LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet

The LeapFrog LeapPad1 Explorer Learning Tablet is an electronic and interactive learning book platform for children who are aged 4 to 8. LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet comes in a sleek white and green design and/or white and violet package. Costing around $100, the learning tablet offers extensive features that aim in teaching children through interactive applications and games. The product comes with a library of up to 60 cartridge games, applications, videos, digital books and flash cards, which are optional and sold individually.

The product also includes an integrated camera and video recorder. LeapPad also has an integrated memory card with 2GB capacity, which provides sufficient amount of space to store the child's created videos. LeapPad's external casing can resist rough housing and dirty hands. The external design of the product allows it to be flipped, turned and shaken by children with the tilt sensor feature made for the game control. The 5in. color touchscreen allows children to learn and interact with the machine with ease.

The product has a diversity of curriculum or subjects that include reading, math, science, geography, music and art. LeapFrog LeapPad also adjusts the level of challenges automatically to match the child's learning rate and save the progress of the child from the games to books. The product also has creative ultra eBook that allows that offer word for word support system, an Art, Animation and Photo studio that induces imaginative creations and a Story studio that mixes art, writing and audio challenges and learning materials to improve the skills of the user in this particular area.

The product comes in a package that contains the device, two styli, four applications, USB cables, an installation guide CD, and an instruction manual to help maneuver the device for first-time users. Batteries for the device aren't included and so you'll have to buy rechargeable ion batteries for it.

We were provided with the product for review.