Addressing the growing legion of tech savvy children, Toys R Us will be releasing the Tabeo, a sturdy and relatively inexpensive tablet computer. I guess I know what’s going to top my seven-year-old son’s Christmas list this year, and I’m more than welcome to the idea of letting him explore and adapt to new technologies.
In a storm of mobile product launches emerges a new competitor: tablets for tiny tots.
That’s the niche Toys R Us hopes to carve out for itself to compete against Apple’s iPad or Amazon’s Kindle Fire with a $150 kid-oriented tablet called the Tabeo.
The release by the toy retailing giant highlights the race to grab the attention and wallets of the youngest tech consumers who are quickly adopting smartphones and other gadgets. Continue Reading
