Comfy EasyPC Play and Learn Keyboard

List Price: $79.99

Features:

• For ages 1 - 5
• Dimensions: 10.62 X 4.72 X 16.53 inches
• Develops cognitive, motor, social, emotional, language and multi-language skills
• Interactive keyboard and software
• Colorful buttons and friendly animations

Accessories:

Comfy Home Hunt Software

Customer Reviews:

Great !!! [Posted on 2006-08-13]
Great creative gift for a grandchild that will offer many hours of learning as well as feeling of accomplishment!!!

Great for babies, a bit too simple for toddlers [Posted on 2006-10-16]
I bought the keyboard and a few of the games for my son when he was 2. He couldn't use the mouse yet but was always interested in the computer so this allowed him to play. He really loved pushing the buttons and watching the characters and other things appear on the screen. A few months later though he learned how to use a mouse and there was no going back. The games that you can buy for kids who can use a mouse are way more interactive and fun than this (and much cheaper). The keyboard is great for a baby or very young toddler, but too simple for older toddlers or pre-schoolers.

Although many of the games say that they're interactive in the descriptions, I was a bit disappointed by the level of interactivity. The introductory game that you get with the keyboard for example, doesn't ask the child to do anything. I was hoping that it might ask them questions like "what color is this tree" and they'd have to push the green button on the keyboard to answer, but that's not the case. You just push buttons and little animations appear. Some of the other games have a bit of interactivity, but it's very limited.

Like I said, great for babies, not so much for toddlers.

A toddlers dream! [Posted on 2006-11-03]
My daughter loves this product! It covers her 2 favorite things the PC and the phone! Whenever I am on the computer she is always on my lap trying to push whatever keys she can, but with this I can put her in her highchair and put her in front of the PC and she will entertain herself for at least an hour! She espicially loves the phone aspect on the side and what I love is there is no cord to worry about. I would definitely reccommend this to anyone with a toddler, I started using this with my daughter when she was 12 months old, she is now 15 months and loves it more now that she has gone up to another level!

great concept but poor quality in the software program [Posted on 2006-11-08]
I work from home a lot and when ever my son sees me at the computer he wants to climb up on my lap and play with the keyboard. So I was really excited to get him his own keyboard (which he couldn't damage by pounding on or accidentally hitting ESC). In that sense, this product works very well. there are buttons for colors, music, weather, and a few character buttons. My son is now 2 (we got it when he was 18months) and it still holds his interest.
The problems I have with the product are that it isn't very interactive or educational. the software program that came with the keyboard is really poorly made. the graphics are cheesy and the music is really basic. there are 3 levels to the program: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Even at the advanced level there is not much to interact with. The phone on the keyboard isn't even attached. It is just a receiver that sits in a cradle and after you pick the receiver up the phone rings.

when I purchased this, I was trying to decide between the LeapPad system and this; and I chose this because I liked the look of the keyboard. I'm now going to buy the LeapPad - which I've heard great things about and I think is a much better introduction to the computer.

She loves it! [Posted on 2006-11-12]
I have to say, the first time we played with this I thought it was going to be a dud and I was thinking I would send it back. It's very simple and not much interaction to it. But it turns out my 2 year old daughter loves it. She gets a kick out of it and it's all she needs in a toy.
(This is the Comfy PC and not the Elmo toy.)

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