Myvu Personal Video Glasses Go 3D

I?ve seen plenty of video glasses in my day, and some of the ones I'm seeing here at CES are making me think the technology has become more than a novelty.

One company here, Myvu, is trying to make a splash with its newly announced 3D personal multimedia glasses, called the Crystal 701s. I gave the new glasses a good trying out at the company's booth, and came away at least mildly impressed. The 3D aspects of the video were clearly defined, and spatially distinct from the background. The sound of the in-ear headphones (attached to the glasses) was nothing to scream about, but not bad either.

Still I had two problems with the Crystal 701s right off the bat. The glasses felt stiff and didn't fit comfortably around my head. Also, the composite video screen you see in the glasses (there's a small screen in front of each of your eyes) was a bit too small. The video should fill up a good part of your field of vision, just like the sound from headphones fills up the aural capacity of your ears. In short, the sleek design of the Crystal 701s may have come at the expense of some utility and comfort. The company was clearly trying to keep the glasses small enough that you could wear them around in public without attracting too much attention.

Despite those complaints, a set of these glasses hooked up to your video iPod (or DVD player or mobile phone or game console) might be far better than watching the lame movies they always play on the airplane.

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