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(I think Ashens should review these.)

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Oh, Shoot... I'm not going to do that.]]>Feb 5th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
I don't see the point of it. Unfortunately, I see kids with these everywhere.

A DS is much better, in my opinion, for these functions. The original DS is rugged enough, and the DS lite has some supposed "kiddie" cases, like the Nerf one, that would definatly work. Also, just pop in Brain Age or Big Brain Academy, and such.

Violence shouldn't hurt kids who are old enough to play with a touch screen and some oversized buttons, and its not like Junior is gonna smuggle games or anything.

Seriously, no one is going to buy the "Didj". Whether it is "D-J" or "Digi", it isn't going to sell. Way too underpowered, Way too cheap looking, and educational videogames suck once past 5th grade. Elementary school educational games are good, but past that point, they either make it way to easy or too hard. I breezed through 5th grade games when I was in preschool.

Why get specialized crapconsoles that only play crap games when you can get a good handheld that has has the good games.

DS + BrainAge > Didj with CoolManEdu]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
I mean, for 90 bucks, try to get a PDA with those specs -- and frankly, good luck. Maybe nothing will come of it, but I'd like to at least see somebody try. ]]>Feb 9th 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/Feb 5th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/Feb 5th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
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On another note, this thing seems pretty damned impressively-powered for the price. If I were a kid, I'd hope my parents would buy me one.]]>Feb 5th 2008 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/Feb 5th 2008 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
Congratulations to your son "ilikeweed".

Score: 2/15

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Um... Brain Age? Big Brain Academy?

Screw this load of piss.

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http://www.google.com

I don't want to post my blog, it will piss pplz off.]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
Forgot to add this point:

My Ti84 Plus Silver Edition is MUCH MUCH better, and it has games, too. And I can PROGRAM my apps.

And the Didj is still fugly.]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/Feb 6th 2008 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
Looks good for hackerydackerydoo...]]>Feb 6th 2008 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/
All of the games for the Leapster are educational, and genuinely so. My kids get to practice letter recognition, writing, simple arithmetic, and logic games. They avoid reflex-based challenges, so the kids have time to think about their answer. The games generally give you a number of chances to complete a challenge, often an infinite number, which helps prevent the kids from getting frustrated.

And while I suppose they could make similar games for the DS, they'd tend to get lost in the crowd, and have too much competition from the rest of the game industry.]]>Feb 6th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/leapfrog-intros-web-connected-leapster2-and-didj-handhelds/Feb 9th 2008 9:56PM