Archos Arnova ChildPad – 4GB

Archos Arnova Child Pad Features

The ARNOVA ChildPad AV from Archos has a healthy slice of Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system already installed on it. With a 7-inch touchscreen display, this ChildPad boasts a kid-friendly user interface with coloured icons. It also comes with a respectable resolution of 800×480 and resistive touchscreen.

The kid-friendly ChildPad is the kind of tablet you probably never get to see often, it sports 1GB of RAM and is powered by a powerful 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, G-Sensor and Open GL 2.0 technology are also included, making the ChildPad a great games console. Your kids can enjoy playing fun games as well as immersive 3D games happily.

The blue rubber on the back and curved upper and lower edges make the ChildPad look like a much more expensive device than it really is. You do not see a front-facing camera on even some of the high-end tablets, so having one here is a real plus point. Your kids can stay in touch with family and their friends via video chat over Wi-Fi, or using social networking sites and chat applications.

The ChildPad is not the thin tablet, measuring in 0.48 inch, but it does not take away from the fact it is compact, light weight and ideal form factor, making it easy to carry around. Then again, this is a very light tablet at just 380g.

Compromise is inevitable in a budget tablet but sometimes it can exceed expectations with some well thought out features. The ChildPad offers a great tablet experience. You will find the top 28 kids’ apps pre-loaded on the ChildPad including Angry Birds, Pig Rush and Flight Frenzy. Additionally, it also includes exclusive Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 content, your kids can have fun with a behind-the-scenes clip, pictures taken from the movie, wallpaper, and an Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 online game.

The home screen folders also allow direct access to games, entertainment, learning and puzzles. There are drawing and colouring applications preinstalled, allowing your kids to use their imagination and inspire themselves through the creative arts. The screen is resistive, so they can use a stylus or fingertip.

The ChildPad also gives parents greater peace of mind, this tablet has been designed to follow both CIPA and COPPA regulations, confirming a safe tablet environment for kids. On top of that, the ChildPad offers 6 months of the internationally acclaimed parental control application “Mobile Parental Filter” by Editions Profil, providing essential protection for your children when they go online, blocking inappropriate content and leaving the Web safe for your kids.

The ChildPad runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS, and comes with a specially re-designed child-friendly interface, making the ChildPad an easy-to-use tablet for Internet browsing. Pre-loaded apps have been grouped together into easy folders like games, entertainment. In addition, you can download more from the kids’ customised version of the AppsLib application market which offers a filtered service, showing only apps appropriate for kids. Additionally, Adobe Flash Player 11 is present and that makes web browsing an excellent activity for your kids, they can enjoy the full Web with flash games and videos without compromises. There is no zoom in and out as Web pages will be displayed at their full width.

There is also a microSD card slot for boosting 4GB of internal memory which is huge enough to store 5 movies, 40,000 of photos, or 2,000 music tracks. You can purchase memory cards to add more storage. Plenty of music and video formats are supported in this ChildPad without having to convert your files. The integrated speakers are built in to enhance audio experience.

Overall, the ARNOVA ChildPad offers hours of entertainment for users of all ages. It comes preloaded with several child-friendly apps, and sports 1GB of RAM with 4GB of internal storage. It is a powerful gaming tablet with access to a wide range of Android apps. The ChildPad is fully customizable and can grow up with your children to help them with school-work and assignments down the road. Kid-friendly tablets are few and far between, especially for Android users, so for those looking for a cheaper alternative for your children, then this ChildPad may have just found the answer for you. Best of all, you can pick one up for your child at an affordable price. The ChildPad is a perfect portable media player for kids, if you are looking for something primarily for media consumption.

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Archos Arnova Child Pad is now available on Amazon.

Date first available: April 6, 2012
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