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My daughter is an iPhone master. As a matter of fact, when I get my new iPhone 4 I think I’ll just give her my 3G. She knows more about how to work it than I do, anyway.
Recently VTech contacted me and offered us the chance to review the new MobiGo – a handheld gaming system for ages 3-8. With a touch screen interface and a full QWERTY keyboard, I knew that Audrey would go crazy for it. I was right.
The MobiGo comes with a Touch and Learn game cartridge (thank you for not making us buy the game in addition to the unit!), which has 6 different games that allow Audrey to play musical instruments, continue to identify numbers and letters (and find them on a traditional keyboard!), use simple math, and just generally slide, flick, and poke her way to learning something new. I was really impressed with how much thought had gone into the games, and how much she learned in such a short time span!
Did I mention that the way the screen flips up to reveal the keyboard reminds me of my old TMobile Sidekick? I feel very retro.
There are also other game cartridges available, including Disney/Pixar’s Cars, Disney Fairies, Disney’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and others. Personally, I know that we will have to go buy the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Fairies game sets ASAP, and now that I’ve seen how much the system has to offer, I am eager to try some different games for it – I think it is a worthwhile investment.
Audrey loves it so much that she actually won’t put it down, so I’ve had to force her to take breaks from it. This is the child who’s attention is held by virtually nothing for longer than 5 minutes, so the amount of engagement that she gets from this is really awesome. Plus, she sits in my lap and we work through some of the tougher games and levels together, which is nice bonding time for the two of us, and presents me with an opportunity to teach her things that I may not have previously thought of.
The MobiGo retails exclusively online and at Toys R Us for $59.99. Frankly, I’m surprised that the price is as low as it is, I would have probably paid close to $100 for it, especially now that I’ve had the chance to demo it. However, when you factor in the cost of other games ($19.99 each) and a carrying case ($14.99) I guess we’ll call it a draw. Oh, and it comes in pink and purple too, for the girly set!
Win It! Though I’ve stopped doing as much kid stuff here on CSC, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to give away one of the MobiGo units!
To enter to win, check out the MobiGo and then leave a comment telling me what your favorite feature is, or what you like the most about it! After your initial comment, every other (pertinent) comment left on this site on other new posts from now through June 21st will count as an extra entry each. You don’t need to come back to this post and tell me you commented on another post, I can stalk track you via your email/IP address. As usual, the following extra entries are also available: blogging about this giveaway with a link back to this post, subscribing to my YouTube Channel, subscribing to my site, and tweeting about this contest (click the link above). That’s a ton of ways to win, so good luck!
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love the way the keyboard looks , very cool for the kiddies!!
I like the Qwerty keyboard to help my little one learn letters and typing!
I love that it has the full keyboard great for the kids to learn on.
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I like that it has a touch screen.
I like the touch screen!
my favorate is the touch screen ty.
nice for my neice ty.
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my favorite feature is the touchscreen
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I like the great color screen
The QWERTY keyboard is my favorite feature.
My favorite feature is the Touch Screen
I like the touch-screen feature. Thank You
I love that it has a QWERTY keyboard! Such an important thing to learn early!
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My daughter loves playing with my phone since it has a touch screen, I love that the MobiGo has one too, how neat!
I like the touch screen aspect!
As far a practicality is concerned, I like that it takes regular batteries.
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I love the QWERTY keyboard
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i like the touch screen and qwerty keyboard
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I’m a subscriber
I like the QWERTY slide-out keyboard, just like an adult’s!
My favorite feature is the touchscreen capability of the MobiGo.
i heart the touchscreen
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I love that it has a full keyboard.
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I like that it has a qwerty pull out keyboard on it.
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I love that it has the full keyboard with it – that would be really great for my son to learn!
I like the many games you can play on it as my favorite feature.
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I like that kids pick the way they play and learn.
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I like the fact that there is a touch screen. Maybe my son will stop playing with my phone :0)
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I love that it uses a touch screen for he kids…fun. Thanks!
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My favorite feature is the Downloadable Content.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.
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I really love the touch screen. That is so cool.
love the touch screen
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I like the full keyboard.
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my favorite feature is the touch screen
The Dora game is my fave feature. I also like the touch screen.
I like the touchscreen and the full keyboard. Perfect for chubby little fingers.
I like the full qwerty keyboard.
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I like that the MobiGo has a full Qwerty Keyboard. This is a good way for children to become familiar with the computer keyboards they will be using when they get older. Thank you for the excellent give-away.
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I love that it is portable, & has games that may be downloaded as well as purchased!!
like that it has a touch screen!
I like that it has a touch screen
I love how this nifty gadget “mocks” our “adult toys” since the little ones are always trying to play with our iphones now we can just give them this without worrying about them dropping our gadgets.More importantly, I love how they can learn so much from this while playing age suitable games that will keep them interested for many hours which is also great for car rides. This is a must have for all young children.
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I like that kids learn about about colors, shapes, spelling, math, and logic
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I think the best feature is the touchscreen. My son will love it.
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Main: I luv the touch screen and the Qwerty keyboard. And of course that u can download from pc at home! Awesome! My lil one would luv this so much. We rely on gadgets like this since she stays home with me and doesn’t go to pre K yet.
I like that it has a qwerty keyboard-so important to learn it these days!
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I love the touch screen!
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I like the touch screen feature, it would be a great learning tool for my grandson!
I love the keyboard and the touch screen.
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I love the touch screen technology and the qwerty keyboard!
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I like that this product can act as “an adult” gadget, but kids are learning from characters like Shrek, Disney Princesses and Dora. Tap, slide or flick with MobiGo
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I love that you can download new games for it on the computer. Also, as someone who despises those old “black and white” generic screens on kids’ learning systems – LOVE the look of this screen. What a cool little device.
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My favorite feature is the touch screen!
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I like that is is portable and has an awesome touchscreen.
I love the QWERTY keyboard.
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I like the Tap, slide or flick with MobiGo – kids pick the way they play and learn about colors, shapes, spelling, math, logic and more.
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My fav feature is the Qwerty keyboard – that’s neat and helps kids begin to learn typing skills.
I love how educational it is – yet it can also be fun.
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My favorite feature is it will shut off atomatically which would save batteries.
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My favorite thing about the MobiGo (besides the cool QWERTY keyboard) is the awesome selection of games. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Cars, The Mr. Men! All games I know my kids would love. It is nice to see an educational system with that nice of a selection of titles.
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I like most:gives kids ages 3-7 their own touch-tech toy that keeps them engaged while they learn. With a touch-activated screen and a QWERTY slide-out keyboard,
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My favorite feature is the touch screen.
The Qwerty keyboard is my favorite feature.
I like the touch screen.
The touch screen and the keyboard. My granddaughter loves to poke things including those on grown-up computers. time she learned on a keyboard just for her.
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I love the touchscreen capability and that we can just download the games so we no longer need to go to the store to get them.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
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i most like the touch screen interface
love the touch screen
My favorite feature is the QWERTY keyboard.
for my boys
My favorite feature is the touch screen which would be perfect for our son who will only use a touch screen right now.
The touch screen and games looks great
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love that there’s a mickey mouse game!
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I like the MobiGo’s rugged design and touch screen. I would get my daughter the Shrek game.
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My favorite is the touch screen.
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My favorite feature is the Qwerty keyboard. kids are so tech savvy these days, this is a good way for them to get familiar with the letter placement on the keyboard.
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I love that it is for AGES 3-7 . This would be something my daughter could use for years. This would also be something great to take on car trips.
I love the touch screen it has, and the slide keyboard.
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My favorite feature is the touch screen. Very cool!
I love the QWERTY keyboard!
I like that they have Shrek learning software. It’s sure to keep my son’s attention. Thanks for the chance.
I like the keyboard feature.
I most like that it can be educational and portable for long car trips.
I love the QWERTY keyboard. Great way to get my daughter comfortable with a keyboard.
the touch screen looks neat.
I like the QWERTY keyboard feature.
I love the games that are available. My son is obsessed with Toy Story and Cars. Thanks for the giveaway.
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My favorite feature is the slide-out QWERTY keyboard.