Leapfrog Leapreader Reading and Writing System (Green)

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The LeapPad is a computer with electrographic sensor. The sensor works as a capacitor and measures the amount of current flowing through corner electrodes into a plate beneath the table top, and uses that information to triangulate the location of the stylus on the table top. [3] The LeapPad is covered by U.S. patents 5686705 and 5877458. LeapFrog Unveils 'Learning Center' At The 2002 International Toy Fair". PR Newswire. February 10, 2002 . Retrieved 2 January 2016. LeapPad won the first-ever People's Choice Toy of the Year (T.O.T.Y.) award, as well as the Educational T.O.T.Y. award in 2000, sponsored by the Toy Industry Association. [8] LeapPad2 would win both awards in 2013. [9] My First LeapPad - Targeted for preschoolers to Kindergarten-going children, the design of the LeapPad is different from a regular LeapPad in that the books are flipped upwards. The unit was later redesigned to be shaped like a school bus. A British-voiced version was also available in the UK.

An Intellectual and Technological Odyssey from LeapPad to Smartpen and Beyond Lafayette's Jim Marggraff empowers people". www.lamorindaweekly.com . Retrieved 2022-10-13. When the illustrations are touched with the pen, character dialogues as well as brief sounds and music will play. There is also a music note that plays music when you tap it.USpatent 5686705,Mark Flowers, Los Gatos, CA,"Surface position location system and method",issued 2007-10-16, assigned to LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

The LeapPad's popularity helped spawn other LeapPad branded devices that are incompatible with the mainstream LeapPad series of players. These devices were meant for younger audiences who are not ready for the mainstream LeapPad's titles. It was developed by a team from Explore Technologies, Inc. acquired by LeapFrog in July 1998. It uses the same patented "NearTouch" technology developed for the Explore Technologies Odyssey Atlasphere. Investigation and development was started in December 1997. Its former title was called "The Book Wizard", but it got changed to LeapPad. The LeapPad will also auto power off when the batteries are very low. When this happens, the player will hear a horn loudly honking, followed by "Time to change your batteries! You need 4 new AA batteries". This message sometimes alters between books. LeapPad was invented by Jim Marggraff [1] and developed by a team from Explore Technologies, Inc., which was founded by Marggraff and acquired by LeapFrog in July 1998. It uses the same patented "NearTouch" technology developed for the Explore Technologies Odyssey Atlasphere. Investigation and development was started in December 1997. The Year's Finest Toys and Games Unveiled at "OSCARS®" of the Toy Industry". PR Newswire. February 9, 2013 . Retrieved January 2, 2016.

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LeapFrog. "LeapFrog® Unveils Next Generation LeapPad™ and LeapStart™ Enhancements at the 2017 North American International Toy Fair®". www.prnewswire.com . Retrieved 2017-11-21. There may be different icons to play a game; the games are designed to not only enhance the enjoyment of the story, but to sharpen key skills such as letter and number recognition, following directions, logic, memory, and so on. If LeapReader is connected to LeapFrog Connect, disconnect LeapReader from LeapFrog Connect by pushing the “Eject” button and disconnecting it from your USB cable.