http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/ Engadget Comments for Fisher-Price unveils Kid-Tough camera and music player http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
I gave my older Canon G2 camera to my 4 year old. He *Loves* it and takes great shots on auto.

My neighbors were so impressed they got 2 off eBay ($50 each) for their 2 kids (5 and 7 ) for xmas.

These things are built like tanks and the kids instinctively know real gear when they see it and treat them very well. They strap the wrist strap to themselves and have al ball!

On this basis I just ran a "photography day" at the local nursery school for 25 3/4 year olds using all 3 of the G2 cameras. Every child took some great shots .... and no one dropped a camera once!

I say just get a second hand 2-3 megapixel secondhand real camera!

Lee]]>Apr 25th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/May 4th 2006 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/May 4th 2006 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
I think $69 for the cameras are a great deal for my niece and nephew. i was surely be being a pink and blue one as soon as they become available.]]>May 4th 2006 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/May 4th 2006 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
Not erally, now that they have a "don't ask don't tell" policy. :-)]]>May 4th 2006 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
Leo]]>May 4th 2006 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/]]>May 4th 2006 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/May 4th 2006 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/Worst case the little ones can look at their pics on the camera via the lcd. If the pics are decent, which some may be, off to walmart they go for cheap processing.
Maybe not worth $69, but at $39 or $29 and I'll be grabbing one for the kid.]]>May 4th 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/My son will be 3 in a few months and in the meantime he is often listening to a CD walkman that he cherishes, his PIXTER that he navigates with a surprizing proficiency, and dabbling in computers with the old MAC IIsi that I have determined he can use until it dies.

spoiled? no. his spartan collection of toys deliberatley consist of often simple wooden designs.

privleged to have the opportunity to become familiar with the tools and devices in his future?

that is certainly my intent.

Handicapped because he and his dad are left handed?

That damn pixter stylus tether certianly makes us think so.
]]>May 4th 2006 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
As mentioned in a previous post for a previous topic...
is this Engadget or iGadget?

~iPod hater

]]>May 4th 2006 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/But though these pictures (which could be printed to stamps btw) were of utterly bad quality it was fun to make them. But technology has developed and I think that today 70$ for VGA-quality are a bit overpriced. It should have at least 1MP.]]>May 4th 2006 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
The key is how rugged is? I THOUGHT the leapster was super rugged but it has succombed. My kids LOVE our digital camera that I VERY occasionally let them use while I'm supervising. I've had my eye out for something affordable for kids but I'm not dishing out over 30 bucks...I found some low end digital mini cameras on overstock for under $30 that I'll probably get.]]>May 8th 2006 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
By the way, some of the technology offered today is fantastic for kids imagination and learning. Nothing beats books, but some websites like http://www.headsprout.com are a great reading tool for children.]]>Sep 28th 2006 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
From what I've seen it's possible to rip and encode CDs into the FP3 player's format using the software that comes with it. That would be interesting to hack on too...]]>Oct 28th 2006 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/
It sure would be nice if some of these companies would take note of the increase of Macs in homes. Hello? Fisher Price? Not everyone uses a P.C.! Some parents shield their kids from bad TV. Others from bad music. We choose to keep them away from bad tech. I'll consider their products when they come back from the dark side. My kids will not be assimilated.]]>Nov 30th 2006 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/Jan 7th 2007 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/fisher-price-unveils-kid-tough-camera-and-music-player/Sep 18th 2007 10:48AM