亚马逊儿童电子书阅读器开售 Amazon has been offering Kids Edition versions of its Fire tablets for years, and now it’s bringing a bundle to its Kindle e-readers with a new Kindle Kids Edition. Like the Kids Edition tablets, this bundle includes four main parts: the device, a durable case to protect it, a year of Amazon’s FreeTime service, and a two-year extended replacement guarantee. The big draw here is FreeTime, which lets parents put the entire content library of FreeTime books (which includes big names like the “Harry Potter” series, “The Hobbit,” “Artemis Fowl,” the “Percy Jackson” books, and “The Chronicles of Narnia”) in front of kids. Children can browse and download what they’re interested in without parents having to worry about content being inappropriate or costing extra money. All of the FreeTime features for managing screen time are available on the Kindle and Fire tablets. Parents can set bedtimes, maximum time limits, and more. There are also some new kid-centric features, including an achievement system that recognizes and gamified* goals like reading multiple days in a row. Also, words that kids look up in the onboard dictionary are automatically saved as flashcards that they’ll be able to go back and review to help build their vocabularies. The biggest issue with the Kids Edition Kindle is the base hardware: It’s Amazon’s recently revamped* entry-level Kindle. At US$109, it’s a good deal, especially when you consider the case and year of FreeTime Unlimited service that are included in the bundle. The Kindle Kids Edition will ship at the end of this month in four case designs, including in blue and purple and with rainbow bird and space station options.(SD-Agencies) |