Hasbro Zoombox — Portable Instant Home Theater

Now this is kind of nifty.

You plug it in, throw in a DVD and voila — there's your movie or video game, projected onto any screen, wall, ceiling or other surface you like.

Speakers are built–in so it's totally plug–and–play.

Might be entertaining when you're in a hotel room somewhere and bored with the pap on cable and all.

Also works as a CD player if you're driving with your eyes closed.

But wait — there's more.

Also connects to many types of TVs, video cameras, digital cameras and cable boxes.

The only place you can buy it at the moment is online from Hasbro, though it's scheduled for a nation–wide release this August.

Tip to joeheads: don't spend too long thinking about it if you're interested because it could well become "unavailable" at any moment.

$299.