For us adults, tablets serve as a means of entertainment, information, shopping and communication. Using our iPad 2, Blackberry Playbook, Acer Iconia, Motorola Xoom or Kindle Fire, we can play games, send and receive emails, read eBooks, surf the internet, watch videos, view photos, go on Facebook and like our friends’ posts, as well as shop online. Tablets for children are specifically made to help them learn new things in a fun way. The options for shopping and communicating are taken out, since these are not something kids need. Kids also can’t surf the internet using their tablet, so they’re protected from the known “hazards” online. Tablets for kids are also built for wear.
VTech Vs Leap Frog Learning Tablets
The 2 competing learning tablets for kids available on the market are the VTech Kids Tablet and the LeapFrog LeapPad Interactive Learning Tablet. VTech’s learning tablet has roughly the amount of onboard memory that LeapFrog’s learning tablet has, but this memory is expandable using an SD card that can be purchased separately and inserted in the SD card slot. LeapFrog LeapPad’s learning tablet also has a camera built-in; VTech’s learning tablet does not. Both learning tablets are almost identical in terms of appearance and features. Price-wise, the VTech kids’ tablet is about $20 cheaper than the LeapFrog learning tablet. It’s ideal for those looking into getting their child a learning tablet, but are on a budget. Currently, the lowest price for the VTech learning tablet is around $80 online. Both tablets feature a 5” color touch screen, and come with a stylus that can be used optionally.
Featured apps and games
VTech InnoTab Learning Tablet – The onboard apps available for this learning tablet are the Calculator, Friends List, Clock, MP3 Player, Art Studio and Video Player. Some of the games that can be separately purchased and used with the learning tablet are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Dora the Explorer Let’s Help, SpongeBob SquarePants A Busy Day in Bikini Bottom, Cars 2, Disney Fairies, the Penguins of Madagascar, Toy Story, Scooby Doo, Disney Princesses, and others. Its Learning Lodge Navigator feature updates parents or guardians on their child’s progress via email. This learning tablet features 4 different readers for eBooks.
LeapFrog LeapPad Interactive Learning Tablet – More than 80 apps are available for this learning tablet from LeapFrog. In terms of onboard apps, the ones included are Art Studio, Pet Pad and Story Studio, plus one that you can select from the many apps featured in the website. Some of the apps available in separately purchased cartridges are Princesses & Mermaids (for girls) and Pirates & Aliens for Story Studio, Disney Pixar Pals, Roly Poly Picnic, The Little Mermaid, Pet Pals 2: Best of Friends, Scooby-Doo! Pirate Ghost of the Barbary Coast, and so much more.