Vobble launches a Kickstarter for its audio participant for teenagers

Vobble is the newest startup making an attempt to make an audio system for kids that’s instructional and enjoyable, minus the difficult points round social media and on-line video providers.

Its product is “a pocket-sized audio participant” geared toward 6-12 year-olds, able to enjoying audio tales, music and podcasts. It additionally goals to stimulate youngsters’ creativity with options to create their very own audio tales.

“No movies. No advertisements. No sneaky apps,” is the pitch within the startup’s Kickstarter marketing campaign to launch the system, which is able to price $99 for early-bird backers and $120 for everybody else.

The firm expects to ship its first models in July, albeit solely to consumers inside the US. The firm already has partnerships with e book publishers HarperCollins and Scholastic in addition to manufacturers together with Monopoly and Peppa Pig.

Judging by its web site, its music catalogue is principally unique youngsters’s tracks somewhat than licensed business music. However, as (non-mobile) speaker Yoto has proven, there shall be potential for that too if Vobble does properly.