At CES this year, one of the more unexpected audio products on display wasn’t a headset, speaker, or wearable. It was a lollipop. Called Lollipop Star, the candy promises a simple yet unusual experience: music that plays directly in your head as you eat it, powered by bone-conduction technology.
According to a spokesperson at the booth, Lollipop Star is a candy-on-a-stick embedded with electronics that transmit sound vibrations through the teeth rather than through traditional speakers. Users bite down on the lollipop with their back molars, allowing vibrations to travel from the jaw to the inner ear. The result is music heard through vibration rather than air. The lollipop is expected to retail for $8.99 and will go live after CES.
A candy-powered audio experience
Lollipop Star combines edible candy with a small electronic module housed in the handle. At the bottom of the stick is a rounded section containing the on button and vibration mechanism. Once activated, the sound travels through bone conduction when the user bites down, turning the act of eating candy into an audio experience.
At launch, the product comes in three flavors, each paired with a different artist and exclusive track. One version features Ice Spice with a peach-flavored lollipop, another features Akon with a blueberry-flavored lollipop, and the third pairs Armani White with a lime-flavored lollipop. Each lollipop plays a specific song tied to that artist, and the track cannot be accessed outside the candy itself.
The company describes the product as a playful intersection of taste and sound. On its website, Lollipop Star frames the concept as “a universe where taste meets sound,” positioning each candy as a mix of flavor, frequency, and music rather than just a novelty sweet.
While audio lollipops and vibration-based toys have existed in various forms before, representatives at the booth said this is Lollipop Star’s first product of its kind. The focus, they said, is less on audio fidelity and more on delivering something fun and unexpected.
What it’s like to hear music through your teeth
Tech reporter Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET, who visited the Lollipop Star booth at CES, described Lollipop Star as “the most ‘why not’ product she encountered at the show. She noted that earplugs were provided to help isolate sound in noisy environments, such as the CES show floor.
The music becomes audible once the user bites down with their molars, with vibrations felt mainly through the handle before resolving into sound perceived inside the skull. The audio quality is not very pronounced, especially amid background noise, but the sensation itself stood out as unusual and memorable.
The songs available on the lollipops as Ice Spice’s “Munch,” “Baddie Baddie,” and “Big Guy,” Akon’s “Beautiful Day,” and Armani White’s “Mount Pleasant.” When Al-Heeti asked why the product was created, the company behind Lollipop Star, Lava, gave a straightforward answer. “Why not?”
Launch plans after CES
Lollipop Star is slated to launch following CES and will be available online and at select retailers. While it’s not positioned as a mainstream audio product, such as headphones or speakers, the product leans into novelty and pop culture appeal in a physical, edible format.
At a show known for experimental concepts and unconventional ideas, Lollipop Star stood out precisely because it didn’t try to solve a problem. Instead, it offered a new kind of sensation. A candy that plays a song, directly through your teeth.
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