Simon CrispAugust 21, 2015LeapFrog Epic hops into the Android tablet for kids market

The LeapFrog Epic is an Android-powered tablet for children

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LeapFrog has revealed its latest child-focused tablet, and its first to run on Android. The 7-inch Epic tablet is said to combine the parental control and kid-safe environment of previous LeapFrog tablets, with a selection of Android games and apps that children love. The Android-powered Epic tablet has also been designed to offer a customized experience which can grow with the child.

The big news about the LeapFrog Epic, which is aimed at three to nine-year-olds, is the move to Android 4.4 rather than the proprietary system used on the firm's LeapPad devices. This move follows in the footsteps of the VTech InnoTab Max from last year, and countless other Android tablets for kids including Amazon's Fire HD (Kids Edition), the Nabi DreamTab HD 8 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids.

What LeapFrog hopes to bring to the increasingly crowded market of Android tablets for kids is a customized kid-friendly experience and its respected catalogue of learning titles. While this is the first LeapFrog tablet not to use cartridges, many of its educational titles will be available alongside vetted Android offerings such as Fruit Ninja and TocaBoca titles, via the Learning Library store. All apps are free of adverts, links or in-app purchases and the tablet will ship with more than 20 pre-installed.

In addition to a customizable home-screen and titles which level-up as a child develops (we all know what it's like to buy something for your kid only to find they've outgrown it by the time you get home) the Epic offers a number of other parent-pleasing features. Parental controls allow grown-ups to set limits on what, when and how long up to three children can use the device. The Leap Search browser also ensures safe web access by only offering access to approved, kid-appropriate web content, though parents can widen what's available for older users.

In terms of specification, the Epic has a 7-inch touchscreen and a 1,026 x 600 pixel resolution (only 170 pixels per inch, just a bit higher than the original iPad mini). It boasts a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, which should mean it's fast enough to keep up with whatever your kid is doing. It also has 16 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB via a microSD card slot, and 1 GB of RAM. Along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the Epic boasts 2-megapixel cameras front and rear and a advertised 6-hour battery life.

Though it looks more like a traditional tablet than some ruggedized kid-tough models, the Epic should still be able to survive in the all-too-often clumsy hands of little users thanks to a chunky bumper which can be removed when a child gets older. This means that once a child is less likely to drop the Epic, or use it as a coaster for their glass of milk, they can get a sleeker, more grown-up looking tablet.

The LeapFrog Epic will be available from September priced at US$140. You can see it in action in the promo video below.

Product page: LeapFrog Epic

LeapFrog推出安卓系统早教儿童平板Epic

leapfrog史诗跳的孩子market＜P安卓平板>跨越式的史诗是一个Android系统的平板电脑儿童

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越级透露其最新的儿童中心的平板，并首次在Android上运行。7英寸的史诗片结合起来说，家长控制和以往跨越片孩子安全的环境，有选择的Android游戏和应用程序，孩子们的爱。安卓的史诗片也被设计来提供一个定制的经验可以随着孩子成长。

大新闻关于跨越式的史诗，这是针对三到九岁的孩子，是移动到Android 4.4而不是用在公司的LeapPad设备专有系统。这一举措是从去年的伟易达InnoTab Max的脚步，和无数其他Android平板电脑的孩子包括亚马逊的Fire HD（儿童版），Nabi DreamTab HD 8和三星Galaxy Tab 3的孩子。“对于孩子是一个定制的儿童友好的经验和它的尊敬的学习冠军目录，什么是超越的希望带到日益拥挤的安卓平板电脑市场。虽然这是第一次跨越平板不使用的墨盒，它的许多教育游戏将可在审核的Android产品如水果忍者和tocaboca标题，通过学习型图书馆的商店。所有的应用程序都是免费的广告，链接或购买应用程序和平板电脑将拥有超过20的预装船。

除了一个可定制的主屏幕和标题的水平，作为一个孩子的发展（我们都知道这是要为你的孩子才发现他们超越它你到家的时间买东西）史诗提供了一些其他父母愉悦功能。家长的控制让大人设定了什么，何时以及如何长到三个孩子可以使用该设备的限制。跳跃式搜索浏览器也保证安全的Web访问只提供获取批准，孩子适当的网页内容，虽然父母可以扩大已有的老用户。

方面的规范，史诗有7英寸的触摸屏，1026 x 600像素分辨率（170像素/英寸，比原来的iPad mini只是高一点）。它拥有一个四核1.3千兆赫处理器，这应该意味着它的速度足够快，以跟上任何你的孩子正在做的。它还具有16 GB的内部存储，可扩展到32 GB的microSD卡插槽，和1 GB RAM。随着Wi-Fi和蓝牙连接，史诗拥有200万像素的相机前后和广告的6小时的电池寿命。

尽管看起来更像一个传统的平板电脑比一些坚固耐用的孩子艰难模式，史诗应该仍然能够生存在经常笨拙的手小用户的感谢一个矮胖的保险杠可当孩子长大。这意味着，一旦孩子是不太可能下降的史诗，或使用它作为一个杯子牛奶过山车，他们可以得到一个更时尚、更成熟的看片。

跨越式的史诗将可从九月售价140美元。你可以在下面的视频中看到它的行动。