Star Wars C-3PO and Stormtrooper helmets are Bluetooth speakers

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London-based manufacturer AC Worldwide has created wireless Bluetooth speakers that look like C-3PO and a Stormtrooper from the Star Wars franchise. They’re now live on Kickstarter to secure funding.

The heads have been designed and produced using multiple moulded components: the Stormtrooper helmet for example has 48 different parts.

Sound is delivered through a 2.1-channel design, with two, 3W drivers behind the eyes and a downward-facing ported subwoofer on the bottom. The speakers themselves are 30cm tall and fully portable, and can be powered via either a mains cable or internal rechargeable battery, which lasts for a claimed four hours.

To add a bit of fun and authenticity to the speakers, when a Bluetooth device is paired the characters will say either “I do believe they think I am some sort of God” or “Move along.”

The project is live on Kickstarter now, where AC Worldwide is looking for £60,000 of funding. You can pre-order a speaker from £99.

Max Langridge
Max Langridge

Max is a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?'s sister site, TechRadar, in Australia. But being the wonderful English guy he is, he helps out with content across a number of Future sites, including What Hi-Fi?. It wouldn't be his first exposure to the world of all things hi-fi and home cinema, as his first role in technology journalism was with What Hi-Fi? in the UK. Clearly he pined to return after making the move to Australia and the team have welcomed him back with arms wide open.