Vtech InnoTab (Blue)

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We didn't experience any of the aforementioned issues with the nabi Jr. The Nvidia Tegra 3 chip inside Fuhu's tablet is built to withstand demanding games and multitasking, providing a much smoother experience. In the first year of life infants are exposed to a spoken language but it is rare for them to be able to produce words. Baby sign language helps during this formative period where Infants understand certain words but cannot produce them verbally. Infants use symbolic language when they gesture and can even use a sign to mean a word. There is a gap between how many words babies understand and how many words that they can say. During the second year toddlers begin to produce words and are building their vocabulary; they can be using around 50 words by the middle of their second year. By the time a child is 6 years old they will have an extensive vocabulary of around 10.000 words. They achieve this large vocabulary through practice, repetition and by storing the words in their long term memory. Children learn about 5 new words a day and games and toys can help expand their vocabulary. The Learning Lodge currently houses 350 games and apps, which VTech says will expand to 600 by the end of the year. This number pales in comparison to traditional app stores, such as the Google Play store, which boasts nearly 100,000 apps; however, a search for "children" in the store turned up more than 500 results.

Although it took painfully long to launch applications, we didn't notice any lag once we were actually using these apps. Playing games, such as the maze puzzle "H20 Go!", or typing messages in Kid Connect, were smooth. The lag comes in when switching apps. To create a new profile, simply enter the child's name and snap a photo to get started. After this is done, the tablet will automatically log you in to the new account you created. VTech allows users to create up to four profiles and also includes an option for a guest to log on.