Amazon UK has just announced the release of a new kid-friendly kindle. It's going to retail for £119 so it's not going to be the
cheapest way to occupy little hands and curious minds, but customers who buy a
children's Kindle are being offered a two year guarantee. Amazon are promising
"if they break it we'll, replace it" and they say there will be no
questions asked.
The official release day is June 18, so parents who want to
treat their children by giving them something that may give them an educational
"head" start only have about a week to wait before it is all systems
go. And parents who are worried initial stocks may sell-out fast and don't want
their children to wait can pre-order a Kid's Kindle.
The choice of colour appears to be limited to blue or pink,
and with such traditional colours (blue for a boy, pink for a girl) it seems unlikely
that Amazon will offer an expanded choice of colours in the future, but if the colour choice is limited the reading
choice is not. Amazon is offering a year's unlimited access to thousands of
books, videos, games, and educational apps. As a free bonus that's not bad at
all because parents will not be required to pay additional costs if they wish their
children to get the most from their kindles.
As with a "grown up" versions the Kindle fire for
Kids has front and rear cameras that will enable youngsters to make their own
videos and develop those all-important selfie taking skills that are so handy
for populating social media accounts with interesting pictures.
Whether or not it will set the world on "Fire"
remains to be seen, but all-in-all the new Kid's Kindle appears to be a pretty
well thought out piece of kit and the specifications are quite impressive. This blog is no place for all that technical stuff
though. Neigh I say; if you want to know more you will need to head on over to
Amazon and get it from the horse's mouth
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