Product Description Bluebee Pals are a Bluetooth-enabled interactive and huggable tech companion that sings, reads and inspires learning. They even answer phone calls! Our innovative lip synchronization technology allows Bluebee’s “mouth” to move while you’re reading storybooks, engaging in learning apps, singing songs & much more! The new Bluebee Pals have head movement which syncronizes to your Bluetooth enabled device as well. Our award-winning Bluebee Pals will enhance your child’s learning journey in a variety of ways. They can stream any song, story app (in any language), educational software and activities, record voices and playback and capture and retain your child’s attention all while promoting fun interaction. Bluebee Pals wide range of app compatibility introduces an exciting communication device allowing Bluebee to grow with your child by connecting early educational apps to more advanced skilled apps as they continue their learning path From the Manufacturer Sorry, this video is not supported on this browserPlay VideoPlayMute0:00/0:00Loaded: 0%0:00Progress: 0%Stream TypeLIVE0:00 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window.The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaque">Font Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window. Entertain and Educate with a Bluebee Pal Bluebee will entertain your children while singing songs. Our furry friends are the ideal reading companions when connected to your child’s favorite storybook apps. Bluebee Pals are an effective learning tool when connected to educational apps that practice the alphabet, colors and numbers and more! Seeing Bluebee's head move while reading mimics the way an adult would read with a child. Bluebee Pals are the perfect vehicle for the busy parent or teacher to deliver valuable educational content all while participating in the developmental milestones of all children. Communicate with Bluebee Pals Bluebee Pals receives phone calls! Family members and friends can call and engage children in conversation. Parents and teachers can record their own voices and playback through Bluebee Pal motivating children to communicate and encourage playtime. Parents can also pre-record messages for their children and have them play back via Bluebee. Bluebee Pals in the Classroom Teachers incorporate Bluebee into their curriculum and connect Bluebee Pals to Ipads, Smart Boards and Educational Software. Bluebee Pals for Home Schooling Parents love utilizing Bluebee in the lessons plans when homeschooling their children. Bluebee Pals and Children with Autism Teachers and therapists collaborate on the various applications to integrate Bluebee Pals in classroom academics, social activities and speech therapy sessions. Bluebee Pals connect to all apps with a narrative offering endless entertainment and education The joy of Bluebee Pal is their ability to connect to all apps and provide new content to your children on a daily basis. In addition, we offer the finest premium fabrics for our Bluebee Pals providing your child with a huggable soft plush best friend. About the Startup Describe your product in 3 words. Nurture, Inspire, Learn How did you come up with the idea for this product? As the increase of technology devices saturated the market, Kayle Concepts recognized that children’s playtime was being replaced by tablets, smart phones and other technological toys and learning devices. The notion of having an inseparable, huggable plush best friend had apparently become a habit of the distant past. With the intent of bringing back the plush buddy, Laura Jiencke, president of Kayle Concepts had an idea of combining traditional plush toy designs with state-of-the-art technology. The concept of an educational “ huggable” plush learning companion that could be combined with a wide range of online digital content would provide children with a great source of Entertainment while assisting in Educating and helping to develop Communication skills. Our interactive Bluetooth tech companions are able to connect the traditional with the future while bringing fun to learning and reading. Kayle Concepts partners with various educators, therapists and app developers working toward creating innovative educational toys that incorporate cutting-edge technology while providing an interactive learning experience for all children. What makes your product special? Bluebee Pals are more than just technology; they are a friend for your child that can give them a voice, read and share. The concept of an educational 'huggable' plush learning companion that could becombined with a wide range of online digital content would provide children with a great source of Entertainment while assisting inEducating and helping to develop Communication skills. What has been the best part of your startup experience? The evolution of Bluebee Pal as a true assistive technology educational tool for parents, teachers and therapists who use them. Bluebee Pals are used at home, in classrooms and in therapy sessions. I love seeing how Bluebee can help all kids of various abilities.
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Good learning toy
I like Bluebee here, but you need to know something about him. He is essentially a stuffed animal Bluetooth device with a moving part, a speaker, and a way to answer the phone. If you are expecting more than that, well, you will be disappointed. That said, this is NOT a bad thing. In fact, it has a lot less to break and, for the audience you are getting him for, he works great.As far as Bluebee is concerned, he will call himself that all the time when turned on. You cannot get him to stop that, so he has a specific name. My daughter didn't care and called him something different, but I wish you could name him yourself.Blueblue is easy to set up and easy to use, and he requires little to no understanding of electronics. To set him up, turn him on. When you do so, he'll search for something to pair to. On your device, turn on your Bluetooth and search. You'll see him there, ready to pair. Click it and connect.When Bluebee is connected, he will Only connect with one device. That means that another device in the house synched will keep it from pairing or even having your device find it - depending on the device. If you have trouble pairing, first make sure that is not the case and then set your device close. He has a good range; we have been playing with him all overt.I tested him away from a device - I have a test online, but it is not with kid's material. I synched him with Saw because I was bored, so note that before looking it up. It is on YouTube, under this user name. I will upload something more kid friend/ with setup rules if someone needs/wants it.Bluebee is really good for snuggling; my daughter likes to lay on him instead of letting him hold s a device, and that is nice. He works in conjunction with her kid's kindle, and will work with any other Bluetooth device. Now, his mouth moves at a specific speed so synching is NOT something that happens a lot. With kids, however, it works out and reminds me of older toys, like Teddy Ruxpin.
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Quickly lost interest for 3 year old (watches screen and ignores the puppy)
We got the puppy version of the Bluebee Pals Pro for our 3.5 year old son.When I first showed him "look! the puppy talks!" he was very excited. We synced it to his Kindle Fire (very simple process) and opened some of his Disney Learn+Read apps to have the puppy read the story to him. But within 30 seconds of starting... his head drooped from the puppy's mouth to watch the screen itself.The concept is cool... but it's not "exciting" enough to hold his attention. It essentially just becomes a (somewhat annoying) Bluetooth speaker.I say somewhat annoying because as the head and mouth move, you can hear it opening and closing and moving.In all, I think he still gets some enjoyment playing with the stuffed animal (as I'm writing this, he was telling me "the puppy is sick!" so we turned on a Doctor McStuffens video to stick with the theme. But the options (puppy included) really aren't that "cute". They're just average in quality and design and seems very overpriced for what it actually does.We haven't synced our Bluebee Pals to our iPhone to try out the recommended app, so maybe there are some unique features there which makes the system more engaging, but using the dozens of apps on his Kindle, the colorful, moving display is much more engrossing.
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Educational and fun
**************************************************Bluebee Pals Plush Interactive ToyFive StarsThe Bluebee Pal plush elicited some squeals right out of the package before we even had a chance to turn it on. The four year old to whom we presented the toy definitely loved the cuddly looks. Powering on the toy and connecting it to the iPad was a simple process. The parents now just have to decide on which apps and story books to download. We have not tried making calls on the toy yet, as only the iPad is available to pair with the toy at the moment.The sound quality is decent for the storybook apps, but playing music sounds a bit tinny through the Bluebee Pal's speaker. Fortunately the little one does not notice the sound quality and simply enjoys her music.Overall, the Bluebee Pal interactive plush toy is a neat way for our little girl to get a jump on her reading and writing.**************************************************
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My three year loves Hudson. He has the Kindle ...
My three year loves Hudson. He has the Kindle Kids Edition and Hudson will read anything available so far. My son is autistic and in a special school program, and between school and Hudson, his speech and attentiveness has greatly improved :-)
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