New Tablet Computer for Kids 幼童专用平板计算机上市
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- 创建于 2013年4月13日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年4月13日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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The technology toy company VTech introduced a tablet computer for young children at the 2013 Toy Fair. The device is specially designed with a hard rubber case to withstand being chewed or dropped on the floor. According to the tablet’s maker, children can use it with or without parental supervision.
科技玩具制造商VTech在2013年的玩具展中，发表一款幼童专属的平板计算机。此装置特别设计以硬质橡胶为外壳，以承受幼童啃咬或摔落在地。根据平板制造商的说法：幼童在无论有无家长的监督下，皆可使用此平板计算机。
The InnoTab 2 Baby, which seems like an iPad for the little ones, has a variety of functions. It comes pre-loaded with soothing musical melodies and an e-book to flip through. The touch screen allows kids to hand-pick from a selection of educational games that help them learn to identify colors, animals, and other vocabularies. As a child develops, more apps can be downloaded from an online library. There is even a camera that allows parents to monitor their children.
这台名为InnoTab 2 Baby的平板计算机－意指婴幼儿专用的iPad－拥有多样化功能。它预载有可安抚小朋友的音乐旋律及可供其翻阅的电子书。其触控银幕让幼童从精选的教育程序中亲手挑选游戏，以帮助其学习辨识颜色、动物以及其他单字。随着孩童年龄增加，更多的应用程序可从在线数据库下载。此装置还配有可供父母监控子女的摄影机。
Charlotte Johnson, product manager for VTech, claims that giving a child her company’s tablet is better than putting them in front of a TV because the InnoTab is interactive. In other words, the device should appeal to competitive parents aiming to give their children an intellectual head start.
VTech公司的产品经理夏洛特．琼森表示：给孩童一台其公司出品的平板计算机，胜过将他们放在电视机前，因为InnoTab具互动性。换言之，此产品应该会吸引欲让其子女在智力上领先他人而具有好胜心的父母们。
－by Geoffrey Trager
Vocabulary
device [dɪˋvaɪs] n. 设备，装置
withstand [wɪðˋstænd] v. 抵挡；禁得起
supervision [͵supɚˋvɪʒən] n. 监督
pre-loaded 预先加载的
soothing [ˋsuðɪŋ] adj. 抚慰的, 使人宽心的
flip [flɪp] v. 快速翻动（书页等），
hand-pick [ˋhændˋpɪkt] v. 亲手挑选
competitive [kəmˋpɛtətɪv] adj. 好竞争的
intellectual [͵ɪnt!ˋɛktʃʊəl] adj. 智力的
head start 抢先起步的优势；有利的开端