Archos touts Android tablets for toddlers

Re: Will be a big hit

"Archos - I think you need to do a little more work on understanding your audience"

I think maybe they actually do. Kids like to copy their parents, and having a tablet that looks identical, on screen, is exactly what they want. If you want something that looks childish and bright, buy a Vtech thing and see how long they use it before asking to use your phone/tablet, becuase that' much better.

To me, this looks perfect, looks and acts exactly like an adult tablet and will stop the kids asking "can i play..." on my phone.

Personally I'd rather pay £99 for this than half that for a crappy bit of plastic with a cheap dot-matirx lcd display.

Re: Will be a big hit

I think they DO understand the audience. I disdain this consumer grooming (because that's what it is, essentially, i.e. IF they like this one, and grow out of it, which brand will you, the parent, buy to replace it?). That said, I've been looking for a pad for my kids (4.5 and 2.5 yrs old), as they use and abuse my android phone and I would like them to have more fun drawing pictures, etc, than they do now, on a 3.5 inch screen. Alternative is a session in front of a pc, with a mouse, but a pad (x 2, alas), has an extra benefit of portability, during those longer than a blink of an eye trips.

The price seems ok-ish, although I'm sure due increase will be seen on this side of the pond, question is, did they make it robust? Not that I would expect it to withstand repeated jumping on top of it, but an occasional fall from a table, yes.

Somehow, I don't think they did though :(

Re: In my limited experience*,

I would think the most important feature for kiddy friendly would be being water/drink proof.

That speaker grill on the end looks rather permeable to me.