Any old MP3 player can play a college fight song. But the ultimate in school spirit is marching along with a college football mini helmet mp3 player.

Features in a nutshell

• 1 Gb of Flash memory (approximately 240 songs)
• 2 color OLED display
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery
• Plays back MP3, WMA, WMA w/DRM9 and DRM10
• Plug and Play for Windows 2000 and up, Mac OS X
• Store data files in addition to music

The tiny Helmet MP3 player not only faithfully replicates a college football helmet, it is a state-of-the art digital audio player. Available in the style of almost 50 major college football teams, the player is as small as a golf ball but holds 1 gigabyte of storage, enough for 240 songs. Outfitted with a built-in rechargeable battery, an FM radio, and a super-bright display that uses OLED technology, the Helmet MP3 player doesn't require any special software to operate with Windows, Mac, or Linux.

Available for $99.99 at www.helmetmp3.com and local retailers, the Helmet MP3 player is the perfect present for die-hard football fans, students, alumni, tailgaters, or tech lovers.

Background Story

Pat Misterovich and Greg Heslin were friends and neighbors long before they became business associates. As a stay-at-home Dad and a work-from-home small business owner most of their conversations were about their kids and neighborhood politics. But, when Misterovich came up with a crazy idea for an MP3 player that looks like a PEZ dispenser (pezmp3.com) the first person he turned to for advice was Heslin. Heslin and his company, Harbro, LLC, had experience with licensing and manufacturing. Together they formulated a plan for approaching PEZ Candy Inc with the idea. A year later, Misterovich introduced the first edition PEZ MP3 player.

After watching Misterovich bring his idea to life, Heslin called for a brainstorming session. Harbro, LLC wanted to expand their product line in consumer electronics and Heslin could think of no better person to turn to than his neighbor.

They started bouncing ideas around but as usual the conversation quickly got off track and onto sports. It was the middle of college bowl season and they started talking about their favorite teams chances. Before they got too far the lightbulbs went off and they had their product, an mp3 player shaped like a college football helmet. For the next few hours they sketched out their ideas at the kitchen table. 10 months later those sketches have been brought to life. With licenses from 49 major college football programs and a friendship still in tact, Misterovich and Heslin are looking forward to Bowl season again.