Pogs Gecko

You don’t often see kids headphones without some kind of garish colour scheme that offends our adult eyeballs so straight away, these headphones are a winner for me! This one is the green one but also available are yellow, blue and pink, all of them in a pleasing toned-down pastel tone rather than overly-bright colours. Yes, I know that’s the adult in me speaking but the kid in me is instantly thinking “They’re called Gecko and have a scaly texture to them – when I put these on, I’m an awesome wall-climbing lizard!” Which is where Pogs have hit a good compromise in my opinion, they appeal to both adults and kids!

From a performance perspective they are limited to 85 dB’s to help protect your children’s hearing and have a good battery life of up to 12 hours with a 2 hour charging time for a full battery. The ear cushions are noise cancelling so less need to have that volume up to max (although try telling your kid that – hence the dB cap!) and there is an integrated microphone if needed. One handy little feature I like that I think is a great idea is the ability to link multiple headphones together via cable meaning you can either share in watching a movie with them or, if you have 2 or more children, they can watch together – great for long journeys in the car without distracting you while driving. They have also been designed for rough and tumble play with an adjustable head strap ensuring a snug fit and fairly lightweight at just over 140g’s. They connect via Bluetooth 5.0 and have a decent range of about 40 metres, ideal for playing in the garden without needing to move your music system outside too.

The price is very reasonable and, given their ruggedness and the fact the head strap can be adjusted as they grow, your kids should get plenty of use out of these before they decide to do the inevitable and start on insisting on more ‘grown-up’ headphones… RRP £49

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