Mini-Theater Portable DVD Player
September 21, 2007 by Lauren
I have to say, when I first laid eyes on this I didn't think it was a DVD player. That's probably one of it's coolest features, though. I'm talking about a transformer-reminiscent PDP (portable DVD player) that focuses mostly on design.
It appears to be ultra portable, though it doesn't seem like it'd fit in the average pocket either. Nonetheless, it's slim and cuts corners by nixing the screen. Instead of your standard display, this baby appears to have it's own retractable display, not unlike a miniature theater. It also has a turn table on which you can spin your DVDs, instead of your average [space-hogging] slot.
Designer Yeon-shin Seung hopes to use Sony's full-color flexible organic electroluminescent (killer mouthful) display on this particular gadget. Admittedly, this does make sense and seems like it would be the technology to mesh well with this thin little screen. With any luck, it'll get decent enough battery life to watch a few movies in a row. Otherwise, this perfect-for-travel design is wasted on another device.
I say that it is designed well for travel, but all in all, is it really worth it? I'm betting no. It's a great concept, as many are, but the execution here is poor. We'll just take that travel example for a walk while we're at it. Say you're on a plane, trying to pass the time with your mini-theater sitting in your lap. Assuming battery life isn't a problem (which it may very well be), then that'd be awesome. Well, it'd be awesome on an ideal flight were everyone stays seated and there's no mass chaos. But realistically, I'm curious as to what happens if someone is trying to squeeze past you in the sardine-tin aisle and he or she bumps this sucker. Is your DVD going to fly off into the abyss? Or perhaps your screen is going to bugger out?
It's a travel-suited design that...well, isn't designed properly. I suppose we'll have to see where the concept takes us; I'll admit it's a cool concept. That said, I wouldn't hold my breath for its utility.
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