Editors' rating: 6.5, Good

The good: The Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player is a wind-up MP3 player that features video playback, a photo viewer, an FM radio, a voice recorder, a line input recorder, a text reader, expandable memory and a flashlight. You can even use it to charge your cell phone.

The bad: The Eco Media Player is bulky, expensive and includes only 2GB of storage. The music player does not support DRM-protected music or ID3 tag sorting. Video playback is dim, and the screen is relatively small.

The bottom line: The Eco Media Player may be overkill for recreational camping, but it's a perfect boredom-buster for globe trekkers, extreme outdoorsman or MacGyver.

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TakeTV

A USB flash drive with a video-out docking station, the TakeTV makes watching downloadable (or home-ripped) videos a plug-and-play affair - literally.

Editors' rating: 7.4, very good

The good: Enables easy viewing of DivX, Xvid, and MPEG4 videos on your TV; setup and operation couldn't be simpler; premium content available via Fanfare online service; flexible aspect ratio control; doubles as a standard flash drive; modest price tag.

The bad: Compatibility limited to only three video file formats; no support for photos or music; remote design is somewhat awkward; Fanfare Web site currently has very limited content options, and - for now, at least - it's not viewable on other devices, such as PCs or portable media players.

The bottom line: The SanDisk Sansa TakeTV delivers plug-and-play simplicity for watching downloaded videos on your TV.

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