print this article

ARCHIVES . Articles

April 15–22, 1999

music issue

A Radio That Really Sucks

Thomas Edison imagined many brilliant inventions that shape the way we live—the electric light, the movie projector, the phonograph, to name just a few. But could such a genius have ever foreseen a lollipop that broadcasts FM radio directly into one's mouth?

Interestingly enough, he inspired a new novelty that does just that—Pop Radio Sound Bites. Edison's "bite bar" enabled the near-deaf inventor to hear the sound of his phonograph through his inner ear by clamping his teeth onto a plate wired to vibrate. Sound Bites co-founder Andrew Filo brought the idea to his partner, David Capper, who recognized its potential in the burgeoning interactive candy market. Together, the two created novelty candies that allow you to listen to sound samples while licking a lollipop (Looney Tunes Sound Bites and Rugrats Sound Bites) and, now, Pop Radio Sound Bites. (OK, so the Sound Bites tale isn't as thrilling as that story about Watson and the invention of the telephone, but most telephones aren't sugary sweet, either.)

Pop Radio Sound Bites has a plastic base that secures the lollipop in place and enables you to tune in different stations. Now, stick that sucker between molars and start rocking. Don't worry, once you're done with one lollipop you don't need to throw the whole $14.99 contraption away, you can just replace the candy. It doesn't exactly offer quadraphonic sound, but it'll certainly impress most ravers (and, of course, kids).

Pop Radio Sound Bites will be available in September.

-Neil Gladstone

Join the
City Paper
Mailing List

Recent Comments

Genevieve on

Trailer!: Salt

`I agree with you. I read the Salt script while it was still about a male - Edwin Salt. It's probably still online. It was very gripping and I didn't stop ` »

Ron Blount on

`I like to echo Todd's remarks on how this article comes across. This recession started with the flatlining of workers' wages across the board. The middle ` »

Todd Wolfson on

`Hey Isaiah Thanks for this article and bringing attention to the very real and important struggle of the TWA. They are in a hard battle to win some ` »

Meat Head on

Psst: Quickie peek inside Percy Street Barbecue

`I sure hope they'll have baked beans as a side!` »

platedoctor on

`To bad the deev had a bad experience because mine was awesome. The pork belly buns are off the hook and can say by experience that they rival David Changs ` »

ICDogg on

Get Lit: Win a copy of David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win

`Did you ever get your car back?` »

Mithras on

NOW OPEN: Joey's Stone Fired Pizza

`Got a small, one topping pizza from them today. $13, which I think is a lot for a 12 inch pizza on South Street. It was pretty good. Can't say I would ` »

Anonymous! on

High Point Cafe

`Delicious baked goods, but SLOW and horrible service. Most people who work there seem confused and there is no coordination between workers. At peak ` »

M on

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Our new street fashion column, at Temple University

`Ben H is not stylish, he looks at the pages of urban outfitters. That is not style, that is just being another hipster. He is a wanna-be, fake, and ` »

Fuel

Great Migration

THEATER REVIEW: Coming Home

"Pedal to the Side"

BYOTY Book Fair

Sat., Oct. 17, noon-6 p.m., free, Little Berlin, 119 W. Montgomery St., 610-308-0579, littleberlin.org.

Popular Articles

The Nutter Special

We're not so different from the Iron City.

There's slightly demonic stuff everywhere you look.

In a Class by Itself

THEATER REVIEW: The History Boys

Know Your Enemy

You, NewFan, have got problems.

The Milkmen Cometh

From the barely edited journals of Rodney Anonymous

CP Photostream

User Photos
Submitted Through Flickr.

Submit your image to
the CP Flickr Pool

Cafe Nola | Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub | Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club | Cream and Sugar | Hot Hands Studio: Massage, Skin Care & Body Treatments | Bermuda Tans: Platinum 5 Session Package | UniverSoul Circus: 11/11/09 Performance. Free with shipping! | UniverSoul Circus: 11/07/09 Performance. Free with shipping! | Theatre Exile: Hunter Gatherers, Two Tickets! | Optimal Sport Health Club (GOOD FOR ANY SERVICE GYM OFFERS)

HALF OFF DEPOT

Why live life at full price?

Advertisements

Search Restaurants

Search Classifieds

Category:
Keywords:

Search Real Estate

Search Happy Hours

Today's Big Deal:
$20.00 for $50.00 at Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub

This deal is available until 10 a.m. on November 9, 2009

Shop Our
Regular Catalog

Submit Your Event

Where Do You Want It?

Request City Paper at your favorite location.

ADVERTISEMENT

Join the Mailing List

Half Off Depot

Primer

Dish 2008