Vtech - V.Smile Pocket Learning System | Has worked great for us

Vtech - V.Smile Pocket Learning System | Has Done Well

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	Vtech - V.Smile Pocket Learning System V Tech V Tech, 2007 average customer review:based on 40 reviews view larger image
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This is mind-expanding, on-the-go game play! The V-Smile Pocket turns game time into brain time by combining a video game platform with educational content in a portable learning system that goes anywhere or connects directly to the television for gaming at home. A truly unique way to approach learning, V-Smile is popular with both the most reluctant student and the most eager learner. The battery-operated pocket console, specially made for children ages five to eight years old, allows early school-age learners to play a variety of exciting and imaginative games anywhere they want. With popular characters to guide them through age-appropriate skill levels and developmental activities, children won't even realize they're learning essential lessons in language, math and science. Many brain-building V.Smile Smartridges are available (sold separately), including Cars, Shrek, Dora, Scooby, Thomas and more! Requires 4 "AA" batteries, included. Measures 14" x 11".

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Has worked great for us

We recieved this as a gift for the kids several years ago. The first one we recieved gave us problems, it would go off in the middle of a game, the controller wouldn't work and was obviously not quality. The support staff when we called were very helpful but our first system was just horrible. We returned it to the store we bought it and got a new one. It seems that many others have had the same problem? Maybe it was a bad set in a rush to get out at Christmas that passed inspection?

The new one has been perfect. We have had it for several years now and have had no problems.

We use rechargable batteries but we do not find this to be a battery hog. Sometimes it seems when we haven't used it for a while it will need new batteries but other than that little quirk, not a problem.

It is easy to operate. The knobs are big enough for young hands to operate with very few problems.

I am not convinced this is educational. It is all relative. This is more educational than playing a video game with nothing educational about it. However, I am not convinced my young children have learned anything by playing the games that are made for this system. The games are good reviews of skills already learned and that nice.

This is not something you can throw in your purse and pull out when you need it, it is a bigger system than a small game boy. However, it is more educational, easier to play, and the games are not bloody, gory or inappropriate.

My children have loved this system and have used it and played it a lot. This system we have now has seen many hours of use and we have not had the same problems that other parents have mentioned in their reviews.

Enjoy.

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Has Done Well

My mother bought this for my 4-year-old son, who is now 6. He just got two new games for Christmas and still loves it. I did have problems with batteries, he played it so much I was either buying new batteries every few days or recharging them every night. Then I got the recharging pack for it. It is hard to get it to lock on to charge, but once that is done it just charges while he sleeps and then works for hours and hours again. There have been a couple of times when it would just blue screen, but my husband just took out the battery pack and rebooted it. Let me mention this handheld game has been dropped, thrown, kicked, dunked, and just about everything else, there's even spots were all of the color has been scraped off, and it's still running like it did when it came out of the package. I have read tons of reviews all over the net and agree with a previous reviewee that perhaps the Christmas rush caused some to be poorlly constructed, we had to wait until mid-January to get ours as the stores were all sold out.

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VERY EDUCATIONAL GAME BUT NOT VERY DURABLE

Our kids loved playing the V-Smile Pocket. Most of the games are great because they teach while they play. However we constantly had problems with this system. The power cord is cheaply made and a couple tugs on it caused it to short out. We purchased a replacement power cord for it and about a month later it done the same thing. So we figured we would simply use batteries in it and we did for a while and then one day it just wouldn't even turn on at all with a cord or batteries.

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