EDIT: Here's one of those 3 years ago size comparison pics:
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Dom has long enjoyed playing with our ipod touch, so for xmas his grandmother wanted to get him something similar but with a bigger screen. An ipad would have been ideal if they were a little cheaper :-) As an alternative Dom got a 7 inch Android tablet from a place called Chinavision.com. I ordered it on his grandmother's behalf on the 12th of Dec. It arrived in NZ on xmas eve, and was delivered to our house on the first subsequent non-public-holiday day (the 29th?).
It's neat. Dom loves it!
What it does well:
- has a 7 inch touch screen. This is a lot bigger than an ipod touch.
- lets Dom browse photos using the touchscreen. He's already pretty good at navigating his way around the photo browser.
- plays the little, compressed videos I made for the cellphone.
- has speakers which are a good volume for indoor use (maybe not loud enough for the car or a plane?)
- Can connect to wireless and browse the web
What it struggles with:
- playing videos at medium to large resolution
- it takes a little longer to turn on than the ipod touch
It's a fantastic present for Dominic and he's very, very happy. It's also a timely one as we accidentally left our ipod touch on the plane on our flight down to Chch. It was found by the airline staff and picked up by Dom's grandparents and is awaiting collection so the story has a happy ending, and Dom will have 2 devices at his disposal for photo browsing and video watching in future :-)
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The sneaky size-comparison element to two of the photos was deliberate, and only about 2 and a half weeks after his birthday :-) I think that makes them almost exactly 3 years on from the first size-comparison photo we took of him with that toy.
I was impressed at Dom's tech savvy. He learned to use it exceedingly quickly. Also sweet that he extracted the SD card for his Dad when it became stuck. Hopefully he'll be our at home IT support before too long.
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