If you're after a YOTO player for your little one this Christmas, this is the one I'd look at. The YOTO Mini Bluetooth Audio Player 2024 Edition is £51.99 at Currys, down from £59.99, and code EARLYCHRISTMAS10 takes another 10% off the marked price at checkout, which brings it to £46.79.
It's a little speaker about the size of a pack of cards that plays stories and music from Yoto cards. You slot a card in and it goes, and there's no screen and no scrolling, so it's the sort of thing that gets used at bedtime and in the car rather than another thing to be glued to. It works with every Yoto card, including the ones you might already have in the house.
The 32GB of storage holds over 500 hours of audio, so a good chunk of a card collection can live on it and play without the internet at all, which matters on a long drive or a flight. On top of that it runs over Bluetooth and WiFi, so it'll stream stories, music and radio too. The battery is up to 14 hours, so it comfortably does a day out, and it recharges over USB-C. There's a built-in speaker, so it doesn't need headphones, and lanyard holes at the corners if you want to clip it to a bag.
The app is where the control is. Parental controls let you set the volume and decide what gets played, and there's an OK-to-wake clock on it, which is that little feature that tells a child whether it's too early to be up yet. It's suitable for ages 3 and over and comes with a 2 year guarantee, so it's a present that should see a few Christmases.
One thing worth knowing before you order is that the code comes off the marked price at checkout, so it's worth checking the total on the last page before you pay. Delivery is free on orders over £40, otherwise it's from £3.99 for 3 to 5 days, and next day delivery is from £5.99.
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