As long as we’re on the topic of personal video players, the most surprising entrant into the field we’ve seen yet is from Tiger Electronics, which has come out with one for kids. The VIDEONOW has a 1.7 by 1.3-inch monochrome LCD screen and plays special proprietary 3.5-inch discs that can hold up to 30 minutes of video. The first videos available aren’t all that surprising, mainly episodes of Spongebob Squarepants, American Idol, and Fairly Odd Parents. All the VIDEONOW needs is a hard drive and we’re really in business.
