Decapitated Stitch eats, plays your CDs

While I still buy CDs — the Microsoft PlaysForSure debacle is just more steel for my resolve not to buy songs over iTunes, and I'm not going to pay a premium to get my music without DRM — I didn't think I was likely to ever buy a CD player again. I mean, really: CDs are just a one-off means of conveyance for me to transfer the music I want to hear from the record store to my iPod, like an iridescent, optical plastic bag. But man, this Disney CD player and radio in the shape of Stitch's decapitated head is pretty righteous. You just cram your disc down his gullet and the music reverberates out of his ears; the control buttons are encalcified on his plaque-encrusted teeth. It's Japan only, though, so I'm unlikely to cave to the temptation. If you're interested in importing it, though, it seems to be going for about $90.

Disney Stich CD/radio player [Far East Gizmos]

[#1 posted by strider_mt2k , April 23, 2008 10:10 AM]

I understand that during the French Revolution many severed heads appeared lucid, trying to speak, and even playing 8-tracks and cassettes for a short time before expiring.

[#2 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , April 23, 2008 12:54 PM]

It reminds me of the Incredible Edibles oven.
http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/IncredibleEdibles.html

[#3 posted by Anonymous , April 23, 2008 1:06 PM]

WANT!!!

[#4 posted by Nickbn3 , April 23, 2008 1:24 PM]

WANT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(sorry - had a *serious* five year old moment there...)

[#5 posted by Stefan Jones , April 23, 2008 2:13 PM]

Only in Japan. Figures. We'll probably get a Shrek head.

#2: A neighbor had one of those! I remember badgering her until she cooked one up for me. Nothing to write home about.

[#6 posted by PatGund , April 23, 2008 10:29 PM]

My Gods but I want one.

Two actually. Since my six year old would want one as well.