[Marketing] Vivitar announces MSRP of under $150 USD for XO tablet

[Mike Lee]

I realized I left off the URLs for the XO Tablet. The product page on Sakar
/ Vivitar is also live. We should expect a customer portal for the XO App
Store and support pages to appear when the product ships.

Android or Android-based

- Sakar / Vivitar XO Learning Tablet (New CES 2013) http://xo-learning.org/
http://www.sakar.com/new-tablets-from-sakar
- Polaroid Kids Tablet (New CES 2013) http://www.polaroid.com/kids-tablet

- Archos Arnova Child Pad http://childpad.us/
- Toys 'R Us Tabeo
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13265885
- VINCI Tab II http://www.vincigenius.com/en/
- Kurio Kids http://www.kurioworld.com/
- Fuhu Nabi XD / Jr. http://www.nabitablet.com/
- Oregon Scientific Meep! http://www.meeptablet.com/us/
- Ematic FunTab Pro http://www.ematic.us/tablets/funtab-pro
- Lexibook Junior
http://www.lexibook.com/en/Laptops-Tablets/Tablets/MFC270EN-Lexibook-Tablet-Junior-Power-Touch.html

- Amazon Kindle Fire HD FreeTime / FreeTime Unlimited http://j.mp/RGjms3

Non Android

- LeapPad2*
http://www.leapfrog.com/en/pages/support/product_pages/LeapPad2.html
- Vtech InnoTab 2* http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/innotab2s


Walmart and Amazon sell most of these.

Reviews from late 2012:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/childrens-tablets/460/
http://holiday-gift-guide.laptopmag.com/5-great-android-tablets-for-kids.php
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/best-tablet-for-kids-5-to-choose-from-1117325
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/11/16/best-tablets-for-kids-2012/

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:

> Many thanks Mike, very useful!
> Sean
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Mike Lee <curiouslee at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I pulled together some links and reviews for the crowded field of kids'
> > tablets...
> >
> > Android or Android-based
> >
> > - Vivitar XO Learning Tablet (New CES 2013)
> > - Polaroid Kids Tablet (New CES 2013)
> http://www.polaroid.com/kids-tablet
> >
> > - Archos Arnova Child Pad http://childpad.us/
> > - Toys 'R Us Tabeo
> > http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13265885
> > - VINCI Tab II http://www.vincigenius.com/en/
> > - Kurio Kids http://www.kurioworld.com/
> > - Fuhu Nabi XD / Jr. http://www.nabitablet.com/
> > - Oregon Scientific Meep! http://www.meeptablet.com/us/
> > - Ematic FunTab Pro http://www.ematic.us/tablets/funtab-pro
> > - Lexibook Junior
> >
> http://www.lexibook.com/en/Laptops-Tablets/Tablets/MFC270EN-Lexibook-Tablet-Junior-Power-Touch.html
> >
> > - Amazon Kindle Fire HD FreeTime / FreeTime Unlimited http://j.mp/RGjms3
> >
> > Non Android
> >
> > - LeapPad2*
> > http://www.leapfrog.com/en/pages/support/product_pages/LeapPad2.html
> > - Vtech InnoTab 2* http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/innotab2s
> >
> >
> > Walmart and Amazon sell most of these.
> >
> > Reviews from late 2012:
> > http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/childrens-tablets/460/
> >
> http://holiday-gift-guide.laptopmag.com/5-great-android-tablets-for-kids.php
> >
> http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/best-tablet-for-kids-5-to-choose-from-1117325
> > http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/11/16/best-tablets-for-kids-2012/
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> the key selling point of the XO tablet is the parental controls / safe
> >> environment, parents don't want little kids on the open Internet or
> >> even on a tablet which has big brother's shoot-em-up apps or Mama's
> >> address book data a couple of finger pokes away
> >>
> >> Sean
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Christoph Derndorfer
> >> <e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
> >> > Does anyone know how well the Archos Child Pad (current price for the
> >> > 4GB
> >> > version on Amazon.com is $ 139) sold? It's not a full Google
> experience
> >> > tablet but otherwise seems to be the closest competitor of the XO
> >> > Tablet.
> >> >
> >> > And let's not forget the rumours (by DigitTimes et al.) about Google
> >> > working
> >> > on a $ 99 Nexus tablet...
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Christoph
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Mike Lee <curiouslee at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Very interesting price point of $149 for a full Android Jelly Bean
> >> >> tablet
> >> >> considering Acer just got there with its Iconia B1.
> >> >>
> >> >> Mike
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> >>
> >> >> On Jan 9, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vivitar-to-release-3-tablets-for-families-186169562.html
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> >> > --
> >> > Christoph Derndorfer
> >> >
> >> > volunteer, OLPC (Austria) [www.olpc.at]
> >> > editor, OLPC News [www.olpcnews.com]
> >> > contributor, TechnikBasteln [www.technikbasteln.net]
> >> >
> >> > e-mail: christoph at derndorfer.eu
> >
> >
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