Nickelodeon and the Hertz Corporation announced on Thursday that they are expanding the availability for Nick on the Go, the first fully portable, pre-loaded, touch-screen media player for vacationing families. The expansion means that the units will be available for rent in 23 additional top leisure travel airport locations, which in turn means that avid viewers of Nickelodeon will have a better chance of watching such hit shows like
Avatar: The Last Airbender while they're out and about.
"Families are responding favorably to Nick on the Go and looking for increased access," said Frank Camacho, staff vice president of marketing for Hertz. "Hertz is pleased to expand Nick on the Go availability to key leisure destinations from New York to California and new locations in between. A first for the travel industry, Nick on the Go makes vacation time more enjoyable as kids love having their favorite Nickelodeon shows at their finger tips. Parents appreciate the easy use, the hours of entertainment, and the ability to take the player into a hotel or restaurant, as well as using it in the car."
The Nick on the Go units can be taken and used anywhere, may it be in the car, at the pool, restaurant or hotel. The units are now available in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Burbank, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago (Midway); Cleveland; Detroit; Dulles, Virginia; Ft. Myers, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Kansas City, Missouri; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City (JFK and LaGuardia); Ontario, California; Pittsburgh; Portland, Oregon; Raleigh, North Carolina; Sacramento, California; St. Louis, Missouri and Washington, DC.
Aside from
Avatar: The Last Airbender, other Nick shows that have been preloaded into the units include
Spongebob SquarePants, Drake & Josh, Danny Phantom, The Fairly OddParents, Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, Rugrats, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Unfabulous and
Zoey 101.
Meanwhile, fans of
Avatar: The Last Airbender can catch repeats of the show on Nickelodeon.
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Nickelodeon, Hertz
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