{"id":327023,"date":"2010-02-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5472127"},"modified":"2010-02-16T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:00:00","slug":"fisher-price-ixl-an-ipad-for-the-kindergarten-crowd-we-love-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/327023","title":{"rendered":"Fisher-Price iXL: An iPad For the Kindergarten Crowd [We Love Toys]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_ixlll.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/>Fisher-Price&#8217;s iXL is a learning tool for young&#8217;ns that lets them read interactively, draw, look at pictures and play games&mdash;pretty much everything your kids currently do on your iPhone but without you having to worry about jam-hands.<\/p>\n<p>OK, the chunky clam shell gizmo doesn&#8217;t owe much to the iPad in terms of physical design, but the applications it contains line up pretty closely with those of Apple&#8217;s tablet. While Apple has evolved past the use of any input devices besides the ones attached to your palms, the iXL is a stylus-based gadget, geared towards three- to six-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5472120,4,'');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are six programs that come loaded on the device: story book, game player, music player, art studio, note book, and photo album. All of them are geared towards learning and interactivity: the story book reads out loud and lights up words as they go along; the note book helps little ones hone their handwriting by providing upper case letters to trace; the art studio offers easy options for drawing with brushes or stamps on a variety of cartoon backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the programs are intended for landscape orientation and others portrait, with a little monkey chiming in when the mini-user is supposed to turn it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- videoId: 1c99d8b61e11eccb94 --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bg-video.cp.motionbox.com\\\/motionboxons\\\/flash\\\/VideoPlayer.swf?type=sd&video_uid=1c99d8b61e11eccb94&security_token=prod3.8dfe0204ec06c8e0\",\"customParams\":{\"allowScriptAccess\":\"always\"},\"width\":500,\"height\":319.65,\"ratio\":0.6393,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":\"mbox_player_1c99d8b61e11eccb94\",\"objectId\":\"mbox_player_1c99d8b61e11eccb94\",\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"motionbox\"} );\n<\/script><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/1c99d8b61e11eccb94.jpg\"><\/a><!-- \/videoId: 1c99d8b61e11eccb94 --><\/p>\n<p>All of the programs work snappily and have some neat features, and while they&#8217;re intuitive to an adult, it still seems like this device offers an awful lot for a four-year-old to get the hang of. Adding to the complexity, more officially-licensed programs will be downloadable in months following launch. These, as well as audio files and pictures, can be loaded via USB or with the built-in SD card slot.<\/p>\n<p>But maybe I&#8217;m selling kids short. In any event, if you&#8217;re hoping to get your kid started on the gadget-obsessed track early, the iXL is a toy to check out. It will be available in October for the nice price of $79.99<\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #toyfair\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/toyfair\/\">Toy Fair<\/a> is the annual event where we get to<\/em> completely <em>regress back to childhood and check out all of the awesome toys coming out for the rest of the year. And well, <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/pst\/welovetoys\">we love toys.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=5c867c3e82181169607ae7d95ea39353&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=5c867c3e82181169607ae7d95ea39353&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=KRCajZ7OdN4:c-wUfNyy_JQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/KRCajZ7OdN4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fisher-Price&#8217;s iXL is a learning tool for young&#8217;ns that lets them read interactively, draw, look at pictures and play games&mdash;pretty much everything your kids currently do on your iPhone but without you having to worry about jam-hands. 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