MediaREADY's Bling Player keeps an awful trend alive

We've been trying to lay low in hopes that this horrible trend of sticking tacky looking crystals to otherwise innocent devices would soon blow over, and now that STB and PMP manufacturer MediaREADY (formerly Video Without Boundaries) has jumped the shark with its painful new attempt to be hip -- the, (shudder), Bling Player -- we feel that iced-out gadgets are finally headed for the great recycling center in the sky. As its name so obviously suggests, the Bling Player is a tiny 2GB DAP with fake jewels studded to the sides and, for some odd reason, a skull and crossbones-adorned dog tag dangling from a chintzy chain. Embarrassing appearance aside, this player does offer up some pretty decent specs, including an FM tuner with recording, built-in mic, USB 2.0 connectivity, and MPEG-4 playback on the impossibly small 1.8-inch TFT LCD (no resolution is listed, and frankly, we don't really wanna know). Two hundred bucks is what it'll cost you to give up your soul when the Bling Player goes on sale next month, or you could just have some cheap fun right now by laughing at a press release which describes this atrocity as "high-fashion," "classy," and "ultra-stylish."

[Via PR Newswire]

[CaptSaltyJack @ Mar 14th 2007 4:16PM]

@ Kev50027
What a completely ignorant comment, man.

[alex jacobs @ Mar 14th 2007 5:43PM]

Nice..... or not! even comes with iPod earphones, nice touch.

I think my 5G iPod can sleep well tonight knowing he wont be replaced too soon

[JoshLowry @ Mar 14th 2007 3:47PM]

The sad thing is not about the quality of this junk, but that it will probably sell very well.

At 200 dollars they are probably making a 150 dollar profit. Oh well, more power to the business man who is making the real bling from this thing.



- Josh


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[CowboyGA @ Mar 14th 2007 3:48PM]

I'll let you know when I see a doctor, attorney, or CEO sporting one of these.

[Kev50027 @ Mar 14th 2007 4:26PM]

Hey.. what if I'm black, you calling me racist against my own kind?

BTW..no, I'm not, I'm just making fun of racist people. You must admit.. it is the type of thing that an African American from the south would wear.

I don't know about you, but in Kentucky, we understand that black people have different likes and interests than white (like shiny things, big rims, and rap). It's a fact, I'm not being racist.

[Evan @ Mar 14th 2007 4:31PM]

Wait...it comes with iPod headphones? SWEET! I could use another pair of those....while acting all...iced out.

[Kev50027 @ Mar 14th 2007 4:34PM]

No, they're not iPod headphones, they're iPod look-alike headphones. You see, Engadget attributes every invention made in the past 20 years to their favorite company, Apple. Yes, it's very biased and stupid, but that's the bloggers at Engadget for ya..

[Evan @ Mar 14th 2007 4:43PM]

But i wuvs engadget...oh well just an observation

[CowboyGA @ Mar 14th 2007 4:52PM]

Uh, Kev,

Evan "Engadget" Blass didn't compare compare this ghetto-fabulous crap (that appeals to 12 year old white boys) to anything from Apple. And the only biased comment he made was quite acceptable; he made fun of the bling machine.

Alex made the sarcastic post referencing iPods. Not that it matters, I just get tired of constantly hearing comments about "biased" that usually pertain to Sony and Apple.

Cheers

[Kev50027 @ Mar 14th 2007 7:02PM]

Yikes! You're right. Sorry about that, I'll have to find another post where they mention the iPod to claim they're biased then :-P

Thanks for not being mean, take care.

[Matt B @ Mar 15th 2007 11:18AM]

I don't get it.
Kevin posted yesterday how he thought it would appeal to black people. his post was removed. Cowboy posts that it "appeals to 12 year old white boys" and it still stands.
That is a double standard IMO.

[anonymouspimp @ Mar 15th 2007 12:19PM]

From their Website:

MRB-1000-02-A
BLING™ Player - 2 GB Model
This ultra-stylish MP3 and MPEG-4 portable player is not only "Iced Out" but comes equipped with a generous 2 GB (30+ hours of music or 16+ hours of video) of Flash Memory. The classy, new portable also features a built-in FM radio tuner and FM recording feature with 30 Channel station memory with an all new radical, wearable design. The removable player itself is slightly over a quarter of an inch thick and weighing just an ounce an a half, it’s so small and portable, you will take your music, video, photos and fashion to a level you've never dreamed possible!

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My favorite part: "it’s so small and portable, you will take your music, video, photos and fashion to a level you've never dreamed possible!"

I'm totally buying this... I can't wait to be cool beyond my wildest dreams! I thought you had to have an iPod for that!