# Mp3 Player Necklace The (Ugly) Jewel-Encrusted BLINGPlayer By Ben Preiss | Published 2007-09-16 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blingplayer-where-flash-trumps-design-in-mp3 References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/go/8027/) & [ubergizmo](http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/03/blingplayer_for_fashionistas.html) If you prefer in-your-face bling to economy of design, then this is the MP3 player for you. You'll never have to worry about losing this [portable music device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astellkern) -- it has enough [chromed chain and metal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-slac) to anchor a good sized boat. "The BLINGplayer is portable, ready-to-wear, supports MP3 and MPEG-4 and is also an [FM Radio player](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowsky-disc)," GizMag reports. "It has a full color screen, can store over 30 hours of music and 16 hours of video while the radio memory can store 30 stations." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/jewelry) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Bling-tech Accessories:** Wearable tech accessories that incorporate bling are a novel trend that presents an opportunity to blend fashion and technology. - **Highly Decorative MP3 Players:** Highly decorative and ornate MP3 players inspire a trend for personalized music devices that make a bold fashion statement. - **Multipurpose Wearable Devices:** Multipurpose wearable devices, like the BLINGPlayer, provide users with a variety of features and functionality in a stylish, wearable form factor. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion and Accessories:** The fashion and accessories industry can benefit by incorporating technology into their designs and developing high-end, decorative tech accessories. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can appeal to a fashion-conscious demographic by developing more decorative and eye-catching MP3 players. - **Wearable Tech:** The emerging wearable tech industry can develop more multipurpose wearables that incorporate practical features with stylish design elements to stand out in the market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Compact Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playdisc.md) - [Aesthetically Pleasing CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-cd-player.md) - [Retro Wired Headphone Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/racer-worldwide-racerpods-necklace.md) - [Colorful Portable Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-players-1.md) - [Luxury MP3 Player Purses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-player-wearable-wallet.md) - [Modernized Portable Music Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tl1-music-player.md) - [Digitally Enabled CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-cd-player.md) - [Fan-Made Digital Audio Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-npod.md) - [Ultra-Luxe Rhinestone Earphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glam-earpods-holder.md)