Don't get an MP3 player that looks like it could even remotely be an oven timer. Our oven timer broke a few weeks ago and one evening I was needing to bake a couple of batches of brownies. They have to be cooked exactly 27 minutes. I dug through all the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen looking for the new timer my husband said he had picked up. I finally found a nice, little electronic gadget under a towel on the counter near the oven. I picked it up and fiddled and fiddled with it, but couldn't seem to be able to figure it out. Getting exasperated I shouted at my husband to come downstairs and set this blamed timer for 27 minutes. You can guess his reaction.
LOL, I guess your advice falls under the category of coolness factor, or lack thereof.