FLY™ Bundle - Pentop Computer and Charger | List Price: $178.95
Discount Price: $88.75
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Brand: LeapFrog
Binding: Toy
Release Date: 2005-10-16
Features: - An electronic pen with built-in computer and audio output designed for tweens
- Draw or write on special FLYpaper and the optical scanner reads and responds
- Use for scheduling, calculator, making and recording music, and games
- Additional cartridges for learning and fun are available, sold separately
- The FLY 1.0 Pentop Computer only works with FLY 1.0 software and accessories, and is not compatible with FLY Fusion products
Need more titles. [Posted on 2007-03-07]
We bought this for our 9 yo daughter's birthday. It's fairly easy for her to use, but it has been sitting on her desk a lot, untouched, b/c we can't find any titles in stock anywhere, and there doesn't seem to be enough variety. It's targeted for a teen, but there are younger children who manage just fine, but I can't find the math (division and multiplication pack, not the ALgebra) or spelling packs anywhere. I think the manufacturer needs to keep up with the demand.
9 year old girl loves it! [Posted on 2007-03-18]
I bought this bundle before Christmas at 70% off through Amazon. The price was right, but probably because it seems like the manufacturer isn't really devoted to putting out new software for it.
Despite this, it's a great product! A small camera at the end of the pen is the basis of the visual information that the computer translates. If you cannot manage to hold the pen correctly; keeping it almost straight up and down, it will be a frustrating educational toy...no matter what your age.
The bundle comes with a charger and two proprietary batteries. One battery can be in the charger while you are using the other, so you are never at a loss for power. You also get some Flyware paper and accessories. The speaker on the pen works well, but you can also use the included earphones.
I purchased a Flyware journal too, and it was a hit as well.
Note that this toy can be enjoyed by anyone who can read and write, despite being an educational toy geared towards 4th grade and up (10+).
Awesome [Posted on 2007-03-23]
The FLY Pentop computer is an awesome product. My daughter, age 7, loves it. She plays with it nonstop. It seems as though she has no idea that she is learning. Be aware, however, that there are few software products (Fly Through...) available to date (March 2007) for the average early elementary school student. If your child is a little advanced and a quick learner, I highly recommend this product. For older children, late elementary through the end of middle school, it is amazing. It is truly a great find. It takes the work out of getting your children to practice skills learned, but not often practiced, at school.
Great product [Posted on 2007-04-17]
This is the best thing since sliced bread. Very easy to use. I bought it for my granddaughter and she loves it. She uses it often to help her with her spelling and other work for school. I would highly recommend this product to anyone that has a child in school. It isn't just for work, you can play games and have hours of fun with this thing also. Great gift idea.
Fly swatter please [Posted on 2007-12-29]
Initially, this product seemed like a great idea. Got most of the accessories and presented it to my son as a gift. He was excited, took it out of the box and immediately tried to figure it all out. He's a pretty smart kid, but got a little frustrated working through some of the kinks. It ended up on the shelf with other toys and got very little use. In an attempt to renew his interested, I purchased additional accessories, and again it came out for a bit, but was short lived. For some reason, he's not ready to give it up, but I think it continues to disappoint him. Overall, for the price, unless your child has nothing else to do and can give this item alot of time and attention, probably not the best thing out there. Better off and much less expensive to purchase a nice calculator, a dictionary, perhaps some language software, etc.
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