We were walking around the Intel showcase of products and came upon a crowd. Odd, they were all trying on dark glasses. Reading the booth's brochure, we discovered everybody was lined up to test dual VGA resolution video displays built into eye glasses. Fred Mullen, Director of Sales for http://www.myvu.com/ Corporation, explained that the glasses weigh about one ounce. He said viewers experience their videos up close and personal using various portable media players, DVD players, mobile phones, and game consoles.

On Myvu's stand was a pair attached to an Ipod, so we volunteered to check them out. What we got was a hands-free, full-screen 640×480 VGA resolution display less than an inch from our eyeballs. The Myvu viewer takes the output signal from a video device and projects a floating image that the user can see around. The test video we watched was amazingly clear. A real improvement over trying to squint at one of those seven inch DVD player screens.

Myvu has a patented optical technology that gives users the impression of a free-floating wrap-around monitor. This unique optical system allows the user to maintain natural vision and awareness of the environment. Myvu's viewers represent an ergonomic breakthrough over conventional head-mounted displays. The audio, too, sounded great. The attached Ultimate Ears ear buds felt very comfortable and the speech and music in movies and games was crisp and clear.

Everything was controlled by a simple, yet functional, remote that sits between the glasses and your video’s source.

Since we only used Myvu's viewers for 15 minutes, we aren't sure how comfortable they would be after a couple of hours wearing them. The video glasses have a four hour battery life. That would give you plenty of time to see a movie when you're on a long flight and don't want everybody looking at your notebook's display screen.

We would like to have a pair to do a longer evaluation and let our readers know how they really work. X