I'll admit it: I've seen this project in the flesh and the experience was something straight out of the 70s, with cool and clean tech feel about it. What am I talking about? A portable drive-in movie experience, that's what.

Imagine this: a cheaper projector can now be had for under $1,000. You'll give up some resolution at that price, but it's all about the experience of movie watching outside -- not tech specs, right? Anyway, get your favorite DVD or DiVX file on your laptop as an output source, an old stereo or even an input-accepting car stereo to blast the audio from your laptop and some cables to connect it all.

Voila -- you're ready to project that movie from your laptop (or even just a portable DVD player) to that external mall or warehouse wall complete with sound and probably 100 inches of diagonal screen to please your audience with. These setups are commonly known as 'Guerrilla Drive-ins,' and the concept is wonderful. That is, if you prefer the open-air experience of a movie instead of that climate-controlled media room.