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# The Dawn Of The $8.50 MP3 Player
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the_dawn_of_the/
- Published: 2006-04-11T08:36:50.000Z
- Updated: 2006-04-11T08:36:50.000Z
- Description: Japanese company Evergreen shatters the mp3 price barrier with a player that costs a mere $8.50. Sure you need to insert a 1 meg SD card because the player lacks. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/04/the_dawn_of_the.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Evergreen](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/evergreen.jpg "Evergreen")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/evergreen.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

Japanese company Evergreen shatters the mp3 price barrier with a player that costs a mere $8.50\. Sure you need to insert a 1 meg SD card because the player lacks memory and everything about scream CHEAP, but t $8.50 who cares?

Currently only available in Japan, the stripped down player proves just how inexpensive many of the underlying parts of portable players really are and it opens up a world of possibilities for other products. Can disposable and pre-loaded players be far

[![Zmate](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/zmate.jpg "Zmate")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/zmate.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

behind? Photo and more info via [Engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/07/evergreens-8-50-dn-2000-mp3-player/?ref=hypebot.com).

UPDATE:

Hypebot reader and music attorney Rob Falk turned us on to another "almost free" (ius you want need a flash card reader) mp3 player a[ $59.99 USB reader](http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=301607&navAction=jump&navCount=0&id=prod1903994&ref=hypebot.com) from zMate that doubles as an mp3 player.