Dec 27, 2006 12:53 PM

Amazon Sells Its Most Expensive MP3 Player Ever

David Becker over at Wired’s Gear Factor blog posted an item today about Amazon having sold a $19,999 Trekstor i.Beat Organix Gold 1GB MP3 player over the holiday season. Although the player only holds one gigabyte — pricing each megabyte of storage at nearly $20 — the main allure of the player is that it […]

David Becker over at Wired's Gear Factor blog posted an item today about Amazon having sold a $19,999 Trekstor i.Beat Organix Gold 1GB MP3 player over the holiday season. Although the player only holds one gigabyte – pricing each megabyte of storage at nearly $20 – the main allure of the player is that it is covered in a full carat of diamonds (63 individual stones) and 18 carats of gold.

How did such a player ever come into existence? Because some guy specifically wanted to own the most expensive MP3 player in the world. According to TrekStor,

"TrekStor has received an order from Russian-Canadian billionaire and owner of the Midland Formula 1 team,
Alex Shnaider, to develop the world's most expensive MP3 player. Thisunique, custom-made device was created based on TrekStor's i.Beatorganix, winner of 14 accolades."

Please, somebody point this guy towards a decent charity next year...

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