Re: Smart(ish) speaker advice (present for a 10 yr old) ?

For what it is worth I would strongly suggest asking the kid. I have 11 yr
olds that are adjusted to Alexa, they really have no interest in browsing
for music on a screen. Technology marches on.

-Chris




On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 2:52 PM castalla <
castalla.apmr4n-NUepA2SMhDQqspMVqqL2D+4xXEVPTSb/[email protected]> wrote:

>
> swayzak wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I've been tasked by the missus to look into getting a music player for
> > our daughter's birthday.
> >
> > Primarily it should allow her to search for music (rather than just use
> > voice recognition to find tracks eg Alexa etc) - so probably needs a
> > screen. We don't want to get her a mobile phone (yet).
> >
> > We would also need easy-to-use parental control of online access.
> >
> > Ideally it should be able to connect to Deezer and Spotify (we have paid
> > subscription to the former but only free access to latter).
> >
> > Oh, and also have good sound (but not cost too much eg £100ish max
> > preferably).
> >
> > Any help / suggestions welcome !
> >
> > Thanks
>
> That's a tough ask - especially good sound - for 100 gbp.
>
> I think your best bet is an android tablet - but again sound quality via
> on board speakers will be difficult.
>
> Maybe a cheaper Fire tablet and a decent Bluetooth speaker (eg.  Tribit
> Stormbox,  Sony SRS-XB13)  could be a solution for about 100-120
>
>
>
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