{"id":637213,"date":"2026-10-05T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/637213\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:56:11","slug":"old-barbies-are-being-turned-into-speakers-and-other-tech-gadgets-yours-could-be-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/637213\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Barbies are being turned into speakers and other tech gadgets: yours could be next"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At some point, we have all come across the bleak sight of a box of Barbies<\/a> with severed arms, legs and heads: childhood memories packed away in a drawer, but also plastic with no apparent use left. And while Barbies can still be found at flea markets and on resale platforms, one design studio has come up with a way to give them a new life.<\/p>\n

The Barbie x Gomi Childhood Memories Collection, created by Brighton-based design studio Gomi, repurposes \u201cpieces of Barbie, Ken and their accessories\u201d to make Bluetooth speakers, power banks, wireless chargers and tracker tags. The result is a series of objects with marbled surfaces streaked with pink, blue, lilac and orange, turning the plastic from old toys into something completely different.<\/p>\n

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