Don't Break My iPad: Tablets Designed for Kids

Come on, you know you've done it. Handed that uber-expensive iPad off to your toddler, in exchange for just a few minutes of peace and quiet. Except to your kids, that expensive tablet is just a toy, made to be dropped and banged around a little while those awesome apps are being played.

It may be time to get them a tablet of their own. Here are some tablets made just for kids, designed to hold up to the toughest tyke, while still entertaining and educating.

Leapfrog's LeapPad Explorer w/ Camera $99

When your kids are old enough to want a tablet of their own, but way too young to walk around with yours, or you're just not into sharing your $500 iPad, there's the LeapPad Explorer.

It's a 5-inch tablet in kid-friendly green or pink, with a color touch screen, a built-in camera, microphone, stylus and 2GB of onboard storage. Kids ages 4-9 will have hours of fun reading e-books, or having them read aloud to them, watching videos, creating artwork, or playing educational games.

The tablet takes full advantage of the accelerometer for games like Roly Poly Picnic, in which you tilt the screen left and right to navigate a maze and spell out a word. The games automatically adjust to a child's grade level. There are over 100 games, digital books and apps available for download for $5-25, and the unit will work with games developed for Leapster Explorer.

Kurio Android ICS Tablet for Kids

Inspiration works, an educational and fun toy manufacturer from UK has unveiled a new AndroidView definition in a new window Tablet specifically designed for Kids. Two factors for which I advise you to continue reading is that the Tablet suits to be a better alternative for adults and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich OS!

This new Kids Tablet will be made available in three different form factors- 7inch, 8inch and 9.7inch mostly in July 2012. Some of the major features of the Tablets include 4GB of storage space, expandable 32GB micro-SD cardView definition in a new window slot and capacitive touch screen display with a maximum resolution of 940 x 600 for the larger screens, 800 x 600 for intermediate and 800 x 480 for lower 7inch screens. Also it includes a HDMIView definition in a new window connector, USB socket and an ease of HD video playback. Of course! It does feature a front facing 0.3MP camera and 2MP back camera for the 8inch and 9.7inch models, while the 7inch hosts just a 0.3 MP front camera. You can run the device for almost 6 six hours which is pretty lesser compared to other Tablets but can be considered good for Kids. The cost of the 9.7inch Tablet equals Amazon’s Kindle Fire (£200) but the smaller versions are available at £180 (8inch) and £150 (8inch).

New Kurio 7 Specs & Price Announced: A Special Android Tablet For Children Coming to UK At $199

This isn’t the first time for us to see a tablet that made for tots. But, most of them are often packed with minimal features and apps. If you’re planning to buy a new Tablet for your kid, you might as well consider this new Kurio 7 inch Special Android Tablet that’s powered by Google’s Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

Appearance wise, you can easily tell that the slate is for young kids and not for the grownups. But mind you, the slate can be easily customized according to your preferences and it comes with eight different user profiles. You can even go to the Android Market to download your favorite apps! In terms of specs, the 7 inch Kurio Special Tablet will be equipped with impressive features and specs. Its display will have a full screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and you can also rely on its 2 mega pixel rear facing camera for photo captures while its 0.3 mega pixel front facing camera can be used for video chats. In addition, the slate can also take pride of its 1GHz Cortex A8 Processor, 4GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, TV out via HDMI, 1080p HD Video Playback, Wi-Fi connectivity and a built-in slot for micro SD card. You’ll also be assured that the slate will be loaded with a wide variety of kid-friendly apps. As of now, the Kurio Tablet remains unannounced. We’ve learned that the Tablet will be released in the UK this coming July for a very affordable price of $199. There’s no word that could confirm the slate’s global release but we do know that its firmware will later on be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. If you want a bigger slate, you can also opt for the tablet’s 8 inch and 10 inch variants. The 8 inch Kurio tablet will be sold for $279 while the 10 inch Kurio tablet will be sold for a very decent price of $329.