▁and ▁their ▁online ▁store . ▁ ▁Company ▁history ▁ ▁L ief ▁St orer ▁founded ▁Bo omb ot ix ▁( origin ally ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Sk ul ly Bo om ), ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁first ▁Bo omb ot ix ▁product , ▁named ▁the ▁S B 1 , ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Sk ul ly ▁vin yl ▁to y , ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁Urban ▁War f air . ▁By ▁splitting ▁the ▁vin yl ▁down ▁the ▁middle , ▁and ▁adding ▁a ▁disse cted ▁i Home ▁audio ▁speaker ▁and ▁Motor ola ▁radio ▁clip , ▁L ief ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁wear able ▁speaker . ▁The ▁original ▁prototype ▁product ▁went ▁vir al ▁in ▁the ▁online ▁community , ▁with ▁Te ch Cr unch ▁tout ing ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁" unc r ush able ▁music ▁device ". ▁The ▁S B 1 ▁combined ▁a ▁powerful ▁driver ▁in ▁an ▁ult ra ▁port able , ▁drop ▁tested ▁and ▁water ▁resist ant ▁package . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁product ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁Ken ' s ▁Bi ke ▁and ▁Ski ▁in ▁Davis , ▁CA . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁company ▁launched ▁the ▁Bo omb ot ▁RE X ▁designed ▁by ▁Chris ▁McK ler oy . ▁ ▁This ▁new ▁device ▁became ▁amongst ▁the ▁first ▁voice ▁controlled ▁speak ers . ▁It ▁incorpor ated ▁dual ▁drivers ▁and ▁a ▁pass ive ▁bass ▁radi ator ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁loud est ▁port able ▁speak ers ▁for ▁its ▁size . ▁The ▁company ▁raised