Talking pens and learning cards
The PonyABC P5 talking pen works offline, bringing multilingual audio to physical learning materials. Durable PVC phonics and colour cards support hands-on early-years activities.
Explore pens and cards ↗Smart Education · MacroKinetic
Bringing interactive technology into early-years learning.
MacroKinetic has been developing intelligent, interactive technology since 2008. From customer service systems and digital signage to AI and smart lighting, our work connects people, information and the physical world.
Today, we bring that engineering experience into early-years education through PonyABC, a London-designed learning brand of MacroKinetic MediaTech Limited — combining interactive hardware, multilingual content and playful learning for nurseries and young children.
Our story
From intelligent technology to playful learning.
Our Hong Kong company, MacroKinetic Technology Consulting Limited, developed the intelligent customer service counters at Hong Kong International Airport together with NEC.
An airport service counter and a nursery learning tool serve very different people. But both rest on something we understand well: making technology intuitive, interactive and genuinely useful.
PonyABC brings that thinking into the early years, combining physical learning materials, audio, digital content and connected devices. Our approach is simple: Learn and Play.
PonyABC
What we offer.
Multilingual talking books
Interactive books support language exploration through audio and physical reading. The range includes a trilingual Cantonese, Mandarin and English encyclopedia and pen set.
Explore learning books ↗Sensory Colour Learning System
Coming winter 2026. Children tap a colour card with a talking pen, hear the colour name and see connected room lights change to match. Works with supported third-party Philips Hue or IKEA lighting.
Explore the system ↗3D-printed learning toys
The PonyABC Makerplace range includes small learning toys made in the UK, bringing physical play and creative design together.
Explore Makerplace ↗Songs and learning videos
Gentle nursery songs and simple learning videos help young children explore language and everyday concepts through music and familiar characters.
PonyABC on YouTube ↗Free resources
Free resources for early-years settings.
PonyABC offers more than 30 free printable teaching packs for ages 2–5, covering early learning, feelings, daily routines and the world around us — from Colours and Numbers 1 to 10 to Feelings and Emotions, Calm Corner, People Who Help Us and Wash Your Hands.
Each pack includes A4 teaching cards, smaller activity cards, activity sheets and an A3 poster. The resources are also published on Tes, and new topics are added regularly.
Browse free nursery resources ↗YouTube
PonyABC on YouTube.
Our YouTube channel brings gentle nursery songs and simple learning videos to children aged 3–5. Produced in London in multiple languages, it is part of our wider approach to learning through music, language and play.
Visit @PonyABC ↗
Product development
Developing what comes next.
PonyABC is an ongoing education technology and content programme, not a fixed catalogue. We keep developing new learning tools, interactive experiences and educational content, drawing on MacroKinetic’s experience in engineering, connected hardware and digital technology.
Designed in London, our ideas are tested with real children, parents and nursery teams. We are also interested in research collaborations on interactive learning, multilingual education and technology in early-years and SEN settings.
Partnerships
Work with us.
We welcome conversations with organisations that share an interest in practical, playful early-years learning:
- Nursery groups and early-years settings
- Universities and early-years researchers
- SEN specialists
- Education distributors
- Technology partners
- Chinese schools developing teaching materials
Whether you are exploring a product collaboration, a research project, a distribution opportunity or a new learning resource, we would be pleased to discuss the possibilities.
Discuss an education partnershipFAQ
Education at MacroKinetic.
What is MacroKinetic's role in education?
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MacroKinetic brings its experience in interactive systems, connected hardware and digital technology into early-years education through PonyABC, a brand of its London company, MacroKinetic MediaTech Limited.
What does PonyABC offer?
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PonyABC develops multilingual talking pens and learning cards, interactive books, sensory colour learning technology, UK-made 3D-printed toys, nursery songs, learning videos and free teaching resources. Some products, including the Sensory Colour Learning System, are still in development.
Are PonyABC's nursery teaching resources free?
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Yes. PonyABC provides more than 30 free printable teaching packs for ages 2–5, also available on Tes. New topics are released regularly.
Can organisations collaborate with MacroKinetic on education projects?
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Yes. We welcome discussions with nursery groups, universities and researchers, SEN specialists, education distributors, technology partners and Chinese schools developing learning materials. Contact marketing@ponyabc.co.uk.
Let’s build better learning experiences.
Interested in PonyABC products, learning content or education technology partnerships? Get in touch with our London team.
marketing@ponyabc.co.ukVisit PonyABC: www.ponyabc.co.uk ↗Also from MacroKinetic: hotel self check-in →
PonyABC is an early-years brand of MacroKinetic MediaTech Limited, London. PONY ABC® is a registered UK trade mark (No. UK00004423033). Philips Hue and IKEA are independent third-party brands; PonyABC is not a partner of Philips or IKEA.