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Leapfrog Talking Pen

Posted by timothy on from the more-paper-only-$1M/pack dept.

AndroidCat writes "Leapfrog has just announced their Fly pen computer for children. It talks, giving feedback as they write and draw, and with special Fly paper, you can draw a calculator, press the 'buttons' with the pen and it will read the answers. Cute, but is this a real working product? Let's see. If they included a 1 GB USB drive, it would be an interesting product for geeks too--just don't write fdisk. And remember to turn off the voice when making notes during meetings." Here's a picture of the device.

2 of 176 comments (clear)

  1. Inspiration? by digitalgimpus · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Does anyone else think it was inspired by Logitech's product?

    I personally wouldn't have needed that as a child. I went to a Catholic school when I was learning to write. The feedback I got was from a nun with a yardstick. No talking pen needed.

    Yard sticks is mightier than the sword

  2. Re the picture by dancingmad · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is that lens flare really necessary? You'd think they were 12 year olds who just warez'd Paint Shop Pro...

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