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'Bling Player' tries to live up to name

Seems pretty tame, considering other products out there

(Credit: Shiny Shiny)

It seems strangely appropriate that an item named the "Bling Player" would be found on a site called Shiny Shiny. Or maybe it's just redundant. Either way, we're suckers for all that glitters so here it is.

The self-proclaimed "iced-out" player from MediaReady tries to live up to its moniker with a skull-and-crossbones design encrusted with crystals (how original). But like the Average Joe who tries to compensate for his shortcomings with expensive clothes, the $200 Bling is rather ordinary inside with 2GB of memory, an FM tuner and voice recorder to go along with its 1.8-inch screen. Even outside, we've seen plenty more stones on scads of other hardware.

The biggest surprise: No mention of Swarovski.

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