Fuhu Inc., the company behind the first Android-powered nabi tablet for children, has launched two new tablets - the nabi Big Tab HD 20" and nabi Big Tab HD 24" - ensuring that there's something for everyone in the family.
The company's founder Robb Fujioka is of the opinion that current technology can be "isolating" and Fuhu's products are trying to fill that vacuum. The massive tablets are designed with the aim to improve "social interaction, communication, collaboration, and socialized learning."
"We are so pleased to introduce the nabi Big Tab line of products and are excited about the implications as a new category of family tablets. We were simply amazed at how Big Tab's larger format transformed our interactions with our children, family gatherings and made the tablet experience easier for seniors," said Jim Mitchell, CEO. "We are hopeful, that everyone will fall in love with Big Tab like we have."
The nabi Big Tab HD 20" boasts a screen size of 20 inches as the name suggests, whereas the nabi Big Tab HD 24" has a 24-inch display. Both the tablets are equipped with a 15-point capacitive touchscreen and pack in the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processors to fuel the device. The nabi tablets also have 16GB of memory and run on Android 4.4.4 KitKat with Fuhu's Blue MorphoTM OS on top.
What increases the appeal of the nabi tablets is that its dual mode feature lets families swap from the nabi and parent modes. In the password-protected parent mode, the nabi Big Tab HD operates like a regular android-powered tablet. However, swiping to the right activates parental controls and gives a user access to the nabi mode, which has all the kid-friendly apps like chess and checkers.
The nabi Big Tab HD tablets also have a host of educational games and apps for children like Big Canvas, Wings Learning System, Chore List, nabi Coins (to reward good behavior) and nabi Konnect.
However, a major downer of the tablet is that it needs to be plugged in constantly as the battery charge lasts for just 30 minutes. Considering a tablet is popular as an entertainment device and for its mobility, the need to plug in the device defeats the purpose. Another negative is that most of the apps are not optimized for the bigger screen size (given that most Android tablets are at best 10 inchers) and, therefore, the visuals may pixelate.
The nabi Big Tab HD 20" and nabi Big Tab HD 24" are set to release in fall and will command a price of $449 and $549, respectively.
