BlackBerry for kids? Not so much.
In a bit of smart but slightly deceiving marketing, this item seems to be hitting the hive mind –>
LeapFrog launches ‘BlackBerry for children’ – Telegraph
After taking a closer look, here are two salient info bits to consider:
- It’s targeted at kids as young as THREE years old.
- It doesn’t connect to the web… from which I gather, it doesn’t connect to ANYTHING.
Seems to me that there was a time, not too long ago, when parents looked for toys for their tots that harkened back to simpler times, sparked the imagination a bit, … toys that brought back fond memories, and that kind of thing.
This is a big step away from that kind of thinking.
Nothing says I love you kid like “welcome to the busy busy world of information overload”.
Or maybe it’s just a way for workaholic parents to reduce their guilt.
I can see it now – Johnathon the father sits at the dinner table pecking away on his BlackBerry, while little Johnny lets his chicken nuggets get cold while playing with his LeapFrom pseudo BlackBerry, just like good ol’ dad.
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