Hoot is a chunky little thing that takes photos, plays stories, records daft voices, and talks to a friend's Hoot from across the park. No screen to scroll. No internet. No monthly fee.
One big button in the middle. Everything a five-year-old needs to work out on their own in about a minute.
No screen to check them on, so they keep looking up. You see the whole roll later, thumbs and all.
You load it, they choose from it. A closed shelf of things you already said yes to.
Speed it up, slow it down, make yourself a robot. This is the feature they will use most, by a distance.
Press and hold, and your friend's Hoot chirps. Works across the park with no phone, no SIM and no wifi.
The small tools children love out of all proportion. Brilliant for dens, camping and the under-stairs cupboard.
One press records a note for whoever's on the other Hoot. Mostly it will be about a snail.
Chet Kittleson, founder of Tin Can, interviewed in Modern Retail, March 2026. He is describing the same thing we are building for.
Every Hoot pairs with another straight out of the box, with nothing to set up. One for your child, one for the friend two doors down, or the sibling at the other end of the house, or the grandparent who wants to hear about the snail.
Range is roughly the length of a park. Far enough to feel free, close enough to come home for tea.
children aged 8 to 12 say they would rather spend time with people in person, without screens around.
screen-free cameras sold by Camp Snap, a five-person company, since 2023. The appetite is not theoretical.
revenue growth in four years at Cosmo, who make screen-light watches for the same families.
Every other connected device for children costs you every month for as long as your child owns it. This one does not.
One device, cable, lanyard and a starter shelf of stories.
Two devices, paired before they ship. For siblings, best friends, or a child and a grandparent.
Hoot is early. There is a working breadboard, a design, and a first run being costed. There is not yet a finished product in a box, and we would rather tell you that than take your money for a render.
A year of it, into how families with young children live with screens.
Form, colours, and the one-button interaction model.
Costing 500 units and choosing a manufacturing partner.
Children's product certification before anything ships to anyone.
Leave an email and we'll come back with the real price, the real date, and a photo of the actual thing rather than a drawing of it. Tell us your child's age and we'll ask you a couple of questions that shape what gets built.
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