# LED MP3 Players The Billet Personal Music Player is Lit with Lights, Unlike the Common Touchscreen By Amelia Roblin | Published 2015-02-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-mp3-player References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2015/02/10/music-gets-metal/) & [tedrenwick](http://www.tedrenwick.com/portfolio/) The appearance of this LED mp3 player is certainly contemporary, yet it doesn't integrate the lucid touchscreen that gets clearer each year and that consumers have grown to love. Instead of the vibrant colors and the fine details that you might expect from the display, this [compact music machine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowsky-disc) is backlit with an LED light source that shines through minute perforations in the material. The command icons, the symbols and the typography look surprisingly crisp as they scroll across the screen, featuring modern sans serif fonts with fine weights in large, legible sizes. Ted Renwick proposes a surface that's still [touch-sensitive](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-loopdot), so the [Billet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kohler-billet) LED mp3 player would serve as a fresh gadget that appeals to technological separatists who don't use their phones for audio. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Non-touchscreen Music Devices:** Opportunities for developing music players with innovative features that don't rely on touchscreens. - **Led-backlit Displays:** Emerging trend in display technology that can improve screen readability in different devices. - **Touch-sensitive Surfaces:** Growing trend of incorporating touch sensitivity in surfaces beyond touchscreens, leading to novel interaction possibilities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Electronics:** The Billet LED mp3 player suggests a push towards innovative design and technology in the consumer electronics space. - **Display Technology:** Opportunities for companies to manufacture displays with new features like LED backlighting. - **Industrial Design:** Incorporating touch sensitivity in non-traditional surfaces can result in fresh possibilities in industrial design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modernized Portable Music Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tl1-music-player.md) - [Multifunctional Compact Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playdisc.md) - [Transparent Audio CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clearframe-cd.md) - [Aesthetically Pleasing CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-cd-player.md) - [Cassette-Inspired Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-audio-player.md) - [Premium Concept CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anthony-chupp.md) - [Fully Machined Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selekt-dsm.md) - [Transparent Japanese CD Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beams-3.md) - [Colorful Portable Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-players-1.md)