Skitronic Limited is an electronics manufacturer from Hong Kong which made the "Disco Lite" boombox in the mid-1980s under several different names. The company was founded in 1979 and dissolved in 2003.[1]
The Disco Lite boombox was released in 1986[2] but was not filed for patent until 1987 (and granted patent in 1989)[3] and features various multi-colored lights that flash in response to the sounds emitted from the music player. Allegedly inspired by the Sharp GF-777, the "Personal Disco Component" was made more for the eyes than the ears, bringing the feel of the disco lounge to the street.[2] The Disco Lite has been featured in several music videos in the 2000s by Madonna ("Hung Up", 2005[2][4][5] and "Sorry", 2006), and Lady Gaga's 2008 "Just Dance".[5]
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edit- ↑ "Skitronic Limited". Retrieved 2012-01-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 Dynasty Discolite ES-555, "Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music, & Everyday Experience" exhibition, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 2 January - 23 May 2010 (retrieved 25 January 2012)
- ↑ Loudspeaker and audio reproduction apparatus, Siu-Kwong Tse, filed 17 March 1987 (retrieved 25 January 2012 at Google Patents)
- ↑ "Cool Boombox". pocketcalculatorshow.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dynasty – ClassicBoombox.com". classicboombox.com.
- ↑ Breakdancer, Trademarkia (retrieved 25 January 2012)
- ↑ Vela, Trademarkia (retrieved 25 January 2012)
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