Simon CrispAugust 21, 2015LeapFrog Epic hops into the Android tablet for kids market

The LeapFrog Epic is an Android-powered tablet for children

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LeapFrog has revealed its latest child-focused tablet, and its first to run on Android. The 7-inch Epic tablet is said to combine the parental control and kid-safe environment of previous LeapFrog tablets, with a selection of Android games and apps that children love. The Android-powered Epic tablet has also been designed to offer a customized experience which can grow with the child.

The big news about the LeapFrog Epic, which is aimed at three to nine-year-olds, is the move to Android 4.4 rather than the proprietary system used on the firm's LeapPad devices. This move follows in the footsteps of the VTech InnoTab Max from last year, and countless other Android tablets for kids including Amazon's Fire HD (Kids Edition), the Nabi DreamTab HD 8 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids.

What LeapFrog hopes to bring to the increasingly crowded market of Android tablets for kids is a customized kid-friendly experience and its respected catalogue of learning titles. While this is the first LeapFrog tablet not to use cartridges, many of its educational titles will be available alongside vetted Android offerings such as Fruit Ninja and TocaBoca titles, via the Learning Library store. All apps are free of adverts, links or in-app purchases and the tablet will ship with more than 20 pre-installed.

In addition to a customizable home-screen and titles which level-up as a child develops (we all know what it's like to buy something for your kid only to find they've outgrown it by the time you get home) the Epic offers a number of other parent-pleasing features. Parental controls allow grown-ups to set limits on what, when and how long up to three children can use the device. The Leap Search browser also ensures safe web access by only offering access to approved, kid-appropriate web content, though parents can widen what's available for older users.

In terms of specification, the Epic has a 7-inch touchscreen and a 1,026 x 600 pixel resolution (only 170 pixels per inch, just a bit higher than the original iPad mini). It boasts a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, which should mean it's fast enough to keep up with whatever your kid is doing. It also has 16 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB via a microSD card slot, and 1 GB of RAM. Along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the Epic boasts 2-megapixel cameras front and rear and a advertised 6-hour battery life.

Though it looks more like a traditional tablet than some ruggedized kid-tough models, the Epic should still be able to survive in the all-too-often clumsy hands of little users thanks to a chunky bumper which can be removed when a child gets older. This means that once a child is less likely to drop the Epic, or use it as a coaster for their glass of milk, they can get a sleeker, more grown-up looking tablet.

The LeapFrog Epic will be available from September priced at US$140. You can see it in action in the promo video below.

Product page: LeapFrog Epic

LeapFrog推出安卓係統早教兒童平闆Epic

leapfrog史詩跳的孩子market＜P安卓平闆>跨越式的史詩是一個Android係統的平闆電腦兒童

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越級透露其最新的兒童中心的平闆，並首次在Android上運行。7英寸的史詩片結合起來說，家長控製和以往跨越片孩子安全的環境，有選擇的Android遊戲和應用程序，孩子們的愛。安卓的史詩片也被設計來提供一個定製的經驗可以隨著孩子成長。

大新聞關於跨越式的史詩，這是針對三到九歲的孩子，是移動到Android 4.4而不是用在公司的LeapPad設備專有係統。這一舉措是從去年的偉易達InnoTab Max的腳步，和無數其他Android平闆電腦的孩子包括亞馬遜的Fire HD（兒童版），Nabi DreamTab HD 8和三星Galaxy Tab 3的孩子。“對於孩子是一個定製的兒童友好的經驗和它的尊敬的學習冠軍目錄，什麼是超越的希望帶到日益擁擠的安卓平闆電腦市場。雖然這是第一次跨越平闆不使用的墨盒，它的許多教育遊戲將可在審核的Android産品如水果忍者和tocaboca標題，通過學習型圖書館的商店。所有的應用程序都是免費的廣告，鏈接或購買應用程序和平闆電腦將擁有超過20的預裝船。

除了一個可定製的主屏幕和標題的水平，作為一個孩子的發展（我們都知道這是要為你的孩子才發現他們超越它你到家的時間買東西）史詩提供了一些其他父母愉悅功能。家長的控製讓大人設定了什麼，何時以及如何長到三個孩子可以使用該設備的限製。跳躍式搜索瀏覽器也保證安全的Web訪問隻提供獲取批準，孩子適當的網頁內容，雖然父母可以擴大已有的老用戶。

方麵的規範，史詩有7英寸的觸摸屏，1026 x 600像素分辨率（170像素/英寸，比原來的iPad mini隻是高一點）。它擁有一個四核1.3仟兆赫處理器，這應該意味著它的速度足夠快，以跟上任何你的孩子正在做的。它還具有16 GB的內部存儲，可擴展到32 GB的microSD卡插槽，和1 GB RAM。隨著Wi-Fi和藍牙連接，史詩擁有200萬像素的相機前後和廣告的6小時的電池壽命。

盡管看起來更像一個傳統的平闆電腦比一些堅固耐用的孩子艱難模式，史詩應該仍然能夠生存在經常笨拙的手小用戶的感謝一個矮胖的保險杠可當孩子長大。這意味著，一旦孩子是不太可能下降的史詩，或使用它作為一個盃子牛奶過山車，他們可以得到一個更時尚、更成熟的看片。

跨越式的史詩將可從九月售價140美元。你可以在下麵的視頻中看到它的行動。