Hasta La Gadget!

Almost a year after it was originally scheduled, and over a year after it won the Best of Innovation award at CES 2009, the iLuv i1166 portable media player is on store shelves and ready for users who are looking for a way to take multiple forms of media with them when they travel. Instead of ripping DVDs or converting video to play on a certain type of device, the iLuv i1166 is a multimedia device that looks like a tablet, but under the 8.9-inch LCD display is an iPhone/iPod dock connector (that charges your device when the i1166 is plugged in to AC power), and a DVD player.

The i1166 has USB and SD card slots on the side of the device so you can connect flash drives with media on them, or an SD card with photos on it. The device even has two stereo headphone jacks on it so you can share your movies or music with a friend while you’re traveling. There’s a kick-stand on the back so you can rest it on a flat surface, and it comes with a remote so you don’t have to enter the device menus while you’re watching a movie. All of these features in a portable device will come at a price though; it’s available now for $299.99 at iLuv’s online store.