Wow, at $499 american a little expensive, but wow! The new Creative Zen portable media centre. Apparently there's a bunch of other manufacturers that are cuming out with their own models later this fall, but with 20 Gigs, 7+ hours of video playback and slick design, the Zen is sure to be a winner (it's shot it's way to the top of my "wish list" that's for sure!). Combine this with the ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0 to capture television shows from the night before and you've got a sweet travel system. I could really use this for my trip to Russia, especially if I take the cheap but considerably longer option of the 36 hour train ride... ouch!

Here's another demo demostrating the functionality of Windows Media Centre software on the device.