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Kids audio
Square Children's Audio Player
A child-friendly audio player reference for stories, music and learning.
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Manufacturing reference
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A square bodied turntable player, shown here in two decoration options on the same tooling.
The gallery on this page covers both the yellow horn build and the cream horn build. They share the shell, the flower grille, the character window, the tonearm geometry and the button row. They differ in the colour of the moulded horn and tonearm, and in the printed disc artwork. That is the clearest illustration in this catalogue of what a decoration change costs against a tooling change, which is why the two are presented as one reference rather than two pages.
Use this when you are deciding how many variants a range needs. Ask how many colourways one tool can carry, and whether the printed disc is the differentiator you actually want. Then decide how the variants are told apart on a barcode and on a shelf.
Decisions this product type puts in front of you
- How content reaches the child Cards, figures, discs and onboard memory are four different products wearing the same shell. Pick one first, because it decides the reader, the mechanism, the box contents and what you sell a customer six months later.
- Enclosure and tooling A character shell is steel tooling, so the sculpt has to be right before it is cut. Agree the parting lines, the texture and the grille pattern at the same review, since all three are visible on every unit you ever ship.
- Sound quality A small speaker in a sealed volume is the difference between a toy that sounds like a toy and one a parent leaves on. Decide the driver, the sealed space behind it and the maximum volume the product will allow.
- Power and charging Choose replaceable cells or a rechargeable pack, then decide where the port sits and how a parent knows the unit is charging. This reaches the case, the label and the transport paperwork.
- Packaging and refills Card and figure sets have to be presented in the box and reordered afterwards. Plan the tray, the starter set and the refill pack together rather than after the shell is signed off.
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- The content route: cards, figures, discs or onboard tracks.
- How many titles ship in the box and how long each one runs.
- Audio languages, and whether the tracks are licensed or original.
- Destination markets and the age grade you intend to print.
- Quantity, and whether refill sets are sold separately.
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