With a lovely mix of music, stories and sounds, all available in eight languages, this speaker successfully combines entertainment and education. It’s durable, has its own handle, and is easy enough for toddlers to use. Timio is intended for children aged two and over. There’s no need for a screen, app or internet connection, as your child can play content by selecting one of the plastic discs and inserting it onto it. You receive five discs in the box covering classical music, farm animals, vehicles, lullabies and bedtime stories. Each disc looks like a clock face with pictures at each hour, and kids simply press the one they want. Additional disc sets cost $22 and cover all kinds of topics, from dinosaurs to learning colors.
The speaker sounds surprisingly good and there is a 3.5mm audio port for kids’ headphones. Timio is a great way to introduce other languages to your children or for multilingual homes (you can hold down the language button to switch between English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Chinese, Italian and Portuguese). There’s also a quiz mode, with prompts such as finding the police car, identifying numbers, or selecting a specific shape. Timio requires three AA batteries, and when you open the back panel you will also find the SD card that contains the content. We recommend rechargeable batteries, as you will change them often if Timio proves popular with your children. Even if they are large and you are given a bag to keep them in, there is a risk that the discs will go missing.
For children aged 2 and over.
