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Get'em While They're Young - LeapFrog Launches Baby BlackBerry for Kids!

by Kevin Michaluk on 29 Jan 2009 12:49 AM
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Baby BlackBerry!

Seriously. Who's NOT going to buy of these for the little one(s) in the family?! The geniuses at LeapFrog, makers of all things educational for kids, are poised to launch this ultra cool baby smartphone. From Pocket-Lint:

Dubbed "Baby BlackBerry" by us, a spokesperson for the company told us that the new gadget for kids gives your little ones the feel of the email gadget without the worry of them sending a random email to your boss.

"We would love to talk to BlackBerry about a tie-up", a spokesperson for the company told Pocket-lint.

Full qwerty keyboard, large LCD screen and the ability to send theoretical text messages to LeapFrog's cute puppy character, won't get pass the fact that you unfortunately can't connect to the Internet to check your twitter feed. On the educational front there is a calendar to learn dates, phonics for the keypad and the odd game.

NICE. The "Baby BlackBerry" will be available in August for £19.99. That's assuming RIM's legal team doesn't get to LeapFrog first - I'm pretty sure RIM holds some FULL-QWERTY smartphone keyboard patents that they'll want some licensing revenue for :-)

Ok, so I have two nieces, two nephews, no kids (that I know of anyway).... I'll take FOUR please and thank you! Check out more images here >>

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Posted by Bla1ze Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

Kinda bulky, does it have 3G or WiFi?

My son won't accept anything unless it has 3g or WiFi, I taught him well. lmao!!

 
 
Posted by Anonymous111 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

Jim and Mike won't sue them. According to Wiki, before RIM chose the name Blackberry for their emailing device, they were given a choice of LeapFrog as its device name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry#Name_origin

 
 
Posted by jesserscott Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

this is EXACTLY why kids have A.D.D......let's give 3 year old kids cell phones...WHY NOT?!

 
 
Posted by GetAGrip! Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

Ummm..you do realize Leapfrog leads the pack in educational toys right?

Be good to read up on such things before making such blatant, outrageous comments.

It's a toy, what child hasn't grabbed a cell phone and played with it before, they like them, it appeals to them. Pack an educational product into something that appeals to them and watch them learn, or maybe your just ticked your parents never got you the fisher price phone when you were a child.

http://www.leapfrog.com/en/shop.html

 
 
Posted by tedesco Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

Not a cell phone. It is a device that may teach your kid to read or spell. Maybe people should stop blaming toys, gadgets, media and society for their failures in parenting.

This mentality sickens me.
A videogame is supposedly responsible for some kid drag-racing his Mercedes down the street and killing some poor cabbie. No one questions why the parents of a 17 year old would buy that kid a $100,000 car that tops out at 240Km/hr

Blame the car, the videogame, everything but the parents for not smacking some sense into the kid...wait I said smacking...I meant giving a time out, because that works so well...hahaha!

Sorry to ruin what was otherwise a great crackberry post. My Apologies Kevin.

 
 
Posted by JReel Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

LOL thats pretty crazy, looks awesome

 
 
Posted by Queen4111 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

CrackBerry for kids! LOL!

 
 
Posted by visi0n Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

unfortunately i dont even think that will keep my lil guy from trying to snatch my BOLD every time I turn my head

 
 
Posted by kklier Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

mine either...he wants the real thing. I gave him my 8800 and he didn't care for it since he could not call anyone.

 
 
Posted by mutleysmom Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

can i pre-order ?my 3 year old would love one..she alreadsy thinks she can text..

 
 
Posted by Mylil1 Monday, Feb 02, 2009 1207 days ago

Ill take 1 for my son. He just turned 1 but there is nothing wrong with them started to learn early. He already thinks my curve is a chew-toy, and he like pushing the button's. I got him the little fisher price phone and it just didnt do the trick.. maybe this well work...

 
 
Posted by vx1 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

as soon as it comes out, I'm getting one !

 
 
Posted by skyefalcon Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

My precocious 2 yo daughter keeps grabbing for my BB, my Dash, my wife's dash, or anything she thinks *looks* like a cell phone.

The taller she gets, the harder it is to hide the darn things. And she is tall for her age with a good wingspan too. We're hoping for a basketball scholarship to pay for college.....But I digress.

Grandmother gave her grammy's old Razr phone as a stand in and that worked for a little while but she seems to favor PDA's, go figure.

Yeah, sign me up for one of these.

 
 
Posted by CarToyzOne Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

My 7 yr old grew up on LeapFrog products and is now advanced in reading and spelling, well ahead of her classmates, she also has a Samsung Rant and believe it or not it is helping her strengthen her spelling and reading, she loves to text family and friends with it, and yes we as parents have the phone restricted as to who is in the address book. Now the 3 yr old is envious, I think this LeapFrog product will be a nice learning tool for her when it comes out.

 
 
Posted by pkcable Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

I know what I'm getting my brother's 5 year old for christmas next year, if it comes to the states. ;)

That is IF my brother doesn't already get him an actual blackberry by then. He already has and knows how to use a laptop. ;)

 
 
Posted by chopsticks Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

I would so buy one! LeapFrog has sure made some great toys in the past. (wait does LeapFrog and BlackBerry look the same to you guys?) Yes CrackBerry for kids should be a new motto for the site. My youngest brother who is only 4 has now learned that BlackBerry also means phone. So when he hears "blackberry" he would go "Martin phone!!!" haha

 
 
Posted by Jeanetteh1960 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

My kids loved the Leapfrog products. Leapfrog has great products. Too bad my kids are too old for this I know they would have loved it. :)

 
 
Posted by mystics7 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

With my wife in labor and delivery as we speak i will be getting one of these as soon as it's avail so when he is old enough to play with he can!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by derekflint Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

Perhaps LeapFrog shouldn't wait - it couldn't damage RIM's reputation to put a BB logo on the back or something.

To heck with the kids - I want one! Seriously though, £20 for this looks quite reasonable.

 
 
Posted by VERN1971 Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1211 days ago

I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD BOY. I WOULD PURCHASE ONE FOR HIM......MAYBE HE WOULD STOP EYEING MY BB

 
 
Posted by mrharleydude Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1210 days ago

My kid loves my blackberry. I'm hard of hearing so he uses it when his friends call or he wants to call anyone. I better not tell him about this new one by LEAPFROG. wink wink

 
 
Posted by 10BiggestInterviewMistakes.com Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 1210 days ago

Seriously? WHY would anybody ever buy this for their kids? I mean, okay, if it could call back to mommy or daddy or had GPS in it or do something useful.. It just simulates a BlackBerry.. and the BlackBerry experience...

What's next - toy crackpipes?

 
 
Posted by Mr.L09 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1202 days ago

idk about this lol

 
 
Posted by mrsjackd Friday, Mar 13, 2009 1168 days ago

ill take one for my son!