With portable game devices all the buzz these days, you might be surprised to learn that you probably already have a mobile game system--save for the monitor and not quite pocket sized--sitting right there in your living room.

The Karview Monitor is a portable, 14" TFT LCD video monitor with specific designs on mounting itself to the headrest of most any car for back seat viewing. Compared to the optional DVD systems with 7" screens available for late model vehicles, KarView is huge. And while the price may seem a little high for a LCD computer screen, KarView is tricked-out and multifunctional, accommodating a variety of video and stereo audio inputs from videogame consoles, DVD/VHS movie players, camcorders, etc.

What's more, it comes complete with a remote control and other requisite accessories, mounting brackets and a separate AC/DC power inverter that will turn your car's DC power plug into a pair of standard household electrical outlets. Hence, you can mobilize, power and play otherwise un-portable home console game systems and movie players (cell phone chargers, too, for that matter) you already own.

While a KarView Monitor can be a little unwieldy for day to day automotive use--not to mention a tempting prize for parking lot prowlers--it's a must-have for lengthy road trips. Plus, it's thin, light and tote-friendly (complete with carrying case) and will quickly transmogrify into a personal computer monitor or pint-sized cable-box/satellite/video HDTV for the den, kitchen, bedroom, cottage or hotel room.