The Yaydio is a music player for kids that plays music when a card is inserted into its slot, fusing old-school music delivery with modern streaming technology.
Rather than storing music themselves, the cards are NFC cards that correspond to albums on the player’s SD card.
The player is built on an Arduino Nano hardware platform, together with modules for MP3 playback, NFC reading, and a seven-segment display.
The developer has also considered the requirement to easily add or change the albums available to reflect a child’s evolving musical tastes, by creating a web-based managerial interface.
This is not the only example of a kid-friendly music player - the Phoniebox is a similar musical initiative, albeit a more complex and powerful one.
