA to record content for Xtra Frame and for the ESPN TV shows. The long term idea with this camera angle is to grab the footage for short periods of time in crucial moments on TV or during qualifying, allowing fans to see what I was seeing during a pivotal point in a match or event. Think of it as an extra camera angle.

I am also planning on using Glass behind the scenes to show fans the people behind the bowlers on TV also.

Ultimately though, I’d love to know what the fans want to see. I am open to suggestions.

You bowled a 300 game wearing the eyewear. How many games did it take you to record a 300, where was it and was it in competition?

I knew I couldn’t just show up to the TOC and start wearing Google Glass, so I have been wearing it practice and in league. I’m not used to wearing glasses, so trying to have the device feel ‘normal’ is really important to me. I wore it for a couple of games in practice, and then in my second game of league with the glasses, in my home center, I shocked myself when I bowled a perfect game. It was one of the cooler 300s I have bowled, that’s for sure.

Will you use Google Glass in your coaching?

The IAB team will brainstorm the best ways to use this technology in coaching. The possibilities are really quite exciting. I am sure we will integrate Google Glass to help our students, we just don’t know how yet.