Technology continues to come up with ways for users to escape into their own worlds. Video glasses allow users to watch videos anywhere you go. Developers have produced video glasses that offer hands-free convenience as well as a big-screen experience.

The glasses aren’t a new idea; they’ve been previously known as a kind of head-mounted display or personal media viewers. When they were first introduced, the HMD technology wasn’t what it is today. The industry is poising video glasses for a comeback.

A recent rumor report stated that Google (News - Alert) would soon be releasing new video glasses into the market, but concluded with “the product is still a very long way from being finished.” One of these days, though, video glasses will emerge from either Google or Apple (News - Alert), who has a granted patent on such a device.

The battle between Google and Apple has been argued for a while. According to Mashable, the key difference between the two companies is the foundations. Google believes in the power of data and numbers, and Apple believes in the power of design and often throws out the data.

This split of foundation made the two companies complementary; Apple would ship the phones and computers, while Google would provide Maps, Search, YouTube (News - Alert), and other web tools that made the devices more useful. The complementary relationship turned competitive once Google released its own mobile OS.

MicroOLED is a company in France that develops high-performance microdisplays for near-to-eye applications. Its technology is the perfect match for the high quality video requirements of mobile video devices such as personal media players, mobile phones and game consoles.

Eric Marcellin-Dibon, CEO of MicroOLED, stated in a press release that the company was really excited about their 5.4 million pixel density 0.61 inch diagonal OLED microdisplay that is superior in picture quality to any product in its category.

The company is uniquely positions to enable mobile HDTV by providing high-resolution microdisplays with very low power consumption. It offers various products such as viewfinder for cameras, videoglasses, medical applications and professional broadcast HD.

The new microdisplay will address needs in three areas: head-mounted displays for consumer and surgeons where high resolution quality of colors and contrast are a must; professional camera and camcorders, where picture quality is key; and night vision applications, where heightened contrast and uniformity enable defense and security professionals to improve the performance of detection and identification equipment.

For Apple, there’s an opportunity to bring this type of display quality to their patented video headset device or at least their iPad nano.

Another emerging technology is the new breed of ultra-high resoution, IGZO,  displays for tablets by Sharp (News - Alert). The transition from in-plane switching panels (IPS) to indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) is rumored to be part of Apples iPad 3 launch.

Sharp’s President, Mikio Katayama revealed that the company will start to ship IGZO panels in volume within February 2012, indicating that some OEM is going to debut tablets with IGZO displays in the coming months.