LeapFrog My Own Story Time Pad

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.1 x 8.1 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004MWJLN4
• Item model number: 19188
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 4,579 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
LeapFrog My Own Story Time Pad provides personalized play for preschoolers ages two and up. Kids can watch fun animations and listen to stories, emails, and music as they explore the world of Scout and Friends. Parents can personalize the Story Time Pad with their child's name, favorite stories, special "emails" from friends and family, and a unique music playlist. This device comes with batteries intended for in-store demonstration only. It requires three AA batteries for continued operation.

My Own Story Time Pad

• Ages: Two and up
• Requires: Three AA batteries

At a Glance:

• Hours of personalized learning fun
• Plays customized stories, music, and emails
• Easy setup via included USB cord and Internet connection
• Alphabet button plays letter sounds
• Character buttons play greetings from Scout, Eli, Violet, and Penny

Stories, Music, Messages, and More
The Story Time Pad is a great way to jumpstart an early interest in reading. It's a compact media device that appeals to a generation of kids surrounded by portable devices and electronic readers, yet is educational and builds early learning skills. Kids will love pressing buttons and listening to stories, music, and messages you've customized just for them.
Personalize Content to Suit Your Child
What's special about this device compared to other e-readers designed for kids is that parents can gear this toy to appeal to their child's personal tastes. It comes pre-loaded with one story, one email, and three songs, and holds up to five stories, ten songs, and three emails at a time. Via a standard Internet connection, you can customize some of the over ten existing stories and print coloring and activity pages featuring Scout and friends.
Another fun feature lets you choose and customize pretend emails to your child from family and friends. Write them a special "I love you" or "Happy Birthday" message, tell a joke, or simply encourage them to have fun and learn. The device then plays these emails out loud for your child to hear.
Easy Setup with Step-by-Step Instructions
The instruction booklet guides you through the comprehensive setup process, which takes under five minutes. You'll need to download the LeapFrog Connect application for the Story Time Pad, connect the device to your computer via the included USB cable, and follow the clear online directions on how to personalize content by entering your child's name, favorite stories and music, and email messages. Once you save all that data, your child is ready to play.
Kid-Friendly Operation
The Story Time Pad is easy for kids to operate on their own. A switch on the back slides to turn the device on and off. (In the case of an auto shutoff, the device will restart with the touch of any button.) The clearly labeled buttons on the lower part of the interface let kids select story, music, and message mode. Our testers liked that in music mode kids could hit the paw button and press the letters to make silly animal and other sounds. That way, they're not simply listening, but are actually interacting with the device.
There's also an ABC button that starts a mode where letters say their names when pressed. When kids press on one of the four character buttons on the top portion of the interface, they'll hear Scout, Eli, Violet, or Penny say a few words.
What's in the Box
Story Time Pad, USB cord, and instruction booklet.
Unleash the learning with Scout and friends as they bring stories to life with a personalized tablet just for kids.Features include: •The PlayPad holds 5 stories at a time with 4 fun characters to read them to little learners•You can personalize the PlayPad with your child?s name, age, favorite colors and animals for more fun in games and activities•Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning insights and ideas to expand the learning
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Product Features

• The PlayPad holds 5 stories at a time with 4 fun characters to read them to little learners
• You can personalize the PlayPad with your child's name, age, favorite colors and animals for more fun in games and activities
• Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning insights and ideas to expand the learning

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Customer Reviews

This is a great addition to LeapFrog's line. Here are my thoughts:
PACKAGING: Easy to get out of the box. Nothing excessive. Comes with a USB cord.
SETUP: You have to sign up for a parent account and go through about 10-15 minutes of downloads and choosing which options you want on the device. It's a simple process and lets you pick which stories, songs, and melodies you want, plus it lets you add your child's name and a couple of personal touches-- their favorite color and food (chosen from a list). You can also choose from pre-selected sentiments to "email" your child from you or anyone you choose. You'll get to have 3 e-mails preloaded on the device with simple sayings like "You make me so happy" and "I can't wait to see you."
One down-side is that you can choose only one name, so if you have more than one kid who'd use it, you're out of luck. Of course, you can go back and change it later, but just one name at a time.
BATTERIES: You can't use rechargeables. Requires 3 AAs, and it comes with only "demo" batteries. There's an auto-shutoff feature if you leave the device on accidentally.
APPEARANCE: It's about the size and weight of an e-reader like the Kindle or Nook. The actual viewing screen, however, is much smaller. The screen is just 2.5 inches wide by 1.5 inches high, and I wish it were bigger than that. We could have done without the three characters on top, who don't really have a purpose (they just say things like, "Let's listen to a story!" or "Let's listen to music!" when you press them.
SOUND: The speaker is in the back of the device. There are two volume settings. I found the quiet one too quiet, but the louder one is fine.
WHAT IT DOES: There are four functions:
1. The ABCs. This is a really common part of kids' electronic devices, and there's nothing special about this one. You press a letter and it tells you the name of the letter, its sound, and something that starts with that letter.
2. E-mails and messages. This shows the three pre-loaded e-mails you've sent (at random), plus Scout sends some e-mails, too. Then it writes an e-mail back from the child. ("Hey! Let's write back. 'Dear Aunt Lisa, You make me happy too. Love, [Your Child's Name].") It also provides a screen for the child to write their own stories-- but!-- and here's part of why I deducted a star-- it doesn't actually do anything once the child finishes writing. It doesn't save the story or try to read it. It just erases it once you hit another button. This won't matter for the 2-year-old set, but for kids who actually are learning to write, it's frustrating that there's no way for them to save what they wrote to show anyone.
3. Stories. These are very short, animated stories about Scout and his pals. Some of them are customized with the child's name, favorite food, or favorite color. This is what makes the device different and interesting, in my opinion, and this is the other part of the reason I deducted a star: You can save only 5 stories on the device, and like I said, they're really short. I love that this device incorporates my child's name into the stories... it's exciting for kids to hear their names spoken by Scout. I just wish there were more stories, and options for longer stories. My daughter (age 4) is a real bookworm. I would eagerly have taken the tradeoff of losing the other common features (like the ABCs and songs) in favor of more stories and/or stories with a little more to them.
4. Songs. You can load four songs with Scout singing the vocals (eh) and five that are just melodies. You get to pick from a list of about 20 of each. They're what you'd expect-- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb, The Wheels on the Bus, etc. plus two classical songs. The music is nothing wonderful, but nothing that'll drive you batty, either.
OVERALL: I think this is a great toy for the 2-4-year-old set, especially for car rides and rainy days.

Does your toddler envy your iPad or Kindle reader? Do they want to use their older sibling's Leapster Explorer?
This light, durable toy goes from box to playing within 15 minutes. The pad requires three AA batteries, which are included. There are no books or cartridges to buy.
There is a USB cable included to connect the pad to your computer, and the Leapfrog Connect application. Once you download and install the Connect application, you will connect the pad to your computer using the USB cable. If you already have Leapfrog devices like a Tag, Tag Junior, or Leapster Explorer, the USB cable is exactly the same. You will not need different cables to connect all your toys, they are the same. I had no errors or compatibility issues having multiple devices connected to one computer.
Once the pad is connected, you will be prompted to personalize the device by choosing your child's name, favorite food, favorite color, and favorite animal. You will be asked to select little "e-mail messages" from Mommy, Daddy, or customize. You can choose up to four games, out of ten possible games. You can choose music to sing with and melodies to play, including classical pieces by famous composers.
The only feature of this pad that I did not like was the view screen. It looked like an old pocket game, with a black, grainy interface. I would have preferred a nicer, color screen instead of this one, even if it pushed the price point up somewhat. With no additional books or cartridges to buy, I would have been fine with paying more for a better screen. With all the customization available, I was disappointed that it was only being used in this little screen.
Overall, this is a great product for your two to four year old. It is a good in-between toy if your child is not ready for the Tag Junior reader just yet.

 

LeapFrog My Own Story Time Pad