CES is essentially the tech world’s annual fever dream. It’s the only place on Earth where you can see a Roomba climbing stairs in the morning, an AI-powered toilet in the afternoon, and end your day debating the merits of a robot that folds your laundry. But amidst the sea of “revolutionary” AI slop and 100-inch TVs at CES 2026, one gadget has managed to be genuinely, delightfully weird: the Lollipop Star.
It is exactly what it sounds like. It is a lollipop. It plays music. And yes, you have to put it in your mouth to hear it.
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Developed by Lava Tech Brands, the Lollipop Star isn’t trying to solve a problem nobody has; it’s just trying to make snacking slightly more hallucinogenic. The device looks like a standard, chunky lollipop sitting atop a slightly thicker-than-average plastic stick. But that stick houses a battery and a bone conduction module.
Here is the drill: you unwrap it, pop it in your mouth, and bite down gently with your molars.
Instead of blasting sound through the air like a speaker, the lollipop sends vibrations through your teeth, up your jawbone, and directly into your inner ear. The result is a private concert happening inside your skull while you taste sugar. It’s a sensory crossover that feels like literally tasting the beat.
Lava didn’t just load these up with generic elevator music. They went out and secured actual artist partnerships, turning the candy into a single-use media format.
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Currently, the lineup includes three flavor-artist combos:
It’s an oddly exclusive listening party. If you want to hear the song, you have to eat the candy. Once the battery dies or the candy dissolves, the show is over. It’s ephemeral, wasteful, and undeniably fun – the trifecta of great consumer tech.
If you are thinking, “I need to experience bone-conducted Ice Spice immediately,” you aren’t alone. The Lollipop Star has generated quite a bit of buzz on the Las Vegas floor. The device is priced at $8.99 or around Rs. 800, but you can’t just buy one yet. Lava has opened a waitlist on their website where eager candy-audiophiles can sign up for the first drop.
Is it practical? Absolutely not. You have to wear earplugs to hear the music clearly if you’re in a loud room, and you look slightly ridiculous biting onto a plastic stick. But in an era where tech is becoming increasingly sterile and serious, a lollipop that beams hip-hop into your brain through your teeth is the kind of chaotic innovation we didn’t know we needed. Sign up, wait your turn, and prepare to explain to your dentist why your molars were vibrating to Akon.
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