Thanks Mike Maybe Sugarlabs should be developing for Android as a longer term strategy. It looks like the future of kids educational computing is with Android tablets.
Can the Sugar Activities be ported to Android or is it back to the beginning? Would it be better to concentrate on just producing quality educational Activities, leaving the desktop unaltered on the tablet? Tony > I'm reposting this from the Sugar Marketing list... > > Here's a list I compiled of some links to the crowded field of consumer > kids' tablets. > > > Android or Android-based > > - Sakar / Vivitar XO Learning Tablet (New CES 2013) http://xo-learning.org/ > http://www.sakar.com/new-tablets-from-sakar > - Polaroid Kids Tablet (New CES 2013) http://www.polaroid.com/kids-tablet > > - Archos Arnova Child Pad http://childpad.us/ > - Toys 'R Us Tabeo > http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13265885 > - VINCI Tab II http://www.vincigenius.com/en/ > - Kurio Kids http://www.kurioworld.com/ > - Fuhu Nabi XD / Jr. http://www.nabitablet.com/ > - Oregon Scientific Meep! http://www.meeptablet.com/us/ > - Ematic FunTab Pro http://www.ematic.us/tablets/funtab-pro > - Lexibook Junior > http://www.lexibook.com/en/Laptops-Tablets/Tablets/MFC270EN-Lexibook-Tablet-Junior-Power-Touch.html > > - Amazon Kindle Fire HD FreeTime / FreeTime Unlimited http://j.mp/RGjms3 > > Non Android > > - LeapPad2* > http://www.leapfrog.com/en/pages/support/product_pages/LeapPad2.html > - Vtech InnoTab 2* http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/innotab2s > > > Walmart and Amazon sell most of these. > > Reviews from late 2012: > http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/childrens-tablets/460/ > http://holiday-gift-guide.laptopmag.com/5-great-android-tablets-for-kids.php > http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/best-tablet-for-kids-5-to-choose-from-1117325 > http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/11/16/best-tablets-for-kids-2012/ > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:46 AM, C. Scott Ananian <csc...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:19 AM, Yama Ploskonka <yamap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> is it Nell replacing Sugar? :-p > >> > > > > Just to be clear, I had nothing to do with the XO Learning software, and > > it is not Nell. > > > > (But I don't think an Android-based educational tablet is a bad idea.) > > --scott > > > > -- > > ( http://cscott.net ) > > _______________________________________________ > > support-gang mailing list > > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > > > > > I'm reposting this from the Sugar Marketing list...<div><br></div><div>Here's > a list I compiled of some links to the crowded field of consumer kids' > tablets.</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><span > class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div> > <font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="font-size:18px">Android or Android-based</span></font></div><div><font > class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="font-size:18px"><br> > </span></font></div><div>- Sakar / Vivitar XO Learning Tablet (New CES > 2013)�<a href="http://xo-learning.org/";>http://xo-learning.org/</a><div><a > href="http://www.sakar.com/new-tablets-from-sakar";>http://www.sakar.com/new-tablets-from-sakar</a></div> > </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><span > class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">- > Polaroid Kids Tablet (New CES 2013)�<a > href="http://www.polaroid.com/kids-tablet";>http://www.polaroid.com/kids-tablet</a></span></span><br> > </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><br> > </span></div><div>- Archos Arnova Child Pad�<a > href="http://childpad.us/";>http://childpad.us/</a></div><div>- Toys 'R Us > Tabeo�<a > href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13265885";>http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13265885</a></div> > <div>- VINCI Tab II�<a > href="http://www.vincigenius.com/en/";>http://www.vincigenius.com/en/</a></div><div>- > Kurio Kids�<a > href="http://www.kurioworld.com/";>http://www.kurioworld.com/</a></div><div>- > Fuhu Nabi XD / Jr.�<a > href="http://www.nabitablet.com/";>http://www.nabitablet.com/</a></div> > <div>- Oregon Scientific Meep!�<a > href="http://www.meeptablet.com/us/";>http://www.meeptablet.com/us/</a></div><div>- > Ematic FunTab Pro�<a > href="http://www.ematic.us/tablets/funtab-pro";>http://www.ematic.us/tablets/funtab-pro</a></div> > <div><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><span > class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">- > Lexibook Junior�<a > href="http://www.lexibook.com/en/Laptops-Tablets/Tablets/MFC270EN-Lexibook-Tablet-Junior-Power-Touch.html";>http://www.lexibook.com/en/Laptops-Tablets/Tablets/MFC270EN-Lexibook-Tablet-Junior-Power-Touch.html</a></span></span><br> > </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><span > class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">- > Amazon Kindle Fire HD FreeTime / FreeTime Unlimited�<a > href="http://j.mp/RGjms3";>http://j.mp/RGjms3</a></span></span><br> > </div><div><br></div><div>Non Android�</div><div><br></div><div>- > LeapPad2*�<a > href="http://www.leapfrog.com/en/pages/support/product_pages/LeapPad2.html";>http://www.leapfrog.com/en/pages/support/product_pages/LeapPad2.html</a></div> > <div>- Vtech InnoTab 2*�<a > href="http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/innotab2s";>http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/innotab2s</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Walmart > and Amazon sell most of these.</div> > <div><br></div><div>Reviews from late 2012:</div><div><a > href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/childrens-tablets/460/";>http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/childrens-tablets/460/</a><br></div><div><a > > href="http://holiday-gift-guide.laptopmag.com/5-great-android-tablets-for-kids.php";>http://holiday-gift-guide.laptopmag.com/5-great-android-tablets-for-kids.php</a><br> > </div><div><a > href="http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/best-tablet-for-kids-5-to-choose-from-1117325";>http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/best-tablet-for-kids-5-to-choose-from-1117325</a><br> > </div><div><a > href="http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/11/16/best-tablets-for-kids-2012/";>http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/11/16/best-tablets-for-kids-2012/</a></div><div><br></div></span></div><br><div > class="gmail_quote"> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:46 AM, C. Scott Ananian <span dir="ltr"><<a > href="mailto:csc...@laptop.org"; target="_blank">csc...@laptop.org</a>></span> > wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 > .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> > <div class="im">On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:19 AM, Yama Ploskonka <span > dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yamap...@gmail.com"; > target="_blank">yamap...@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div > class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"> > <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc > solid;padding-left:1ex"> > > > > > <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> > is it Nell replacing Sugar? > :-p<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Just to be clear, I had > nothing to do with the XO Learning software, and it is not > Nell.</div><div><br></div><div>(But I don't think an Android-based > educational tablet is a bad idea.)</div> > <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> > <div>�--scott</div><div><br></div><div>--�</div></font></span></div><span > class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> � � � ( <a > href="http://cscott.net"; target="_blank">http://cscott.net</a> ) > </font></span><br>_______________________________________________<br> > support-gang mailing list<br> > <a > href="mailto:support-g...@lists.laptop.org";>support-g...@lists.laptop.org</a><br> > <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang"; > target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang</a><br> > <br></blockquote></div><br></div> > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang
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