Those of you keeping an eye on VTech toys over the past few years, won’t have failed to miss the VTech InnoTab - currently on its third-generation release. But, not wanting to be behind the curve when it comes to bringing grown-up electronics to boys and girls in the 5 to 12 year-old age range, VTech are about to release their latest kids’ gadget - the Kidizoom Smartwatch.
As smart watches go, it sounds pretty good and more feature-packed than many of its cousins designed for adults and manufactured by electronics giants, such as Samsung and Sony. Among the things the Kidizoom Smartwatch can do are:
- Show you the time (obviously, but in both digital or analogue)
- Wake you up with an alarm
- Take photos, video and record sound
- Play games
- Color touch screen
- 640x480 photo resolution (to store 900-1000 photos)
- 320x240 video resolution (at 15 fps, for up to 7 minutes of total video length)
- Rechargeable battery (about 2-3 days between charges with typical usage)
- PC connectivity via USB 2.0
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The VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch has arrived! Your kids can get their hands, sorry... their wrists, on one below. What's more, all this fun and technology comes for less than $60. Even I'm getting excited now.
True to form, I’ll be comparing the Kidizoom Smartwatch it to its main rival in the battle of wearable tech for kids - the LeapFrog LeapBand. You’ll be able to check out Kidizoom Smartwatch vs LeapFrog LeapBand, as one of the featured articles on this very site - make a note of it! The Toy Spy saw the VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch in action at the 2014 NY Toy Fair. Here’s his report posted on YouTube:
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