Simple and practical dictation assistant - Youjia intelligent dictation speaker experience

  [Preface]

▲ At present, there are a lot of digital products for children, especially the enlightening digital products, whether they are intelligent early education machines, intelligent robots, or special learning tablets. What's more, these children's digital products have one thing in common, that is, they have powerful functions, in particular, they can be directly connected to the Internet, and the amount of information is very large. However, the author wants to say that such products ignore a very important thing, that is, for children who go to school, is such an open network device more beneficial than harmful, or more harmful than beneficial? Especially for many parents, because many digital products used by children have the function of surfing the Internet, the control of content and the restriction of use time have become a big problem. Especially, it is easy for children to become addicted to the Internet. It was originally intended to educate and enlighten children, but the result is that children can't extricate themselves from it. When you think about it, in fact, this completely deviates from the original intention of the emergence of children's digital products, and has become a contradiction and anxiety in the minds of many parents. Read the news reports that many children become amblyopia and even have strange personalities because they have been watching tablets or playing with mobile phones for a long time. Therefore, the author has always opposed the use of such products by children.

▲ However, the digital product I want to share with you today has grasped the key of the current children's digital products in the market, achieved focus and practicality, met the needs of children at the learning stage to the maximum extent, and avoided the harm of the network to children. This is the Youjia Intelligent Dictation Speaker specially developed and launched by Youjia Growth Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. for school-age children. The most outstanding thing about this product is that it does not have the function of automatically connecting to the Internet. As a digital product for children, it avoids children's addiction to digital products as much as possible. At the same time, its simple and practical man-machine dialogue, Chinese dictation, English dictation, children's stories and children's songs play and other functions fully meet the practical needs of children, which can be described as a well intentioned children's digital product.

  [Round appearance, safe material]

▲ Because it is a children's product, the first thing I care about is whether its material is safe and its appearance design conforms to the characteristics of children. In particular, the product should be safe without edges and corners. It can be said that this Youjia intelligent dictation speaker has done well in these aspects.    

▲ The outer package is made of common environment-friendly paper materials. It is a square box with simple design. The white box has nothing but a logo on it, which is extremely simple. However, the author has different views on such packaging. Since it is a product for children, the packaging should be lively and bright, which is more suitable for children. The product name, barcode, model, power, manufacturer information and other contents are printed on the bottom of the packaging box, which is the practice of regular manufacturers. In addition, there is an origin representing the color of the audio case at the bottom for easy differentiation. This stereo is blue.     ▲ Open the box, and the blue cylinder shaped smart dictation speaker jumps into your eyes. The speaker is placed in the base made of polyester foam, which is tightly fixed. It can provide 360 degree all-round protection for the intelligent dictation speaker, completely avoid all kinds of impacts during transportation, and give the speaker the most comprehensive protection. The built-in protective base has finger insertion holes at four corners to facilitate taking out the intelligent dictation speaker. The design is very user-friendly.  

▲ The first impression of Youjia intelligent dictation speaker to me is that it is small. The shape of the cylinder is very round, without sharp edges and corners, so it will not hurt children. Moreover, the shell of this Youjia intelligent dictation speaker is made of silica gel, which has a certain elasticity. It feels very good when held in the hand, and the blue color is really true.  

▲ The cylinder body of the speaker is covered with honeycombed and dense sound holes. From a closer look, these pronunciation holes are handled very carefully, and the touch feel is really good. Another advantage of such a large area of pronunciation holes is to ensure that the sound output is large enough to ensure that children can hear clearly from different angles when using it.  

▲ The power switch and charging data socket are centralized on the other side of the speaker. From top to bottom, you can optimize the logo and reset the hole; Power switch (press for 3s before switching on and off, which can prevent accidental touch.) Charging indicator light, Micro USB charging interface and data socket

  [The layout of operation keys is reasonable and the feel is outstanding]

▲ The top of the smart dictation speaker of Youjia focuses on the main operation buttons, and the layout adopts the 9-grid mode, which is intuitive and clear. Each function key button on the top adopts a convex design. When pressing, the feel is very clear, and the key feedback is very obvious. This is also very consistent with children's habits, and you can press each function key accurately. And the workmanship of each key is very fine, without any burr.  

▲ There is a small black square in the middle of the top of the speaker, which is the display screen of the speaker. This display screen uses a low-cost red LED digital display screen, which is simple and mainly used to display various functional symbols of the speaker. However, this also conforms to the orientation of this dictation speaker, which is simple and intuitive.

  [Skid resistance at the bottom, comprehensive consideration]

▲ The bottom of the speaker is designed with a ring of silicone anti-skid pad, which can achieve anti-skid and shock absorption, reduce the resonance problem when the speaker sounds, and can also be placed more firmly on the table, so that children will not easily touch the table.  

▲ The name, QR code, manufacturer information and other parameter data of the smart dictation speaker are printed in the middle of the bottom of the speaker. It has passed the three C certification, indicating that the product is safe and reliable.

[Moderate weight, long standby time]

▲ When the speaker is charged, the power indicator light will be on. It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to fully charge the speaker. When the speaker is fully charged, it can work for about 10 hours. This endurance is very good. In fact, it can be used for about a week if children use it for 1 to 2 hours every day.

  ▲ Weight controlled speaker Yes, the actual measurement is about 200g, which is slightly heavier than a 5-inch mobile phone. This is really a good weight control for speakers with built-in 1000mAh batteries, 40mm speakers and low-frequency radiators. This weight can be easily picked up by children.  

▲ Although the speaker is small in size, its sound quality and volume are very good. The sound is large enough to hear the feeling of heavy bass when listening to songs. It has a built-in storage capacity of 8G. In addition to language and English dictation resources, it can also store many children's music and children's events, which can be played independently without relying on the network and mobile phone Bluetooth. This enables the control of children's listening content and avoids dependence on mobile phones and the Internet. Although it may be inconvenient for adults, it is the manufacturers' good intentions to prevent this product from becoming a killer of children's intelligence and time. However, while recognizing this design concept, the author also has a small suggestion, that is, whether an external TF card slot can be added, so that when the audio content can be copied and replaced, in addition to connecting the speaker computer with a data cable, there can be another way.

[Simple, convenient and intuitive operation]

▲ The operation of this speaker seems complicated, with many keys. In fact, as long as you read the manual patiently, you will be able to operate it several times. For children, they have a stronger understanding of learning operation. After listening to me once, you will basically master the operation method. Of course, it also benefits from the humanization of the operation of the smart dictation speaker and the simplification of the operation for children's characteristics.  

▲ The operation panel of the speaker has reasonable zoning, nine grid mode, and intuitive functions. The C+and C - buttons on the left side of the panel can realize the conversion of radio, Chinese dictation, English dictation and other modes. During conversion, letters will appear on the display screen, such as F1 for radio mode, F2 for Chinese dictation mode, and F3 for English dictation mode. V+and V - can control the volume of the speaker. The three buttons below are play/pause, next song, and previous song.    

▲ Press the power switch key at the rear of the speaker to start the machine. The default startup mode of the smart dictation speaker is the radio mode. If you want to switch to the Chinese dictation mode, just long press the play/pause button on the top panel for a few seconds. At this time, the speaker will broadcast "Chinese dictation". In the state of "Chinese dictation", you can switch between the number of Chinese lessons and the number of Chinese lessons by briefly pressing the "C+and C -" keys.

[Dictation is really powerful]

▲ This speaker is mainly for dictation, which is also the most important aspect of the author. This dictation speaker can cover textbook contents in all major regions of the country in terms of Chinese dictation. Very practical. It is absolutely a rare dictation assistant for primary school students.  

▲ In the process of Chinese dictation, you need to use Mandarin to talk with the speaker. This has the advantage of strong versatility and high speech recognition rate. It can also train children's Mandarin and improve their Mandarin level. According to the experience of the author and the children at home, as long as Mandarin is used when talking with Youjia intelligent dictation speaker, and the speech speed is normal, the speaker can achieve 100% of the specified password recognition rate for speech, which surprised the author. You should know that even the most advanced speech recognition system can not achieve 100%. Of course, such a high recognition rate is also related to the patterning and standardization of instructions, but this still makes the author very satisfied. In terms of reading aloud and word and sentence explanation examples, the pronunciation of the smart dictation speaker is also very standard and accurate, which is very helpful for children to learn the accurate pronunciation of Chinese characters and English words.  

▲ In the state of Chinese dictation, when the start play button is pressed, the speaker will use a soft female voice to prompt "Chinese dictation", "Lesson X", "Are you ready?" When the child answers "OK" to the speaker, the speaker will start to play words. After playing a word, the speaker will automatically stop until the child says "next" or "OK", and the speaker will play the next word. If you don't hear it clearly, the child can still say "say it again" or "repeat", and the speaker will repeat the current words; If you want to hear the last word, you can say "Return to the previous word", and the speaker will play the previous word again. If the child has questions about the word and cannot understand it, he can also say "explain" or "explain" to the speaker, and the speaker will explain the word. If children want to know what words can be composed of this word, they can also say "group a word" or "group a word", and the speaker will use the words of the current dictation to form a word to broadcast, so that children can understand the usage of new words more deeply. The author thinks that this dictation speaker is really smart and humanized in the human-computer interaction, highlighting the manufacturer's expertise.

▲ This speaker also has a play memory function, which is also very user-friendly. The advantage of this function is that every time you switch channels, the content played by the speaker will continue to play from the time point before you switch. One of the advantages of this function is that children can switch to the story channel after completing their homework listening and writing, and continue to listen to the unfinished part before, Instead of starting from scratch.

[Easy content replacement and simple software operation]

  ▲ As mentioned earlier, this speaker has no wireless networking function, nor can it be connected to the Internet through Bluetooth, so the replacement of content depends on the speaker connecting to the computer.

  ▲ After connecting the speaker with the computer by using the data cable, long press the function key, and the PC will be displayed on the display of the smart dictation speaker. At this time, the computer can automatically identify the smart dictation speaker. After the computer recognizes it, a drive letter will be added in "My Computer". Click on it to store and delete the content, just like a USB flash drive, which is very convenient.

▲ The speaker has a built-in software "Youjia Assistant". You can rely on the "Youjia Assistant" to replace the content. After opening it, it is found that it is mainly divided into four modules: Youjia Radio, Chinese dictation, English dictation, program list, and instructions for use. This speaker can be downloaded and replaced according to users' needs, which greatly facilitates users,  

▲ The author focuses on Chinese dictation, which is also the core of this dictation speaker. With excellent assistants, Chinese dictation can cover the contents of textbooks in all major regions of the country. Very practical. Users in different regions can choose Chinese textbooks published by different publishers according to the actual situation. The Youjia intelligent dictation speaker in the hands of the author has installed the second grade Chinese textbook of the People's Education Press by default. This can be changed according to the condition of your child.  

▲ The replacement of the textbook is very simple. Just find the textbook of the corresponding publishing house and grade, click to download, and the software will prompt whether to delete the current Chinese textbook. Select Yes, and then it will automatically download - unzip - clean. This operation is very user-friendly, simple and easy to replace, and parents will not feel trouble.  

▲ As for radio stations, they contain a large number of nursery rhymes and children's stories, and parents can delete and replace them at any time as needed. Select the content your child likes and upload it to the speaker.  

▲ There is also an English dictation, which the author feels has strong limitations. At present, only UniPlus English is provided, but for children who do not learn UniPlus English, this part of the content can be ignored. The author feels that Youjia actually has greater ambition, that is, to gradually enter the field of education through hardware, hehe.

    [Feeling]

▲ After a period of experience, the author was deeply impressed by this smart dictation speaker, which is simple and practical, and is the biggest feature and highlight of this smart dictation speaker. All the starting points of its design are from the perspective of being suitable for children, especially primary school students. The appearance is round and the material is soft, taking into account the safety problems during the use of children. In addition, the seemingly complex keys actually have very simple operations, which also conforms to the level of children's manual operation ability. The rich Chinese content, together with the specially optimized human-computer interaction voice password for students' dictation, makes this intelligent dictation speaker really have an extraordinary good experience, and can really eliminate the need for parents to accompany their children every night to dictate to children in non-standard Mandarin, which not only liberates parents, but also helps children improve their Mandarin level, It's killing two birds with one stone. In addition to dictation function, its built-in radio station also has rich contents such as Tang and Song poetry, idiom stories, children's stories, children's songs, etc., making this speaker not only an assistant for children to learn, but also a playmate in leisure time.

▲ If there are deficiencies and suggestions, there are mainly two aspects. One is that the author still thinks it is troublesome to copy and replace data by connecting the computer with traditional data cable. The manufacturer can consider designing a TF card slot so that parents can use the TF card to replace the content conveniently. Furthermore, it should be a general trend to join the wireless networking function. The biggest advantage of this is that in case the parents are not around the children, they can also download the Chinese dictation content for the speakers through the network, so that those left behind children who live with their grandparents can have more care for their children. In addition, the author suggests that manufacturers can consider adding an infrared sensor on the top of the speaker to remind children of the correct sitting posture, which can further enhance the practicality of the product.