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I finally got the Nexus 7, to get a picture of Jelly Bean and the Android ecosystem. What the Nexus 7 lacks is a certain intuitiveness. I gave it to my almost

by myspy 14y ago

I finally got the Nexus 7, to get a picture of Jelly Bean and the Android ecosystem. What the Nexus 7 lacks is a certain intuitiveness. I gave it to my almost 4 years old and she had to play along more with it, to grasp how to start up and use it. While using it, she accidentally accesses functions which distract her from using an app and I have to intervene. Which means the always on software buttons are no help. Ok, you're talking of school children, but I think an iPad Mini with its better ecosystem for educational apps and general much stronger apps especially for kids is a better fit. Especially because when an app is opened, you are focused only on this app and no buttons to accidentally throw you out of it. Also the homescreen of iOS is more intuitive, the homescreen plus separate app drawer cause confusion. Maybe the Play Store can get better at educational apps. At least software wise, I don't feel it. It's more like a new form of PC instead of a tablet device. But the PlayStation emulator I got is awesome :p

rdl 14y ago
I would assume that school provided devices would include some kind of management system, locked down configuration, and apps, so there wouldn't be as much software difference between the two. iOS might be better out of the box, but Android is more customizable, so I could see an "Android for Classrooms" built which worked really well in that environment. That would only make sense in huge volumes, but the K-12 market is really big.
fpgeek 14y ago
If you really want a kid's tablet, you should check out the Nabi 2: http://www.nabitablet.com http://www.nabitablet.com It's been designed from the ground up for children ("kid mode" and "parent mode", an included rubber bumper and other attention paid to durability, kid-friendly launcher in kid mode, kid-focused app store with apps broken down by age, ...). The only big downside is that you can't get the Play Store on it (easily at least), though the Amazon Appstore isn't a problem (and most of the kid-focused apps seem to be in both). My wife and I got one for our preschooler and she absolutely loves it. To me, this is the future of kid's tablets (at least in the Android world) - targeted devices that fit into the larger ecosystem.

by myspy 14y ago

rdl 14y ago

I would assume that school provided devices would include some kind of management system, locked down configuration, and apps, so there wouldn't be as much software difference between the two. iOS might be better out of the box, but Android is more customizable, so I could see an "Android for Classrooms" built which worked really well in that environment. That would only make sense in huge volumes, but the K-12 market is really big.

fpgeek 14y ago

If you really want a kid's tablet, you should check out the Nabi 2: http://www.nabitablet.com http://www.nabitablet.com It's been designed from the ground up for children ("kid mode" and "parent mode", an included rubber bumper and other attention paid to durability, kid-friendly launcher in kid mode, kid-focused app store with apps broken down by age, ...). The only big downside is that you can't get the Play Store on it (easily at least), though the Amazon Appstore isn't a problem (and most of the kid-focused apps seem to be in both). My wife and I got one for our preschooler and she absolutely loves it. To me, this is the future of kid's tablets (at least in the Android world) - targeted devices that fit into the larger ecosystem.