Blue Hat Toy Company Little Tunes MP3 Player Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, I bought ours for $29.99 from Carson Pirie Scott brand new (it's a pricey department store FYI and it was "marked down" from $60). Whoever this vendor is, they are RIPPING YOU OFF!!!
But even at $30 I have not been too pleased. I bought 2, one for us and one for a christmas present. One of the 2 was broken when I got home. I exchanged it for another. Our toddler has been using ours for a month when it broke too! Then when we tried to plug it into the computer, the USB port broke off and is now rattling around in the case! (And no, I do know what I am doing and didn't use excessive force.)
This is really too bad because our toddler LOVES it and has taken it everywhere (dr office, store, long car ride). He can work the buttons just fine, and has thrown it and stepped on it without it skipping or powering down. It seems well-designed for little hands that aren't too gentle. In fact, when it broke we had just turned it off for the night and then it didn't turn on again in the morning for reason...
The battery life is pretty good. I would say we got about 2 weeks of near nonstop use out of each set of batteries. I wish it was rechargeable.
So, last week this would have gotten 5 stars. Now it gets 2.
UPDATE: We replaced this with the $60 SweetPea 3. It is so superior to the Blue Hat!! It is sturdier, smaller yet still 100% useable by little fingers, has 4 times the memory, the same battery life with just 1 battery instead of 4, and has actual firmware so you can make playlists, adjust the auto turnoff time, etc. Plus the volume knob is hidden, and it resumes at the same song it was on when it turned off, instead of the BH one which starts over at the beginning every time. The only thing it doesn't have that the Blue Hat had was a scrolling song titles. BUY THE SWEETPEA!

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Let your little ones enjoy some tiny tunes of their own! Blue Hat's fun, colorful MP3 boom box is ready for playtime with kid-friendly controls and an working LCD display ? just like what mom and dad listen to! Model 1617011.

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Disney Tunes Kid Clips Retro Styled Player with Little Mermaid "Under the Sea" Clip Review

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(More customer reviews)Wish these kid clips had been around when I was raising my children. They are great for car rides and good entertainment for having to stay put in a car seat on long trips. We all sing along with my granddaughter as she easily changes the clips herself and sometimes plays her favorites over and over and over again! ;-)

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Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song & Story Player - Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this for my three year-old son and here is what I think of it.
The pros:
1. The volume maximum is not so loud that it will hurt their ears if they turn it up all the way.
2. The construction is sturdy, good for rough and tumble pre-schoolers who like to drop and throw things.
3. The large buttons and icon navigation are very easy for a 3 year-old to understand.
4. The "create your own icon" feature is a nice touch for odd songs.
5. The ability to choose stories or song from the get go is a nice option.
6. The headphones actually fit little heads unlike the ones that come with those cheap portable cd players you might have purchased for your little one in the past.
7. The Fisher Price web site is filled with reasonably priced music and stories appropriate for the pre-school age group.
The cons:
That being said, there is one large flaw: importing MP3s! I spoke with the customer support staff at Fisher Price and they said it was a legal issue with the owners of the MP3 format. I don't care!! Work it! To import the music and stories you already have on your computer, this is what you will have to do:
1. Burn all of the music and stories you would like to import onto a cd.
2. Copy the songs/stories from the cd to the Fisher Price FP3 software.
3. Transfer each song/story to the FP3 player.
4. Type in title and artist information for each song/story.
5. Choose an icon, or create an icon from scratch.
6. Assign the icon to the story/song.
This is a huge pain! Just filling my son's FP3 player took over 3 hours.
A word of advice to those of you buying the FP3 player as a gift, burn all of the music/stories onto a cd ahead of time! Block out a few hours to program the FP3 player Christmas morning or after the birthday party, or better yet, do it all ahead of time so that you give the gift ready to go out of the gift box to avoid a tantrum (yours & theirs).
Kudos Fisher Price on developing a nice portable digital music system for pre-schoolers. I blow a raspberry at you for the painful process you make parents go through.

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The Kid-Tough FP3 Player in Blue is a real digital player designed just for preschoolers. It's tough enough and easy enough for kids to use. We've also made it easy for parents to download hundreds of songs and stories onto the player from the Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store, or from any CD. The Kid-Tough FP3 Player features: A backlit 1.4-inch LCD screen that uses icons to help kids recognize and choose their favorite songs and stories all by themselves; big buttons that make it easy to navigate; Kid-tough design that stands up to preschoolers play. Holds two hours of entertainment that's approximately 30 songs or 15 stories. Add an SD memory card to store even more. Headphones are sized just right for little ones and play at a safe volume; breakaway neck strap; six songs and two stories pre-loaded. With the software CD we've included, you can: access the Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store; browse hundreds of kid-appropriate songs and stories, all in one place; read expert recommendations to help you choose and purchase online, anytime; copy music from CDs you already own to your player; change and manage your player's songs and stories; player software requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP; Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or above; 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM or higher recommended); 150 MB free hard-disc space for full installation; Video Graphics Card with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP1 or later; Macromedia Flash plug-in; USBport; Optional for Online Store: Internet connection (broadband connection recommended). Requires 2 AAA (LR03) alkaline batteries.

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Playskool Made For Me Mp3 Music Player Review

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(More customer reviews)We bought this for our 3 year old son. He loves it. The software is super easy to use. My Son's attention span isn't as long as the amount of music this can hold. My only complaint is the voice record feature. It is one button on the mp3 player and if your child pushes it it will record automaticly. Any and all sound including interference from other electronic devices. Makes a terrible sound. You then have to plug the MP3 into your computer to erase all the files recorded via the voice record button. Also, these voice record files land under the favorites category. This is the first category that comes on whenever you turn on the unit. A possible way to avoid this is to fill up the MP3 as much as you can so there is no room for recording. However it is hard to find that exact golden number so that you have 000 MBs/KBs left. I have yet to hit that nail on the head. Aside from this one long winded complaint I would reccomend this unit even though it is a bit $$.

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Give your child a mind for music with this ultimate nursery music player! Whether it?s activity time, sleepytime or you?re on the go, this unique music player includes 50 preloaded songs and sounds! Choose from one of the four playlists (like an upbeat playlist for playtime, or a soothing playlist for when it?s quiet time) or shuffle them for random songs. You can also download up to two hours of your favorite music* and create your own playlists on the customizable MP3 player! You can also record your own voice for special messages that baby can hear as you?re playing together or when baby is listening alone! The colorful player easily attaches to baby?s crib and also has a built-in handle for convenient on-the-go listening. The playful player cover puts a friendly face in baby?s view, and the player?s colorful lightshow is sure to mesmerize little ones with dazzling colors. Digital Music Player comes with MP3 unit, player cover, software installation CD, USB cable and instructions.

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Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Music Player with Microphone - Pink Review

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(More customer reviews)Got this for my daughter's 4th birthday and she absolutely loves it. She takes it everywhere. Volume control keeps it from getting too loud. Easy to use buttons are perfect for a pre-schooler. Downloads are easy from iTunes (at least with my PC it's a piece of cake). Very durable and withstands many drops, dragging by microphone, etc. Battery life is pretty good-- one replacement in two months with at least an hour or two of use daily. I highly recommend this toy if you have a little music lover.

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Digital Blue Barbie Boombox White/Pink Review

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(More customer reviews)This purchase is not what I expected and I would return it except my 6 y/o is in love with it. First off, and this is my misunderstanding, but the name of it is "Digital Blue". That is just the name of the company. I was looking for a digital tuner but this only has the dial.
This is a very flimsy radio. My daughter previously had a Hello Kitty boombox and it was solid but after two years, it had a short in it so we were looking to replace it. The CD player lid on this boom box is uneven and thin. I'm just waiting for it to break. When the CD plays, you can hear it spinning over the music. The sound of the speakers is ok since it's for a 6 y/o.
Lastly, and this is purely aesthetic - the boom box is white and hot-pink but the cord that comes with it is black. A minor complaint, but it really does look bad since for our placement, the cord has to show.

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The Barbie Boombox lets you listen to your favorite tunes in Barbie style. Be at the height of fashion with your newest Barbie accessory! This boombox features an AM/FM radio and CD player and is perfect for girls who love Barbie.

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