PeeWee debuts drop and spill-resistant Pivot Tablet Laptop
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 29th 2009 2:00PM
posted Apr 29th 2009 2:00PM
PeeWee PC Unveils Durable PeeWee Pivot Tablet Laptop for Kids
Spill and drop resistant Laptop features PeeWee PC's proprietary security suite, touch tablet with stylus, and a carrying handle
San Francisco, CA – April 29, 2009 – PeeWee PC (www.peeweepc.com), the leading manufacturer of computer products and accessories for children, is excited to announce the availability of the PeeWee Pivot Tablet Laptop. Weighing in at just 3 pounds, this tiny yet rugged, spill and drop resistant notebook is perfect for children aged 3-10. The laptop features the Intel® Atom™ Processor, a convertible rotating screen and touch tablet with stylus, a free Walt Disney Windows XP Theme, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam that rotates 180 degrees and is perfect for video chatting with moms and dads who have to travel.
PeeWee PC loads each Pivot Tablet Laptop with 10 age appropriate software and game titles for Pre-K, Early Elementary, or Upper Elementary students. PeeWee also includes its proprietary security suite on each laptop, giving parents full control of how and when their children use the laptop.
"We design all our computers to meet the needs of both our young end users and their parents," said Oscar Ferreria. "This means creating products that are both fun and durable, but most importantly, safe. We all understand the drawbacks associated with giving children internet access, and there is no way any child should be browsing the internet without advanced security software."
The PeeWee security software allows parents to limit how much time their children spend browsing the internet (on a daily or weekly basis), block inappropriate sites with any version of any web browser, take screen shots, view browsing history, and even control the laptop remotely. Additionally, the PeeWee security suite also allows parents limit the amount of time children spend gaming and protects the laptop by preventing children from changing system settings.
The PeeWee Pivot Tablet Laptop starts at $599.99 MSRP and is available now exclusively at www.peeweepc.com.
No, no, no. No more atom crapbooks.
Looking at those girls arms, me thinks the computer should worry more about their gorilla father...
Exactly what I noticed first. It's kind of creepy really.
Plus they really need to get back to work in the kitchen!
aww.. mean but funny...
@ denver ROFL! they plastic acke is about to get burned!
"Plus they really need to get back to work in the kitchen!"
I don't know, I wouldn't want that much hair in my soup.
For some strange reason I thought this article had something to do with Pee Wee Herman....
Probably the Pink Kitchen or the kids excitement expressions...
Same here... I thought Pee Wee + spill-resistant = WIN!
EXPRESSIONS?!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
U SAID THE SECRET WORD!!!!
i want whatever they are having
does a 5 year old even need a computer? no
Not sure how old you are, but my 5 year old uses computers in school on at least a weekly basis, so a 5 year old with a computer isn't unusual.
yeah i used computers in school when i was 5 too but they were apple IIe's and we made the little turtle draw shapes (which was AWESOME)
my friend has a niece that's 6 and a nephew that's 4 and they can play games on the computer and that's about it
they aren't capable of writing a paper or doing research or anything productive so therefor the computer is just a toy
i could see your kids using educational games or something but it's still just a toy
My 6 year old nephew has to run one power point presentation a week. So yes.
my nephew is 8 and can type 40wpm, scary i know.
I for one welcome our new childish underlords.
Ok, not really, they're annoying.
When I was 5 I remember playing doom... yea to a 5 year old computers are just fancy toys. It did help me to learn to type at a young age, so its not that bad.
Hmm, I've seen it both ways. I just don't want to see them on the internet too soon. There is a thing such as too much information too soon.
Do you even need a laptop? No.
That girl is unneccessarily excited.
She sees her dad with McDonalds off camera.
Badabadaba I'm Lovin' It.
Did anyone else notice that these kids have ludicrous amounts of arm hair? Seriously, they make me feel young, and they're five year old girls.
you didn't hear? they wanted to emphasize that the proceeds go to endangered wildlife foundations
"so how old are you?"
"8"
"18? alllll right..."
"mom!!!"
"i like where this is going...giggidy giggidy"
Drop resistant? Maybe. But with a hinge like that I'm sure a kid could come up with a way to drop it that would break it.
I'm just trying to figure out how they fit a Asus Rampage X58 motherboard in there. O_o
"My first Goatse"
Isn't that just the CTL 2go Tablet? (the convertible tablet version of their netbook)
Wow. Buying one of these would make up for a lot of poor parenting! The problem is you'd have to buy one for each girl and another one for the arm hair.
"Girls stop screaming it's just a damn laptop! Gah!"
A $700 netbook for 5 year olds? No.
My son would rip that screen from its hinges in less than 1 minute.
that is one of the downsides of the Orangutan adoption program
Engadget writer: "a presumed 10-inch touchscreen display"
PeeWeePC website: 8.9' LCD, 1024 x 600 Touch Screen
http://www.peeweepc.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=70&idcategory=2#details
Don't sweat it. I know a small operation like Engadget can't afford the team of researches it would take to actually go to the product website and click "Technical Information".
Who else here thinks that naming a product intended for children after a sex offender may not be such a good idea?
Didn't he just get caught spanking it in an adult movie theater?
The kid closer to the camera has hairy arms....
Oh Jesus Christ!!! He wasn't molesting abnormally hairy children, he got caught Jaggin it in a theater.
@Joe
Wasn't the guy who played PeeWee herman an paedophile?
Anyone else find this a bit disturbing?
Oh I want one. It has a handle and is touchscreen and spill proof! The kids will never get it back. Drop my 32 gb thumbdrive. Kick back eat my nachos and guzzle beer and not worry about messing up the laptop.
if the handle comes off it actually doesnt look too bad.
The handle does come off, though I actually really dig the handle. It's the same as the CTL 2go Convertible (aka the Intel Classmate Convertible). I got mine off the web from CTL for $500.
"Supports Linux (ETA April 2009) "
price tag is still too high though and I believe openDNS has free content filtering http://www.opendns.com/solutions/homenetwork/parental/
and It would take a smart kid to hack out of a guest account and modify the DNS settings
Personally If I had kids (5 younger siblings and a multitude of cousins already) I would wait for the arm netbooks to hit the market since they won't run windows or x86 viruses at all...(in theory they could get viruses but itn't likely at all.. and Linux viruses tend to be stupid since they can't do much once they run) and Since flash has been ported arm linux there are a load of educational flash games and it wouldn't be hard to get together an educational game programming community
So basically this is a good solution for people that don't want the best for thier kids and don't want to bother with adding a personal touch ... meh
Yes, this is just a rebranded version of the Intel classmate tablet PC, also available as CTL 2go tablet. The CTL 2Go tablet goes for $499, and it is a great machine for that price.
http://www.ctlcorp.com/v4/p-715-ctl-2go-convertible-classmate-pc-89-laptoptablet-with-hard-drive-with-windows-xp-home.aspx
inb4 shoop of goatse on screen / pedro bear
Looks like CLASSMATE pc.... to
http://www.ctlcorp.com/v4/p-715-ctl-2go-convertible-classmate-pc-89-laptoptablet-with-hard-drive-with-windows-xp-home.aspx?affiliateid=10060&gclid=CL7n-8LHl5oCFQOuFQodbW5p-g&
look at it...
total ripoff
BLU-RAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!
This is also branded as a 'Fizzbook Spin'.
I have one on my desk at this moment...
hairy chudrin
:O
I see, pee and wee resistant..
my kid is 7 and has a pc for 3 years so i will get one
What I don't understand is why the children look like they're screaming in the picture.