Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Is An Attentive 7-Inch 'Babysitter' For Kids
It may look like Samsung's Halloween-themed tablet, what with the yellow frame and orange bumper, but those candy corn colors just mean this Galaxy Tab 3's made for kids.
By Judith Yeoh — 29 Oct 2013, 06:21 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
The 7-inch Android tablet boasts a number of apps and features designed with children in mind
Samsung, after contributing the curved screen and dual screen to the smartphone market, is now planning to target kids by launching the Galaxy Tab 3 for them.
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It’s a modified version of Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 with highly customized user interface for kids plus lots of pre-installed age-appropriate software and games. Already available in Korea, the company has now confirmed that USA is the next market to get it.
Kids Mode, for instance, provides an entirely different user interface and boasts apps and games for both entertainment and education. Titles include classics such as Fruit Ninja, Where's My Perry?, and Kids Planet Discovery.
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Parental controls ensure that kids don't accidentally rack up Google Play charges or stumble upon the wrong Web site. What's more, the timer lets parents manage just how long Junior gets to spend on the tablet in one sitting.
thedroidguy.comIt's a smart move for the company since the number of kids watching video and playing educational games on tablets has continuously risen
The Kids Tablet itself has a 7-inch screen, 1024×600 screen, 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB. It costs $230, which is a bit more than the regular Galaxy Tab 3 of the same size.
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The Galaxy Tab Kids is also a bit studier and can withstand some dropping, banging, and other rough play via a specialized case, which will come in handy for kids who don’t really understand how fragile a tablet can be.
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Adults and older kids who want to use the Tab 3 can also switch back to the standard Android mode.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will retail for $229.99 when it arrives on November 10; pre-orders begin November 1.
Also, to make Galaxy Tab 3 the perfect holiday buy, Samsung is tossing in a host of Galaxy Perks.
For example, you can convert into Google Play and Samsung Hub credits, and more.
engadget.comAnd, as an added bonus, the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids comes with a $10 Google Play credit, 12-months of Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi, three months of Hulu Plus, and two years of up to 50GB of free DropBox storage.
