PeeWee PC has launched a new spill and drop-resistant tablet laptop for kids. The small, but rugged 3-pound laptop features a swiveling screen and can alternate between keyboard mode and a tablet mode. The PeeWee PC features kid-friendly, touch-optimized software that’s said to be suitable for 3-10 year olds. Security options allow Parents to limit usage and control how kids use their laptop. The laptop features an Intel Atom Processor, a Disney Windows XP Theme, and a 1.3 megapixel and rings in at about $600. You can heck out the PeeWee PC specs here.
I definitely appreciate PeeWee PC’s rugged, kid-friendly approach; however, the pricetag for a kid purchase—an electronic investment, no less—definitely makes me think twice. PeeWee PC also offers the Power Laptop, another kid-friendly laptop, but $100 cheaper and with different specs. Kid friendly laptops aren’t a new concept. The OLPC XO, tasked to change the lives of children in developing countries, is a lowcost kid-friendly computer, but on a much different scale.
The PeeWee PC sounds like a great kid computer, albeit pricey for our family’s budget. By the time we’d feel comfortable giving the kid his own laptop, I’m sure we’d buy a new one for ourselves and give him the old one. Now, if Apple came out with a super kid friendly MacBook, maybe, just maybe we’d consider it.
