Nakamichi seems to have hit the jackpot with its latest portable DVD player Lumos. It looks great; it is small and features a so wide range of capabilities that it makes your head spin.

As all the Asian manufacturers, Nakamichi certainly has the know-how, at least for an innovative design which can probably give a kick to the well-known Bang & Olufsen, and I’m not the only one who says that, as also the guys from Mobile Whack affirmed the same thing.

But let’s cut to the chase. Lumos portable DVD player measures only 203 x 155 x 27 mm and, in spite of its Lilliputian dimensions, it is able to support most of the currently acclaimed formats such as DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD, MP3, DVD-R/RW, CDR/RW, JPEG, picture CD, and CD+G. More over, this little great gadget can be used in both NTSC and PAL standards… so don’t you worry. It will work anywhere in the world.

On the other hand, it isn’t just slim, but also lightweight, only 480 grams (without the battery to be more specific). So, it is really portable…

However, one of the most important features when it comes down to DVD players, most of all portables, is the screen. If you don’t benefit from almost perfect displayed images, then you are settling for less and I advise you to look somewhere else.

Fortunately, this seems not to be the case, as the little Lumos comes with an advanced 7” TFT-LCD widescreen color display which delivers an enhanced resolution of up to 1440 x 234 pixels. What do you say about that? Don’t you just love Asians? And, as the summer swallowed us all and we are just thinking of our upcoming holiday, you should know that Nakamichi DVD portable player comes with a built-in SD card reader which will enable you to share photos or videos made with any SD-compatible digital camera.

Moreover, Lumos can transform itself easily into an entire system if you connect it to your surround sound stereo speakers. And now the cherry on the cake… it comes also with a remote control and a special integrated technology that allows you to see the images from almost any angle.

As you all know, performance comes at a high price and this little Asian gadget makes no exception. So, if you see it and you fall in love instantly, just remember that you must pay $512. Unfortunately, it is available only on the Asian market, but you can contact the international Nakamichi headquarters in Singapore, Japan, or Hong Kong.