<s>
The	O
VideoNow	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portable	O
video	O
player	O
produced	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
their	O
subsidiary	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	O
use	O
discs	O
called	O
PVDs	O
(	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
Personal	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Disc	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
store	O
about	O
30	O
minutes	O
(	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
)	O
of	O
video	O
,	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
an	O
average	O
TV	O
show	O
with	O
commercials	O
(	O
a	O
typical	O
TV	O
episode	O
is	O
about	O
20	O
–	O
23	O
minutes	O
without	O
them	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
each	O
PVD	O
contains	O
only	O
one	O
episode	O
,	O
with	O
trailers	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
leftover	O
time	O
on	O
most	O
PVDs	O
,	O
including	O
Nickelodeon	O
PVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
shows	O
were	O
from	O
Nickelodeon	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
and	O
The	O
Fairly	O
OddParents	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
they	O
released	O
shows	O
from	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ed	O
,	O
Edd	O
n	O
Eddy	O
and	O
Dexter	O
's	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
Disney	O
only	O
mostly	O
released	O
episodes	O
of	O
America	O
’s	O
Funniest	O
Home	O
Videos	O
and	O
one	O
Hannah	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
music	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
also	O
produced	O
editing	O
software	O
for	O
creating	O
custom	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
PVDs	O
called	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Media	O
Wizard	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
blank	O
PVD	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
unofficial	O
solutions	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
oddly-formatted	O
VideoNow	B-Application
files	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
the	O
popular	O
video	O
processing	O
program	O
Virtual	B-Application
Dub	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
does	O
not	O
accept	O
standard	O
8cm	O
mini-CDs	O
,	O
some	O
creative	O
users	O
have	O
resorted	O
to	O
cutting	O
down	O
standard	O
12cm	O
CD-R	O
discs	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
without	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
video	O
has	O
been	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
showing	O
how	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
players	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
modified	O
to	O
accept	O
standard-sized	O
CDs	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
cutting	O
and	O
gluing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
VideoNow	B-Application
uses	O
video	O
discs	O
and	O
has	O
very	O
little	O
skip	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
prone	O
to	O
skipping	O
if	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
is	O
touched	O
,	O
bumped	O
,	O
or	O
shaken	O
while	O
playing	O
a	O
PVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
-	O
The	O
first	O
model	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
-	O
The	O
second	O
model	O
,	O
Released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
Jr.	O
-	O
The	O
third	O
model	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
subsidiary	O
Playskool	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
designed	O
for	O
preschoolers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
childish	O
design	O
,	O
rubberized	O
corners	O
,	O
bigger	O
buttons	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
eject	O
hatches	O
which	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
pulled	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
opening	O
the	O
disc	O
tray	O
by	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
XP	O
-	O
The	O
fourth	O
model	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
clamshell	O
design	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
than	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
functionality	O
for	O
FMV	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
PVD	O
game	O
is	O
put	O
into	O
a	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
or	O
Jr	O
,	O
the	O
footage	O
will	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
it	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
FX	O
-	O
The	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
model	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
effectively	O
a	O
rerelease	O
of	O
the	O
VideoNow	B-Application
Color	O
that	O
uses	O
translucent	O
plastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
Light	O
was	O
a	O
light	O
accessory	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
VideoNow	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
backlight	O
or	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
carrying	O
case	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
store	O
VideoNow	B-Application
and	O
5	O
PVDs	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow-branded	O
headphones	B-Device
were	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5	O
mm	O
audio	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoNow	B-Application
Media	O
Wizard	O
included	O
basic	O
editing	O
software	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
custom	O
PVDs	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
Color/fx	O
,	O
XP	O
,	O
and	O
Jr.	O
</s>
<s>
VCamNow	O
was	O
a	O
VideoNow-branded	O
camcorder	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Media	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Kirby	O
's	O
Egg-Cellent	O
Adventure	O
)	O
Mr.	O
Bean	O
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
(	O
UK	O
and	O
Germany	O
only	O
)	O
My	O
Gym	O
Partner	O
's	O
a	O
Monkey	O
(	O
It	O
's	O
the	O
Scary	O
Old	O
Custodian	O
,	O
Adam	O
Lyon	O
/	O
My	O
Science	O
Project	O
)	O
My	O
Life	O
as	O
a	O
Teenage	O
Robot	O
(	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Raggedy	O
Android	O
/	O
The	O
Boy	O
Who	O
Cried	O
Robot	O
)	O
Ned	O
's	O
Declassified	O
School	O
Survival	O
Guide	O
(	O
Teachers	O
/	O
Detention	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
(	O
starting	O
with	O
volume	O
16	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
7	O
(	O
My	O
Life	O
as	O
a	O
Teenage	O
Robot	O
/	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
/	O
The	O
Fairly	O
Oddparents	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
8	O
(	O
The	O
Amanda	O
Show	O
/	O
Romeo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
/	O
Ned	O
's	O
Declassified	O
School	O
Survival	O
Guide	O
/	O
The	O
Brothers	O
Garcia	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
10	O
(	O
Danny	O
Phantom	O
/	O
Rocket	O
Power	O
/	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
11	O
(	O
Unfabulous	O
/	O
The	O
Amanda	O
Show	O
/	O
The	O
Brothers	O
Garcia	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
12	O
(	O
My	O
Life	O
as	O
a	O
Teenage	O
Robot	O
/	O
Rugrats	O
/	O
The	O
Fairly	O
Oddparents	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
13	O
(	O
Chalkzone	O
/	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
/	O
The	O
Fairly	O
Oddparents	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
14	O
(	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
/	O
Chalkzone	O
/	O
Rocker	O
Power	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
15	O
(	O
Drake	B-Device
and	I-Device
Josh	I-Device
/	O
Unfabulous	O
/	O
Taina	O
)	O
Nick	O
Mix	O
Volume	O
16	O
(	O
CatDog	O
/	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
/	O
Rocket	O
Power	O
)	O
The	O
Powerpuff	O
GirlsRomeo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
Rage	O
Backstage	O
)	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
(	O
Jellyfishing	O
/	O
Plankton	O
)	O
Superstars	O
of	O
the	O
NBATeenage	O
Mutant	O
Ninja	O
Turtles	O
(	O
Bishop	O
's	O
Gambit	O
)	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
(	O
When	O
Pants	O
Attack	O
)	O
The	O
Amanda	O
ShowThe	O
Fairly	O
Oddparents	O
(	O
Scary	O
Oddparents	O
)	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
Star	O
WarsUnfabulous	O
(	O
The	O
Rep	O
)	O
What	O
’s	O
New	O
Scooby-DooWinx	O
Club	O
(	O
Miss	O
Magix	O
)	O
Yu-Gi-Oh	O
!	O
</s>
