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Manufacturer: V Tech
Brand: VTech
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $29.99
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Beam a smile onto your little one’s face and connect her to a world of interactive learning! The V.Smile™ Baby Infant Development System goes beyond passive developmental videos with a breakthrough, interactive approach to learning. With the V.Smile Baby system, you'll receive a colorful panel that fits comfortably in your child’s lap and connects wirelessly to a receiver that hooks right into your TV! The signal works from nine feet away no matter how high or low your baby holds it. Plus, you can choose from three grow-with-me play modes. Select the Play Time mode on the panel and watch your baby play and use colorful, easy-to-press buttons to hear fun, educational phrases. Select the Watch & Learn mode and your baby can watch educational animations complete with baby sign language. Finally, as your baby grows, select the Learn & Explore mode where he can actually direct the play on the screen by choosing the subjects he wants to explore. The V.Smile Baby Infant Development System works with Baby Smartridges, which slide easily into the receiver. Each Baby Smartridge features learning games with five different baby signs, and teach important skills like colors, numbers, sounds, animals, music and shapes. V.Smile Baby even doubles as a car toy. Take the colorful panel with baby on the road for fun on the go!


DESCRIPTION:

Amazon Maximum Age: 3
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 3
Amazon Minimum Age: 9
Batteries Included: 0
Batteries: 4
Battery Description: 4 C
Binding: Toy
Brand: VTech
Color: one color
EAN: 0050803690007
Feature: Offers 3 modes of learning, Play Time, Watch & Learn, and Learn & Explore, where your baby can go from playing to watching educational videos to making choices about what he wants to learn
Label: V Tech
Manufacturer: V Tech
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 9
Model: 80-69041
Publisher: V Tech
Size: one size
Studio: V Tech


FEATURES:

• Offers 3 modes of learning, Play Time, Watch & Learn, and Learn & Explore, where your baby can go from playing to watching educational videos to making choices about what he wants to learn
• Connects wirelessly to a receiver, which transmits from to up to 9 feet away
• Activity panel provides independent learning on-the-go for the youngest learners
• One Smartridge included; Each Baby Smartridge offers unique learning activities and includes 5 different baby signs
• Includes activity panel, console receiver, and Learn & Discover Home Baby Smartridge



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• SANYO eneloop 4 Pack AA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries
• Sony Cycle Energy AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries (4-Pack)


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• Vtech - V.Smile Baby - Baby Einstein
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• Vtech - V.Smile Baby - Disney Baby Pooh
• Vtech - V.Smile Baby - Baby Mickey
• Vtech - V.Smile Baby - Noah's Ark Animal Adventure


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrible!
Comment: What a rip-off! The cords barely connected to either of our TVs and we constantly had to get up and fix them. They were constantly sliding around and making the screen blurry and making buzzing noises. If we could actually get it working that day, the resolution and graphics were HORRIBLE. I seriously thought it was a joke. My son never played with it even though we tried multiple times. Really a waste of money.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great "First Game System" for the price
Comment: First let me state that I have read most of the other reviews posted.

I will first address the cons listed:
1. Poor graphics-This is not a wii or nintendo. However, I think that the simple graphics are actually nicer for smaller children (under 3). The games are simple and not too "busy".
2. Short attention span-Many reviews stated that it failed to keep their children interested. I actually always "play" with my child with this system. Children under 3 (in my opinion) tend to be interested in what mommy and daddy are doing. Whether I am cooking, cleaning, reading, or playing my little one wants to be involved. I love this age when you can give them a spoon and pot while you are cooking and they feel that you are involving them! This game was not designed to be a babysitter. Instead, it is designed for you to work with your children.
3. Mispronounciation-I haven't noticed any words being mispronounced. However, sometimes I wish that the voices were clearer and not so baby talkish. I would say that it could have better enunciation.
4. System control board doesn't light up-I agree with this complaint. I wish that the control board would light up.
5. Too much time elapses in the game without giving children the command to interact-Most of the games teach via repetition. So, quite a bit of time can elapse before the game commands your child to push another button on the console. However, some games still react when your child pushes bottons even in the middle of the lesson. For example, the background of the screen may change to the color coinciding with the button pushed.
6. Battery powered only-This really isn't an issue for me. The batteries last a very long time.


The pros:
1. Educational system for early learning-Fun and teaches learning through sight, sound and touch.
2. You can purchase Bailey Bear to act as the "remote" to the system-This is a really cute bear and he comes with his own game. Very cute. He can be used with the game or just by himself.
3. There are many games available for purchase.
4. System control board has a removable cushion. If you want to lay of the floor on your tummy, it is very comfortable to use.
5. System is very durable and can take the beating that a toddler can shell out.
6. Spot to store extra games (4).
7. There are different modes of play. You can simply play with the control board, watch TV, or interactive mode.

Conclusion:
I think that this is the best system for infants and toddlers from 9-36 months. However, it should be used with a parent. The graphics are very simple. It works on the principle of repetition. Lessons are kept fairly short. My biggest complaint is that they should have made the control board light up. I would recommend this system. I highly recommend also purchasing the bailey bear as well. You can use the bear in lieu of the control board. The bear is more interesting and much cuter.

Customer Rating:
Summary: It was all I expected and more!
Comment: I purchased this for my grandson who lives across the country from us. He loves books and now has one with our pictures so he can learn to associate us with our pictures and names. The plastic covers for each page fold under to protect the pictures from little mouths.

I would recommend this for any parent or grandparent who is not always near their children.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Wii for a baby!
Comment: Great educational, development system! A baby would have as much fun with this system as a teen would have on the Wii. Yes I just did compare this system to the Nintendo Wii.

Customer Rating:
Summary: VTech Doesn't Disappoint
Comment: We had the V Tech VSmile for our first daughter 5 years ago. We utilized a larger television with the VTech VSmile and while the graphics weren't stellar, they were good enough for the money and durability of the system. We bought several of the cartridges and still have it.

We have just bought the V TECH BABY for our second daughter and I hooked it up to a 9 inch LCD television that's in the playroom. The graphics on these systems are perfect on a smaller screen!!! I am very pleased with the functionality for this developmental age as well as for the price point. The screen changes EVERY time our baby hits a button, whether she is right, wrong, or the program is in the middle of something. Great!! My husband and I are both hard core gamers in our early 40s and own all of the gaming systems on the market today which we play on a large format screen, so I believe that this review is fairly accurate based on the technology available.

Consumers can't expect XBox 360, Wii or Playstation 3 graphics for [...] bucks! The screens on the demo systems at the stores are small for a reason. Additionally, we play WITH our children on these systems, so please factor that into this review.

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