Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
pIntroducing LeapPad Explorer, the personalized learning tablet just for kids. A built-in camera/video recorder, 100+ games and activities and innovative creativity and reading apps offer limitless learning and endless ways to play.br /br /Features include: br /br /•A broad curriculum that goes beyond school skillsbr /•A built-in camera and video recorderbr /•Skill levels that automatically adjust to each child?s pacebr /•100+ games and activities (works with all Leapster Explorer games and apps)br /•Appropriate for children ages 4 to 9 years/p
Amazon.com Hands-On Review
Help your child create and learn with the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer. The learning tablet gives you access to more than 100 educational books, games, videos, and apps. Subjects like mathematics, reading, and science are covered in a fun and interactive way. The LeapPad's built-in camera can shoot video, allowing kids to make animation and art to share with family and friends.p table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="250" align="right" trtd table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="250" trtdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-call1.jpg" alt="At a Glance" border="0"/td/tr trtd background="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-call2.jpg" table cellpadding="5" width="242" align="center" border="0"trtd div align="center"bLeapPad ExplorerbrAt a Glance:/b/divbr font size="2"bAge:/b 4 to 9 yearsbr bRequirements:/b 4 AA batteries/fontdiv align="right"font size="2"(not included)/font /div font size="2"bWarranty:/b 1-year limited/fontbr brdiv align="center"hr width="200"/divbr ul lifont size="2"Library of 100+ games and apps/fontbrbr/li lifont size="2"Works with all Leapster Explorer game cartridges, eBooks, videos and more/font/li /ul /td/tr/table /td/tr trtdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-call3.jpg" alt="At a Glance" border="0"/td/tr /table /td/tr trtd table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#aaaaaa" trtd colspan="2" align="center"bSystem Specifications/b/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Screen/font/tdtdfont size="1"5 inches, 480x272 pixel resolution/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Camera/font/tdtdfont size="1"640 x 480 resolution capability/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Video Recorder/font/tdtdfont size="1"320x240 resolution capability/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Input Controls/font/tdtdfont size="1"D-pad, touch screen, embedded microphone, camera, motion sensor/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Connectors/font/tdtdfont size="1"Cartridge slot, AC adapter, audio jack, USB connector/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"Battery Duration/font/tdtdfont size="1"Approx. 8+ hours/font/td/tr tr bgcolor="#ffffff"td align="right"font size="1"On-board Memory/font/tdtdfont size="1"2 GB/font/td/tr /table /td/tr /table table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="220" align="left" trtd align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-6-s.jpg" alt="LeapPad Logo" border="0" /td/tr trtd centerimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-1-s.jpg" alt="LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer with Stylus" border="0"/centerfont size="1"bemSturdy design, easy to create videos and personalized stories. View larger./em/b/font /td/tr /table bKid-Friendly, Interactive Design/bbr Though sleek and thin, the LeapPad can withstand kids' roughhousing and dirty fingers. Designed to be flipped, shaken, and turned by little hands, the LeapPad comes with a tilt sensor for game control that puts kids in the middle of the action. A 5-inch color touch screen makes it easy for kids of all ages to learn and interact.p img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-2-s.jpg" alt="LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer - built-in camera and recorder" border="0" align="right" bBuilt-In Camera Encourages Creativity/bbr Prepare to be amazed by the wacky and touching videos, photos, and artwork that your child will produce using the LeapPad. Voice-guided instructions make it easy for children to edit and share their creations with friends and family. And with 2 GB of built-in memory, the LeapPad has plenty of space to store your budding director's creations.p The built-in camera allows kids to become the stars of their own stories. The Story Studio and Art Studio apps allow children to modify pictures they take and drop them into storybooks. Both apps are free and can be downloaded once you register the device.p bLeveled Reading Experience/bbr LeapPad's Ultra eBook are interactive, cinematic experiences designed to guide children through books and immerse them in the joy of reading. Each book is actually three books in one, with different levels and modes optimized to support reading development. As a child builds his/her reading skills, the levels adjust automatically and are remembered from book to book.p The Ultra eBook innovative activities build comprehension skills and expand vocabulary with support features that allow your child to touch a word to see its image, touch an image to see the word highlighted in text, touch words to hear them sounded out, or find definitions in the visual dictionary. All of this with characters that children will love, brought to life through animation that keeps children engaged as they learn.p tabletrtd Each Ultra eBook features: ul li3 levels of text li3 modes where children can listen to the story, read along with the story, or read and explore activities on their own/li li6 comprehension activities leveraging the tablet's accelerometer and 3 fun games/li liAbility to record and play back personal story narration/li /ul /td/tr/table bDiscover a World of Learning/bbr With more than 100 learning games, videos, books, and apps available for LeapPad, it's easy to keep your child entertained on long car trips or at your favorite restaurant. LeapPad has a game cartridge slot for backwards compatibility with the entire existing Leapster Explorer Library, the curriculum covers spelling, phonics skills, mathematics, science, music, geography, and more.p The LeapPad also automatically adjusts learning so that kids can learn at their own pace while staying engaged. They can even practice writing with the included child-sized stylus.p bTrack Your Child's Progress/bbr The LeapPad's online tool, the Learning Path, allows you to tune into your child's progress and track achievements. You can choose to receive regular e-mail updates on your child's accomplishments, which provide insight into where your child may need additional support and give you new ideas for even more learning fun.p bRegistration Allows for Maximum Capability/bbr Parents will want to register the LeapPad so that they can download the three free apps and access the online tools. The online tool allows you to track your child's play and learning progress and share your child's photos and creations. Plan to spend about 20 minutes registering, downloading the apps, and helping your child set up a user profile.p bWhat's in the Box/bbr LeapFrog LeapPad with stylus, four apps (Pet Pad, Story Studio, Art Studio, and one app of your choice), extra stylus with tether, USB cable, installation CD, quick-start guide, and instructions.p br clear="all" table align="center" cellpadding="5" trtd colspan="3" align="center"font size="3" color="#584fbc"Library with 100+ Learning Games and Apps/font/td/tr tr td align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-5-s.jpg" alt="LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer - art" border="0" /td td align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-4-s.jpg" alt="LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer - reading" border="0" /td td align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/toys/detail-page/c26-B004Z7H07K-3-s.jpg" alt="LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer - reading" border="0" /td /tr /table br clear="all"