Today Velocity Micro announced three great new affordable color ebook readers that are running Android, But what we’re particular excited about is their $149 Cruz StoryPad aimed at children. This ereader packs in a simple touch friendly interface, inside of a drop resistant package with a 7” 4:3 800×600 full color touch screen display. The device can also playback videos, audio, it comes preloaded with audio book content and is able to read classic stories to children as they follow along. Cruz StoryPad will come …

It looks like the Classmate PC may have a challenger in regards to PC’s for students.The HP Mini 100e Education Edition is an education focused netbook which is durable and ideal for classroom computing. The HP Mini 100e includes productivity, education and security software from Microsoft, such as Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Math and Microsoft Security Essentials.

Kids Computers is a great place to get custom computer systems designers just for children. They recently began carrying the latest Intel Classmate Convertible PC too. But one of their desktop systems that really stood out for us is their F1 Race Car PC. This is a complete computer system hidden in an F1 Race Car case that boys (and many girls) will love. Configurations for the system begin at $599 and they can be configured with upto a Core i7 Quad Core processor, 4GB …

When you think about it, it’s really about time that a Barbie laptop showed up. After all, Hello Kitty has had so many of them over the years, so why shouldn’t Barbie? Over in Korea, Samsung has released a special Barbie’fied version of their X170 Core 2 Duo powered laptop. Under the hood there is 4GB of ram, a 500GB hard drive and lots of custom Barbie goodies can be found, including a screen saver, desktop icons, logos, and more. The Samsung Barbie X170 is …

We have mentioned PeeWee PC before and now it looks like they have released a newer version of the PeeWee Power Laptop. Before the Power Laptop looked very gray, now it’s an all white design, 3.5 pounds,  durable drop-proof construction, spill resistant keyboard, and comes loaded with 15 educational software titles.  The new PeeWee PC Power Laptop features the Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of memory, a 10.1 inch LCD screen, 6-cell battery, mouse and Windows XP operating system. The PeeWee Power Laptop is priced at …

Well if you live in Europe you are one lucky parent because now you can buy your child a netbook for only £99 (USD $150) !! – “Chie for Children” netbook that is. The Chie Netbook is a stylish, budget, netbook PC, designed especially for 6 to 14 year olds. The netbook has a full Qwerty keyboard and trackpad mouse, exactly like the ones you would find on larger laptop computers. It also incorporates a full mobile version of Windows CE, allowing your children to …

This morning Mattel unveiled Barbie’s 125th and 126th career which was decided based on votes that poured in from her fans all over the world. Barbie’s recent online voting campaign has been very successful, and about half a million votes poured in from all over the world. Voters had the opportunity to choose from an Architect, an Environmentalist, a Surgeon, a News Anchor, and a Computer Engineer. This was the first time during the course of Barbie’s 51 year history where fans were able to …

Barbapapa was a French children’s cartoon and a series of books that was popular in the 1970’s. Honestly, we aren’t familiar with either, but the Barbapapa Mouse Set will appeal to just about any little girl. The mouse set comes with a heart shaped mouse that is sporting a cheerful smiley face, and it comes with a matching mouse pad.  You can pick up the Barbapapa Mouse Set for $49.99.

The Kids CyberNet Station is an All-In-One computer package that aims to be the goto machine for your kids. It includes everything you could need for a child /student friendly workstation. Intel Dual Core processors, 4 GB of  Ram, 500 GB  Hard Drive, DVD-ROM / CDRW, 19″ Flat Touch Screen Monitor, HD Audio with SoundBlaster Pro compatibility and speakers, 2 Gigabit Fast Ethernet connections, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, and Windows 7. It also includes preloaded software combined with a virtual CD-ROM to eliminate the …

The HP Mini 5102 is aimed at students for good reason – it’s HP’s first touch-enabled netbook. A touchscreen doesn’t come standard on the 5102, but it is optionally available with a capacitive multi-touch display. The netbook measures .91 inches thin and weighs just 2.64 lb., it sports Intel’s Atom Processor, has a 95 percent of full-size, spill-resistant QWERTY keyboard and large touchpad, and it comes preloaded with Corel Home Office suite, and HP student edition featuring Adobe Digital School collection. The system, which is …