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June 16, 2009 8:39 AM PDT

SkullyBoom has its eye on you

by Donald Bell

Photo of the SkullyBoom SB1 portable speaker.

The SkullyBoom SB1.

(Credit: Delicious Drips)

If you've been looking for a speaker that accurately mimics the look of Hello Kitty's decapitated skull, the SkullyBoom SB1 ($60) should be right up your alley. The grim, little speaker box uses a rechargeable lithium ion battery to power a single 2-inch speaker, all packed inside a cartoonish, vinyl skull.

But you'll need to wait until June 2010 before getting your hands on one. As the first product out of the Delicious Drips boutique, the company is gearing up for production and currently accepting preorders.

If you're short on patience and desperately need a SkullyBoom, the Instructables blog features step-by-step instructions on making your own, using $40 in parts (and check out the Munny speaker project while you're at it).

(Via Techfresh)

Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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by Deliciousdrips June 16, 2009 10:43 AM PDT
Actually on pre-orders, we are trying to have them as soon as XMas of 2009. People that don't pre-order will have to wait till at least march.
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by June 16, 2009 2:47 PM PDT
Being picky here, but bodies are decapitated, heads are disembodied. So this would be a disembodied Hello Kitty.
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