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June 20, 2016

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Like all Smiggle products these come in a variety of patterned colours and look great.
We picked these as they are volume limiting, which we think is important for young ears. Smiggle also has folding and other headphones for kids, but you need to limit the volume at source rather than in the headphones. Obviously, without volume limiting, thereâ€™s little to stop the child ramping up the volume if youâ€™re not constantly supervising them.
So we liked the Smiggle Play Headphones from first looks and features. They are also as comfortable as the Griffin KaZoo MyPhones, with slightly better audio quality â€“ but like most of the headphones on test here they wonâ€™t satisfy a hi-fi enthusiast!
They are limited to a maximum 85dB, the same as the best other kids headphones tested here. They sound a little louder than the MyPhones, but not by much, and our child tester had complained she found the myPhones a little too quiet.
The styling is pretty cute, but there are options for boys as well as girls, and they are maybe better suited than the KaZoo for older kids as they arenâ€™t animal shaped. Cable length is a decent 1.5m.
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If youâ€™re the owner of a Toshiba laptop, thereâ€™s a chance its battery could overheat and go kaboom and melt your machineâ€”which is why the Japanese electronics giant recalled a bunch of Panasonic battery packs this week.

The company announced that some of the lithium-ion Panasonic battery packs are prone to overheating which could spark fires and puts customers at risk for burns. Over 100,000 computers sold in the United States and Canada are at risk. The batteries were sold with in 39 models of the Toshiba Portege, Satellite, and Tecra laptops.Take a look at the battery pack number aboveâ€”if it matches yours, click here for step-by-step instructions on how to remove the battery right away. Affected units start with "G71C.â€ (You can keep using your laptop by plugging it into the wall, of course.) Then click here to get a free replacement battery from Toshiba.That GPU is the GeForce GTX960M. No, it's not the market-leading GTX980M, and it's performance isn't even close to it, but it's a great chipset for those who like gaming but aren't after a laptop designed solely for it.
The big question: what can it play? Pretty much anything really, just not necessarily at ultra-high settings. The Witcher 3 runs fairly well at 1080p with 'medium' visuals switched on. That means you miss out on some anti-aliasing and some of the sillier floppy hair physics (yes, literally), but it still looks great.

While you can get not-so-nice laptops at this price with the step-up GTX970M GPU, even Dell wouldn't claim the XPS 15 is an all-out gaming laptop. It is a surprisingly good one, though.
On the other side of performance, we only have the most basic spec load-out here. That means an Intel Core i5-6300HQ quad-core CPU, 8GB RAM and a 1TB hybrid hard drive. What this does is to take a fairly ordinary 1TB hard drive, then weld a 32GB SSD cache to it, letting it offer something like the more snappy feel you get when running off full SSD storage. Spend more and you get an Intel Core i7 CPU and SSD storage.
The Dell XPS 15 likely uses performance throttling even with this lower-end spec, because the Dell XPS 15 is pretty quiet almost all the time. The fans do run whenever the laptop is used, but they are intensely quiet, and not annoyingly loud when when the system is working flat-out. We did notice the odd slightly geriatric moment when unplugged from the charger, although at the same time it can handle very demanding games when not plugged-in. Odd.
If you're out for benchmark-topping pure performance then you could get something with way more grunt from somewhere like MSI, Acer or PC Specialist. But they likely would not be as nice to use. A big part of the XPS 15's appeal is the relative convenience of the frame, the great build quality and that top-tier pad/keyboard combo - all factors to not overlook.

As with so many other elements of this machine, the speakers, positioned on the front-most part of the underside, are classy.
While there's no attempt to ramp-up the bass with "woofer" drivers, the treble is clear and the mid-range is powerful, natural-sounding (if slightly boxy) and detailed for laptop speakers. It's a carefully considered, coherent performance. Nice work.
To finish - and it's probably not the exact bit you've all been waiting for - let's detail the ports in the Dell XPS 15's sides. You get a pretty uninspiring two USB 3.0 ports, as well as a new-style USB-C port, SD card slot and HDMI socket. We'd have liked one more standard USB, but there's also a neat little extra: a little 5-pip LED display that shows you how much battery have left.The Stands: To get the screens higher up than whatever surface I'm using I've gone through a variety of computer stands. For my computer, I've been using the wonderful Goldtouch Go! Notebook stand. As you've already figured out, this is from the same company that makes the keyboard. It's a damn good laptop stand. Folds up to be quite small. Is super light. Adjustable heights. I really have no complaints about it. It's solid. I've had it for years and it seems likely to last many more. Lots of people I know swear by the Roost stand, and if I were in the market for a new laptop stand, I might check that one out.

Also from KitSound the My Doodles headphones feature 85dB volume limiting, plus a very wide range of colourful designs to choose from.
They are comfortable to wear, and can fit quite large heads so are suitable for any age. They could even become a hipster fashion statement!
Sound quality was more than acceptable, not the very best on test here (see Puro headphones above) but decent all the same.
For £15 or less, the KitSound My Doodles are something of a bargain. Perfect for school party presents, and inexpensive enough to have a few pairs lying around the house â€“ you know they'll never be where you need them!

We have previously tested Griffinâ€™s Crayola MyPhones, which we loved. For some reason these donâ€™t appear for sale on the companyâ€™s website in the UK any longer, although they are available in the US. Search on the web, though, and youâ€™ll find them for sale online and at ASDA.
Like the Griffin KaZoo headphones these are smaller than adult headphones so will better fit a childâ€™s head, and are adjustable so theyâ€™ll grow with the little person as they get bigger.
MyPhones sit on the ear with padding for comfort and to stop sounds leaking out and in.

They even look the part, too. Unlike the MyPhones Griffin sold last year, a new partnership with Crayola means the updated headphones come in a choice of pink or blue, and kids can design their own stickers for the earcaps. It's a similar concept to the inserts from the previous model, but three Crayola felt-tip pens are bundled for colouring in the stickers. You also get a set of 40 colour stickers to stick around the headband.
While a child will probably choose these just because of the free stickers, remember thatâ€™s not the main reason youâ€™re selecting these.
What will reassure parents is the built-in, always-on sound-control circuit that caps the peak volume at 85 decibels, just like the KaZoo.
In our tests both sets of Griffin kids headphones kept the noise at a level that might annoy a teenager but please a parent.
If you can find the Crayola headphones and you think your child would prefer them to the KaZoo animal designs then these are a great choice.

The JVC Tiny Phones (HA-KD5) are well made, and feature comfortable soft padding, which also restricts noise leakage. The headband is wide and seems robust.
They are available in two vivid models (pink/purple and yellow/blue) with obvious girl/boy choices. They are built for ages 4 and up. Again, theyâ€™d expand to fit most (even adult) heads.
The volume limiter (85dB) is good â€“ slightly louder than the Griffin MyPhones but much more acceptable than others on test.
The cord is 0.8m, which is about right for laptop/tablet/phone use but might require an extender for TV viewing.
You need to have these headphones on the right way round for comfort. Thereâ€™s an R and L to show the correct side, but if your kid doesnâ€™t know his or her left from right you may get a complaint every other time theyâ€™re put on incorrectly. Hey, maybe itâ€™ll teach them their left from their right!

A bonus with the JVC kids headphones is customisability. The child can decorate the headphones using the supplied stickers that include letters and pictures. We had the purple/pink set in for test and the stickers included hearts, wands, teddies and bunnies â€“ so Iâ€™d hope the blue/yellow pair come with more boyish stickers!
To be fair you could slap any old stickers on these or any of the headphones on test here, but itâ€™s a gimmick that will attract some parents â€“ and most kids!
We liked the JVC HA-KD5 Tiny Phones. Theyâ€™re not too tiny and should fit most kidsâ€™ heads so the name might needlessly put some parents off.
JVC also offers another set of headphones, the HA-KD10, which are a tenner more at £29.99, and differ in that the sound limiter can be turned off with a mid-cord unit. The trouble with this approach is that it allows the child to listen to dangerous volumes and require a battery unlike the HA-KD5 headphones.
They do look a bit more grown up, which is important for kids who take their headphones to school. I suppose the idea is that an older child might prefer the option of no limiter but also the parent can switch it on when nearby.

Another brand name you can trust for headphone audio quality is Maxell, and its Maxell Kids Headphones donâ€™t disappoint. The sound is great, or rather great enough for kids with some appreciation for audio quality.
They are very much like the Sony kids headphones, but available with blue or pink ear clips instead of black and pink.
At a mere 45g they are very slightly lighter than the Sony Childrenâ€™s Headphones (52g) but thereâ€™s very little in it. This does make them great travel headphones, as theyâ€™re much less bulky than some of the more colourful products tested in this round up.
One difference is the size of ear pads, which are smaller on the Maxell. This didnâ€™t affect comfort but the Maxell allow noticeably less noise leakage.
Both the Sony and Maxell kids headphones have volume limited at 90dB, which we found acceptable but are louder than those tested here at 85dB.
We liked the Maxell Kids Headphones for their light weight, good audio quality and less childish looks. Price seemed to vary wildly online, and we saw them as cheap as £8.

Another set of kids headphones that rock the animal theme are the iFrogz Animatone â€“ available in three models: red ladybird, blue snail, and green turtle.
The kid-friendly design is nice, lightweight compact, and apparently sturdy, although they look less robust than the MyPhones or JVC sets. They have foam earpads, which are comfortable but are known to rip up fairly quickly.
Like the MyPhones, the Animatone headphones feature a built-in volume limiter that iFrogz says will not play audio over 85 decibels. The unit we tested, however, was much louder than the MyPhones, even though both are supposedly limited at 85dB. As a parent I wouldnâ€™t be happy with my child listening at the volume these headphones pump out so canâ€™t recommend them.
iFrogz also offers Animatone ear buds for children, although these are hard to find in the UK. We found these quieter than the iFrogz over-the-ear headphones but still a little too loud. Another problem with ear buds is that they get tied up in knots just by looking at them when theyâ€™re off your head. Havenâ€™t you got enough problems with kidsâ€™ tangled hair to add tangled earbuds?

The Kidz Gear stereo headphones for kids are nicely padded and extremely comfortable, for ages 2 and over. They have a very long cord (1.5m), which is useful for sitting kids far enough away from the TV set â€“ although some parents found it too long for other occasions when attached to a phone or tablet that needs to be held near, and it does attract the tangles.
They come in a wide variety of colours â€“ pink, orange, blue, green and purple.
In the middle of the cord is a handy volume control dial so the child can turn the sound up and down on their own.
The Wired Headphones feature the proprietary KidzControl Volume Limit Technology that the company claims makes them "the safest headphones availableâ€ with an 85dB top level.
Iâ€™m afraid that on our testing this claim simply isnâ€™t true. The headphones can reach 108dB until you connect the special volume limiter at the end of the jack. Without this extra piece the sound is unbelievably loud â€“ I actually hurt my ears testing it.
With the limiter on the sound is much reduced, but again I found it too loud â€“ much like the iFrogz version of 85dB.

As these are kids headphones there is a risk in making the limiter a separate (but included with the package) piece, and not just build it into the cord. The child can very easily take it out and then ruin his or her hearing for life. Kidz Gear claims that "always-onâ€ headphones will not work in noisy environments, such as in airplanes, as the limiting is too powerful and so sound can be barely heard by the listener. The option to remove the limiter is therefore a positive feature if this is the case. I'd buy this if trying out the headphones at full blast without the limiter hadn't hurt my ears.
If the limiter was built in or the max non-limited volume was a few degrees quieter these would have been recommended as theyâ€™re comfortable and well built. But I still had ringing in my ears 24 hours after foolishly testing them at full tilt.