Simon CrispMay 1, 2014LeapFrog gets kids moving with the LeapBand activity tracker

The LeapBand from LeapFrog is a wearable activity tracker aimed at four- to seven-year-olds

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Children get to join in with all the major technology trends nowadays. They can have their own smartphone, tablet computer, and now fitness tracker. The LeapBand from LeapFrog is a wearable activity tracker aimed at four- to seven-year-olds, which uses a virtual pet and the chance to unlock additional games and bonuses to encourage kids to keep active.

As you'd imagine from a product aimed at young children, the LeapBand looks somewhat different to other activity trackers on the market. The chunky, brightly-colored device features a 1.4-inch color screen along with hard-to-miss buttons and a speaker. It's never going to rival the Fitbit Force in the style-stakes, but the LeapBand has been designed to be sturdy enough to survive life on a child's wrist, and is water-resistant.

The LeapFrog LeapBand also differs from other fitness trackers in the way it encourages activity. Rather than nagging users to complete an activity target, the LeapBand experience is based around a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet and exercising to gain features. Eight pets from LeapFrog’s Pet Pals franchise can be selected – a cat, dog, dragon, monkey, panda, penguin, robot and unicorn – and customized by color and name.

Children can then look after their pet by bathing, feeding and grooming them, all the time earning points by being more active. Points are used to gain access to virtual toys for the pets, as well as unlocking additional games, challenges and levels of play. While feeding their pet healthy virtual snacks, LeapFrog says young users also learn about nutrition and health eating.

An activity button on the device can also be pressed to give the wearer an audio activity challenge to complete. These include things like being told to "Walk like a crab," "Spin like a helicopter" or "Pop like popcorn". A built-in accelerometer is used for monitoring activity, and an energy bar around the screen shows the user's progress. There are 10 preloaded active games and challenges, and an additional 40 free challenges are available through LeapFrog Connect for LeapBand, and can be installed via USB.

Parental controls also allow the syncing of activity data and setting of quiet times, such as at night or while at school, when the LeapBand cannot be played with. The LeapBand features a rechargeable battery which is said to last for days on a single charge, and the screen can be used to display either a digital or analogue watch.

A free companion Petathlon app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and LeapFrog's own LeapPad Ultra kids tablet, is also being released. On this, kids will compete as their virtual pet in mini-games like archery, surfing and bobsledding to win medals and new tracksuits for their virtual pet.

The LeapFrog LeapBand will be available to put on the wrist of your little ones (assuming you can get them to stand still long enough) from August and will come in four colors: green, pink, blue or orange. It will cost around US$40.

Product page: LeapFrog LeapBand

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的据从跨越是一个可穿戴活动跟踪瞄准四岁至七岁的

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孩子参加所有的主要技术趋势目前。他们可以拥有自己的智能手机，平板电脑，现在健身跟踪器。从跨越据可穿戴活动跟踪瞄准四岁到七岁之间，采用虚拟和机会解锁额外的游戏和奖励来鼓励孩子保持活跃的宠物。

你想从一个产品针对儿童的据看起来有所不同其他活动追踪器市场上。矮胖的，色彩鲜艳的设备的特点一个1.4英寸彩色屏幕随着难错过按钮和扬声器。它永远不会给对手的风格股份的Fitbit Force，但据已设计得坚固，在孩子手腕上的生活，是防水的。

越级据也不同于其他的健身追踪器的方式鼓励活动。而不是挑剔的用户完成一项活动的目标，据经验是基于一个电子式的虚拟宠物和锻炼获得的特征。八宠物从跨越式的宠物朋友加盟可以选择–猫，狗，龙，猴子，熊猫，企鹅，机器人和独角兽–和颜色和自定义名称。

孩子可以照顾他们的宠物洗澡，喂食和疏导他们，所有的时间挣点他们更活跃。点是用来获得虚拟玩具的宠物，以及解锁额外的游戏，挑战和水平的发挥。而喂养他们的宠物的健康虚拟小吃，越级说年轻用户也了解有关营养和健康的饮食。

活动按钮的装置也可以压给佩戴者一个音频活动挑战完成。这些包括一些像被告知“像螃蟹一样走路”，“像直升机一样旋转”或者“像爆米花一样”。一个内置的加速度计用于监测活动，并在屏幕上的一个能量棒显示用户的进展。有10个预装的游戏和挑战，和一个额外的40个自由的挑战都可以通过跨越连接为据，并可以通过USB安装。

家长控制也允许同步的活动数据和设置安静的时候，如在夜间或在学校的时候，当据不能玩。“据特征据说这是最后一次充电时间充电电池，并且屏幕可以用来显示一个数字或模拟表。

自由同伴petathlon App的iOS和Android智能手机和平板电脑，跨越自己的LeapPad超儿童片，也被释放。在这一点上，孩子们会为他们的迷你游戏中的虚拟宠物像射箭比赛，冲浪和雪橇运动为他们的虚拟宠物赢得奖牌和新的运动服。

越级据可以带在手腕上的你的孩子（如果你能让他们停留足够长的时间）从8月将有四种颜色：绿色，粉红色，蓝色或橙色。它将花费大约40美元。