Earlier this week, Apple was forced to issue refunds for unauthorized in-app purchases made by minors. The news only highlighted just how kid-unfriendly tablets can be. With a few taps of a tiny ...

Apple's iPad and Motorola Xoom are probably the coolest gadgets out there, but with $600 plus pricetags, parents cringe when their little ones want to play like daddy and mommy. But now, two toy ...

Toddler-safe texting has arrived. Spurred by burgeoning demand for kid-styled tablets, LeapFrog Enterprises and VTech Holdings have revamped their tyke-targeted devices. Some features let 3-year-olds ...

Two of the hottest tech toys to crop up this holiday season are the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer ($99.99 list) and VTech InnoTab Interactive Learning App Tablet ($79.99 list). Both toys are meant to ...

I've usually steered family and friends away from Leapfrog devices, suggesting instead to go for a "proper" tablet. However recent updates to the LeapPad line, and the LeapPad Ultimate ($99.99) in ...

Exactly two years ago I wrote an article in the Toy Directory under the heading "Has LeapFrog (LF) really come back? Will LeapFrog continue to hop past VTech (OTCPK:VTKLY)?" I then said that they ...

Earlier this month, Amazon made a big play into the kids market by creating a Kids Edition variant of its Fire HD tablets. While obviously not a necessity, appropriate exposure to tablets (or any ...

Northern California's educational toy tablet maker LeapFrog is selling itself to its Hong Kong-based competitor VTech for just $72 million, after years of declining sales. Apple leapfrogged the ...