Pock-a-Bye Baby Soother and Bluetooth Speaker
This palm-sized sound unit pairs to a phone to play custom playlists or runs off its own built-in tracks. Ingenuity built it with a removable link so it clips onto gear when leaving the house. The internal battery recharges with an included cord rather than disposable cells.
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Reading the piece
- Audio playback options The unit plays preloaded white noise and melodies right out of the box. A built-in receiver also connects to a phone to stream playlists from outside music apps when familiar songs work best.
- Volume and track controls Buttons on the housing let an adult adjust the sound level or skip through the preloaded tracks. An auto-shutoff timer can be set so the audio turns off on its own after a chosen period.
- Rechargeable power supply The internal battery charges through a standard USB cord included in the package. It plugs directly into a wall adapter or computer port without needing loose household batteries replaced.
- Hanging attachment clip A removable link fastens the small speaker to the outside handle of an infant carrier or stroller bar. Unclip the plastic ring to set the unit flat on a dresser or tabletop.
What the maker prints
- Power
- Battery powered
Worth a second look
- Nobody has rated this one on the retailer listing yet, so there is no score on this card and none in the picker either.
- Needs battery power. Batteries are rarely in the box, and a motor that has to be fed is the part people forget when they compare it to a bouncer that costs nothing to run.
- Rated across three of the four stages here, which is why it costs what it costs and why it is worth checking the folded size before buying.
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