The nabi DreamTab 8 is an Android tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, an 8 inch full HD display, and a digital pen. But it’s not aimed at note-taking professionals: This tablet is designed for kids. The DreamTab line of tablets are developed by kid-centric tablet makers Fuhu in partnership […]
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LeapFrog LeapBand fitness tracker aims to kids moving
LeapFrog offers a range of educational tablets, game systems, and other electronic devices for kids. Now the company’s launching its first wearable product: The LeapBand activity tracker. It’s a $40 device that kids can wear like a wristwatch, and it doesn’t just track movement, it also includes game activities that encourage kids to exercise by […]
Intel’s Classmate PC laptop gets a Bay Trail speed boost
Intel is updating its reference design for mini-laptops aimed at students. The new Intel Classmate PC is a 10 inch laptop with an optional touchscreen display, a camera that rotates to face forward or back, and an Intel Celeron N2806Â processor. That chip is based on the same Silvermont/Bay Trail technology as the Atom processors used […]
VTech Kidizoom smartwatch is for kids (for some reason)
Device makers seem to think that smartwatches are the next big thing — plenty of companies had watches and other wearable devices to show off at CES this year. Now kid-tech company VTech wants in on the action. The company has unveiled a new smartwatch aimed at children  between the ages of 6 and 12 […]
Kurio introduces smartphones, 4G tablets for kids
Kurio has been offering Android tablets for kids for a few years. Now the company is expanding its lineup by offering kids’ tablets with integrated 4G LTE and a Kurio Phone. The smartphone is a pretty basic Android phone designed both for kids… and for parents who want to be able to monitor and control […]
Closer look at the 7 and 10 inch XO tablets (and accessories)
OLPC and Vivitar are getting ready to launch their second-generation XO tablets for students. Last year the companies introduced their first Android-powered tablet with a custom user interface emphasizing educational software. The new models feature similar software, but it’s now based on Android 4.4 KitKat. The bigger changes are in the hardware. XO tablets now […]
Closer look at Fuhu’s DreamTab tablets for kids
Fuhu makes tablets for children and typically markets them under the “nabi” brand. But the company’s two newest tablets are called DreamTabs. That’s because they’ve been developed in partnership with animation studio DreamWorks and designed to feature digital content from DreamWorks as well as a new version of Fuhu’s kid-friendly software that’s based on Android […]
DreamWorks and Fuhu unveil a kids tablet with focus on entertainment
Fuhu’s been making kid-friendly tablets for a few years, but the company’s next model is something different. The company is partnering with DreamWorks, the animation studio behind popular films and TV shows to launch a tablet called the DreamTab. Like other Fuhu tablets, it’ll have a rugged case and software that’s appropriate for young eyes. […]
Fuhu Nabi 2 kid’s tablet grows up, gets Google Play Store support
The Fuhu Nabi 2 is a tablet designed for kids, but it has specs that make it a reasonably good tablet for grown-ups too. You could put the 7 inch tablet in its protective rubber case, enable parental controls and hand it to your little ones — or use it yourself to play games, surf […]
Vinci launches $200 MV 7 kids tablet with 3G capabilities
It’s hard out there for an Android tablet maker these days — it’s tough to compete with Samsung, LG, and Asus in terms of features, and it’s hard to compete with Amazon, Google, Dell and HP on price. So my first though when I saw the Vinci MV 7 tablet with a 7 inch screen […]