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REVIEWS LeapFrog LeapPad2 Explorer
LeapFrog LeapPad2 Explorer
The LeapFrog LeapPad2 Explorer is a great tablet for kids, stuffed with
fun and educational games and apps targeted at the younger market
● Price £89 ● comPany LeaPFroG ● WeBSiTe leapfrog.com
PROS
Educational benefits;
relatively stylish,
tough design;
300-plus games and
apps; front- and
rear-facing cameras
COnS
Requires four A
batteries; expensive
games and apps
VERDICT
A proper little tablet
with apps and games
that can capture a
child’s imagination
OVERALL SCORE
64 TABLETWORLD
Our crack team of kid reviewers couldn't wait to get their hands on the
children's tablet from LeapFrog. If grown men and women can get
over-excited about the prospect of a new iPad or Samsung Galaxy smartphone,
just imagine the bed-wetting anticipation of children hearing about updates to
their favourite gadget toys.
The original Leapfrog LeapPad Explorer was one of the big hits around the
2011 Christmas tree, and won various Mum’s awards. We loved its kid-friendly
size, rounded edges, and range of educational and fun apps.
It’s no iPad, but that’s a good thing for many reasons. Here are some: the iPad
is too big for smaller hands; the iPad links to the bad, mad world of the internet;
kids on iPads keep demanding new apps; iPads are expensive; iPads break easier;
sometimes you want to use your own iPad yourself…
Now the LeapPad2 is out, six-year-old Lexi was jumping up and down in
anticipation. She loves the iPad, but she likes the LeapPad just as much – maybe
because it was made for her.
One of the great things about the LeapPad is its stylish design. While it's not
monochrome-cool like most tablets, it isn't overly garish or kiddy. Of course,
some kids prefer chunkier, brighter colours, and the more stylish LeapPad looks
might not bother a child in search of some tech-app fun.
Leapfrog puts the intended LeapPad age range as three- to nine years. We
think an eight- or nine-year-old would find this sort of device a bit too toy-like,