![]() ![]() It disables the web browser and adds achievement badges, Word Wise (which automatically shows the meaning of more difficult words so you don’t have to look them up in the dictionary) and a search function that’s more forgiving of spelling mistakes. The software is a lightly tweaked version of the usual Kindle user interface. The missing titles are available as paid-for titles in the main Kindle store, which of course adds extra expense. Other series are incomplete, so there’s just one of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, four of the nine Demon Dinner Ladies titles and only one of the core Captain Underpants books. Our tester found that Percy Jackson, Lemony Snicket and Artemis Fowl were all absent, as were popular series such as How To Train Your Dragon. The UK edition’s selection is considerably smaller than the US one, so for example while Harry Potter is present and correct many big names aren’t. A kid who wants to devour the Artemis Fowl series, which isn’t here for UK users, won’t appreciate the Circus Train and The Clowns ebook, which is. There’s no point in having access to a thousand titles if they don’t include the ones your child wants to read. The Kindle for Kids sat next to the Amazon Kindle Oasis (Image credit: Future) Annoyingly, that's not supplied and instead the package just includes the USB cable. We’ve found that in real-life use the battery claims are accurate, although if you spend a lot of time browsing the store (or disable the Kids Edition software and use the web browser) the battery life will be significantly less.įrom flat, the battery charges to full in about 4 hours with a standard 5W charger. ![]() Like the standard Kindle, the Kids Edition promises up to four weeks between charges based on around half an hour of reading per day double the daily reading time and you’ll get about two weeks. The display is clear and it’s easy to adjust the font settings, but it’s very slow to refresh and the lag when using the on-screen keyboard is “annoying”, according to our tweenage reviewer. It has a built-in, adjustable backlight that’ll inevitably be used for reading in bed. The Kindle for Kids has a six-inch e-ink display delivering 167ppi with 16 shades of grey. Storage space is a very respectable 8GB, which for ebooks if more than enough room. The device isn’t waterproof, so you might be glad of the included two-year accidental damage cover. ![]()
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