From WIRED · Simon Hill · · 1m 30s
Qubitunes wooden soundstage plays music without screens
A screen-free toy lets kids control interactive stories and music by placing wooden characters on a circular stage.
In brief
A screen-free toy lets kids control interactive stories and music by placing wooden characters on a circular stage. Qubitunes is a wooden speaker system where kids place character pieces on a divided soundstage to control interactive audio content, offering screen-free entertainment for ages three and up. Originally…
Screen-free play with wooden cartridges
Qubitunes is a speaker and soundstage for kids that uses no screens.Content comes in wooden cartridges you slot into the top, and kids place wooden character pieces on the circular stage to change the audio.
Interactive stories, music and games
The soundstage is divided into four sections. Kids can change what plays by moving characters around, creating interactive stories that change based on their choices, layered music with different instruments, and themed games and quizzes.
Popular with seven and eight year olds
The stereo speakers are decent, there is a headphone port, and it recharges via USB-C for up to six hours of play.
Content cartridges cost extra
The starter kit costs one hundred thirty dollars, but content cartridges cost between ten and twenty dollars each.Stories, games and soundscapes come in wooden blocks that slot into the device.
Multiple content sets available
Options include Little Maestro at twenty dollars with orchestra players covering Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven and Bach, The Groblies at twenty dollars, Bernard's Kitchen cooking game at twenty dollars, and a Maestro expansion at ten dollars…
The key point
Qubitunes is a wooden speaker system where kids place character pieces on a divided soundstage to control interactive audio content, offering screen-free entertainment for ages three and up.
