Kiddie thing is mostly 2 fold – Robustness ~insurability
And Ability of the associated ‘Adult’ to restrict the devices access. It’s the Apps that introduce complexity or simplicity of operation and comprehension as in applicable ‘IQ’ and functionality ~ co-ordination of the fingers and eyes That’s wot Forms are for with Office type apps- reducing the need for the operator to have ‘understanding’ of the data management facility. JimB From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Eckelberry Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 7:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children Get something good and cheap online, but stick to a name brand (Asus, Toshiba, etc.). They’ll destroy it after a time anyway. And kids are a lot smarter than you think these days. They’ll have it figured out. The whole “kiddie computer” thing is silly. I’ve seen 5 year olds operate an adult tablet like a pro. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 2:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children The first tablet I got for my (now) teenager was a Kindle Fire. It was a great device, even if a tad pricey compared to the $75 choices out there. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Martin Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 1:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children No, just a regular Kindle Fire. - Sean On Mar 23, 2015, at 9:01 AM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: did you use specifically the Kids kindle because one review recommended the following ; "Buy a Kindle HD Fire 6", then the $30 case and a 2-year Square warranty instead. You can setup parental controls on the regular Kindle Fire. For the same price, now I have a fantastic product." First, let’s call this thing what it really is. This isn’t a Fire designed from the ground up with children in mind. It is a basic Fire 7 HD with an altered OS that is tightly integrated into the Free Time Unlimited app, something that can be added to ANY Fire currently on the market. That’s it. Yes, it comes with a snazzy case and a longer warranty, but it’s still just a slightly altered Fire 7 underneath it all. _____ Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:41:54 -0800 Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children From: [email protected] To: [email protected] We setup a kids account on an extra Kindle for my 2 year old daughter (turning 3 in April). There's a good selection of fun/educational games and you can control which apps are accessible under the account. It took about 2 hours for her to get the hang of turning it on and accessing the games she likes to play. I don't know the names of the apps off hand but I can get them if interested. She occassionally clicks on ad banners and such, but there's no way for her to actually purchase or download new content. - Sean On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 8:33 AM, James Button <[email protected]> wrote: Check out the Kindle ‘account’ process and management of multiple (childrens) associated devices JimB From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nathan Shelby Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children Amazon actually has a kids edition of their fire HD tablet. It's pretty amazing, purchased one for my niece and she's been able to abuse quite a bit (as a 3 year old is want to do) still kicking. the two year 'anything kid related happens we'll replace it' guarantee is better than anything out there. http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Edition-Display-Wi-Fi-Kid-Proof/dp/B00LOR524M Nathan Shelby Lead Systems Engineer – Quote Wizard <https://quotewizard.com/> <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] / 206-753-2626 Malo Periculosam Libertatem Quam Quietum Servitium On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:37 AM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, I'm looking for a tablet for my niece & nephew ( 8 &5), one perquisite is that it cannot REQUIRE any type of monthly subscription (their parents are quite frugal lol ). As it is they are only allowed to play games (on our phones or tablet) on weekends, but I want it to be more than a toy/game I want it to be educational as well so I was contemplating a kindle. Ipad's are definitely out of running , so any other thoughts/suggestions are welcomed. thanks
