Eat and listen: CES 2026 debuts lollipop that sends music through teeth. Here's how

The product, called Lollipop Star, was presented by Lava Tech Brands.

An unconventional consumer electronics product attracted attention at CES 2026, where a company unveiled a lollipop designed to play music while it is being eaten.

The product, called Lollipop Star, was presented by Lava Tech Brands, a US-based company whose manufacturing operations are located in China. The lollipop combines edible candy with embedded electronics that transmit audio through bone-conduction technology rather than conventional speakers.

Lava Tech Brands described the product as a low-cost, short-use audio item rather than a durable speaker intended for long-term ownership. Each unit was priced at $8.99 (Rs 807.64) approximately, and paired a specific flavour with a specific artist and song selection.

According to the company, each lollipop contained its own audio track, flavour profile and visual branding. Examples shown at CES included a peach-flavoured version associated with Ice Spice, a blueberry-flavoured version linked to Akon, and a lime-flavoured version paired with Armani White.

According to Interesting Engineering, the electronics are housed inside the lollipop’s stick. At the base of the handle is a rounded module containing the power mechanism and vibration components. When activated, the device transmits vibrations through the stick. Users are required to bite down on the lollipop using their back molars, allowing the vibrations to pass through the jawbone and reach the inner ear.

A spokesperson at the company’s booth explained that the sound was delivered through the teeth rather than air, with vibrations travelling from the jaw to the inner ear. The company indicated that the technology was not designed to prioritise high-fidelity audio but to create an unusual sensory experience.

Representatives said the product uses bone-conduction principles similar to those found in some headphones, although the experience differed due to its edible format. Earplugs were provided at the CES booth to help users isolate the sound amid background noise on the exhibition floor.

Tech reporter Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET, who tested the product at CES, described it as “the most ‘why not’ product” she encountered at the event. She noted that the music became audible only once pressure was applied with the molars, and that vibrations were initially felt through the handle before resolving into sound perceived inside the head.

Al-Heeti reported that the audio was not especially clear in noisy environments, but that the sensation itself was distinctive. She added that the experience stood out more for its novelty than for sound quality, Interesting Engineering reported.

The songs available through the lollipops included Ice Spice’s “Munch”, “Baddie Baddie”, and “Big Guy”, Akon’s “Beautiful Day”, and Armani White’s “Mount Pleasant”. The tracks were exclusive to the lollipops and could not be accessed separately.

When asked about the motivation behind the product, the company behind Lollipop Star offered a brief explanation. “Why not?” a representative said.

On its website, Lava Tech Brands positioned the product as an overlap between flavour and audio, describing it as “a universe where taste meets sound”. The company framed each lollipop as a combination of taste, vibration and music rather than a conventional sweet.

Company representatives acknowledged that vibration-based novelty products had existed previously but said Lollipop Star was the firm’s first commercial release of this type. They added that the aim was not to compete with mainstream audio devices but to introduce something unexpected.

Lollipop Star was scheduled to launch after CES and was expected to be sold online and through selected retail outlets. The company did not indicate plans for broader distribution or additional artists beyond the initial release.