A video appliance for the Nano

About a month ago, I read a review of a device, either currently on the market or due to be released this spring, that one could slip a Nano into and if you had movies stored on it, wiyld play them on a screen the size of an Archos PVR. I was impressed.
Since then I have looked everywhere to find the link or any reference to the device, to no avail.
Has anyone else seen this device reviewed or any reference to similar type devices?
Thanks
15" PowerBook 1.67, Mac Mini   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   Win2K Box

The Nano is essentially a flash drive and that is the part of the Nano that the accessory requires. The cool thing is that the Nano fits into the device perfectly and the interface on the device can access the video files stored on the Nano and play them thru the device's circuitry and display. Which has a 2-1/2" to 4" screen, by the way. But when you are using the Nano as an audio device, you have a sleek, trim, simple, light, IPOD, and you leave the video part behind.

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    Revision: 12025
    Revision: 12025
    Author:   [email protected]
    Date:     2009-11-19 17:48:04 -0800 (Thu, 19 Nov 2009)
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