If you want your portable DVD player to have a swanky bamboo exterior, this Amadana has that and 10.2 inches of 800x480 LCD goodness along for the ride. Hey, that's almost as big as a laptop screen. This portable DVD player plays DVDs with Dolby Digital sound and can also read SD memory cards, so that means you can play MP3 audio files, MPEG-4 movies and display pictures on it, too. If bamboo doesn't suit your fancy, it's also available in assorted colors of (rich Corinthian?) leather.

But wait a minute here. If you're going to spend $1200 on such a portable DVD player, why not just get a notebook that can do the same thing and lots more, and probably have a bigger screen and cost less? Oh, yeah, there's that rich bamboo exterior. We have to admit, the thing is mysteriously good-looking. But it's dumb. - Charlie White