Ages 3–8

NFC Story Plush

Tap a card, hear a story

NFC cards & charms
Tap to play
Moving ears
Touch sensing
Motion sensing
4G + Wi-Fi + BLE
OTA updates

A story plush built on hardware we have already shipped in a mass-produced children’s story machine. Tap an NFC card or charm against the plush and it switches to that character and plays their story — no app, no screen, one action a three-year-old can do. Moving ears, touch and motion feedback keep it alive between stories, and parents curate the card deck from the app.

Features

Tap a card, switch the character

Each NFC card or charm carries a character: the plush changes voice, music set and story style to match. New cards work on plush already shipped — the deck grows from the cloud, no new hardware.

One action a toddler can do

The interaction is a tap, not a menu. There is no screen to unlock and nothing to say — which is why this form factor keeps working for children too young to speak clearly.

Proven story-machine hardware

The board, the audio path and the NFC reader come from a children’s story machine platform already in mass production. Your project starts from a baseline that has been through tooling, tooling revisions and line yield.

Parents curate the deck

From the companion app, parents choose which stories are on the device, set listening time and quiet hours, and see what was played. The plush never plays content the parent has not approved.

Ears that move, body that responds

The plush ears fold and twitch at story beats, and it notices where it is touched — pat, hug and squeeze each get their own sound and motion. Shake it gently for a surprise effect.

Always connected, when you want it

Wi-Fi at home, optional 4G for on-the-go, Bluetooth for nearby pairing. GPS can mark landmarks in travel stories. Core playback, wake word and tap-to-play all run offline.

A world you extend, not rebuild

Characters, story sets and seasonal cards ship from your content back office under your brand. The server orchestrates which card triggers what, so a new series is a content update, not a firmware campaign.

Specifications

Interaction: NFC tap-to-play, touch, motion
Audio: Speaker, volume-limited for children
Actuators: Moving ears, vibration feedback
Connectivity: Wi-Fi + BLE, 4G optional
Positioning: GPS optional (travel stories)
Camera: None
Updates: OTA over Wi-Fi or 4G, batch rollout

Specifications are subject to change; contact us for the latest datasheet.