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New 'Pentop' Computer To Help Children Learn

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the one-more-gadget-for-kids-to-lose dept.

theodp writes "Educational toymaker LeapFrog is introducing the Fly "pentop" computer, a talking computer hidden within a pen the size of an electric toothbrush. Available in mid-October for $99 at Wal-Mart and Target, the device responds to written commands and is aimed at 9-14 year-olds who can use it as a calculator, a calendar, to create and record music, and to play logic and geography games."

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  1. custom paper job. by torpor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    okay, razor, blade, which do we sell the most to get the most profit from?

    oh, i know: CUSTOM PAPER!?!?!

    screw it. if you have to have custom paper to use this pen, why do you have to do circle-M to get to the menu? can't they just print a 'menu button' on the paper, and have you tap it to get the goods?

    pass. no thanks.

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