Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Technology Testdrive Column.

Byline: Mike Langberg

Jul. 11--GOING MOBILE WITH MOVIES: I'm about to embark on every parent's worst travel nightmare: back-to-back cross-country flights with my lovable but very active 2-year-old daughter Sara.

In my younger days, I always glared at harried parents who couldn't stop their toddlers from kicking the seat in front of them, screaming whenever their favorite toy fell out of reach and crying non-stop through several states. I have now met the enemy, and he is me.

I do have a secret weapon, however: Sara will be watching a selection of her favorite DVDs on my laptop. I'll have about two hours of guaranteed distraction -- the limit of ...

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