Myvu Personal Media Viewer

Fully charged battery lasted through three viewing of Star Trek: Nemesis. Transparent windows won’t block peripheral vision; you won’t miss the in-flight booze cart! Doesn’t look half as absurd as Toshiba’s Bubble Helmet

Frames don’t fit over standard eyeglasses–be ready to shell out for a clip-on Rx insert. AC adapter won’t fit in travel case. An iPod accessory that costs more than a 30GB iPod. Good Lordy, you look like Geordi

Makes iPod video appear much larger, Good audio quality

Expensive, silly looking, the video image is still relatively small

Many people will dismiss the Myvu glasses as a silly gimmick, and we really can't imagine that anyone will want to wear them in a public place. However, just as there are expensive sets of headphones designed for travellers to use on planes, we can...

While it's not going to replace your home theater setup anytime soon, the convenience and ease of having your entertainment addiction fulfilled and on the go nonetheless, is reason enough to own this sleek device.

Myvu scores points for style and comfort with its Personal Media Viewer, but the glasses are quite expensive and currently restricted to use with an iPod. It's a fairly tidy package though, and for occasional or short-term use is one of the better...

Unique device, Comfortable, Excellent audio quality, Adjustable nose piece and earbud pads, Optional Rx Clip-on lens, Optional Power Pack

Price, Image slightly small, Low resolution, 4:3 screen ratio, Much of peripheral view blocked

The Myvu Personal Media Viewer is a unique device that allows viewing videos on a video iPod. The unit is well-designed and comfortable, plus it has additional nose pieces and earbud pads to customize the viewer to the user. Battery life is similar to...

On-the-go, "large-screen" viewing of iPod-hosted video ; good image quality ; battery pack for extra runtime ; visor lets you see above, below, and through ; prescription eyeglass option available

Doesn't accommodate iPod cases ; no iPod screen protection ; no native widescreen mode ; belt clip not secure

Your iPod slides into the Myvu's case-slash-battery-pack and then connects using a standard 30-pin dock connector cable. The goggles connect to the iPod/battery unit using a single cable that's long enough to snake to your belt or inside a jacket...

Control Box Dimensions: 56 mm x 90 mm x 19 mm