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Product Feature
- control when and how long kids can use it
- define which type of websites can be accessed
- define which type of apps can be accessed
- set up to 8 profiles
- tons of preloaded content
Product Description
Product Detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #239 in Personal Computers
- Size: Kurio 7
- Color: Black
- Brand: INSPIRATION WORKS
- Model: Kurio7
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x11.12" w x3.27" l,2.49 pounds
- Memory: 1GB
- Display size: 7
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Product Reviews
612 of 657 people found the following review helpful.
disappointingBy edequimm
We looked long and hard at tablets that we could use as a family - narrowing it down to the Kindle Fire and Kurio 7, both $199. Both have pros and cons for what we wanted - an educational tool for our young children, something to keep them entertained on trips as well as some functionality for us. We finally chose the Kurio 7 - the deciding factors being it has a camera and 4.0 OS. However, neither of these features make up for the fact that it does not give access to the full android market which has a much larger selection of apps, especially free apps. Kurio have their own market but it has very limited offerings (particularly in free apps for kids - when searching it said no free educational apps for kids and no free ebooks for young children!) Why would I pay for apps via Kurio market when I know I can get similar/better ones for free and a much greater range of paid ones elsewhere? I understand this is a tablet for kids and there are restrictions on the content they should have access to. But why not allow full access to android market in the parental section? Not having access to the apps I want drastically limits the functionality of this tablet for what we want. This may not be an issue for others buyers of this product but for us it is a deal-breaker and we will be returning this for the Kindle Fire.
Since writing the review above a couple of days ago, I have had a chance to play with the Kurio tablet more. The camera/video recorder should not be a deciding factor in buying this tablet (which is was for us) as the quality is very poor (but in fairness it probably has similar megapixels to other cameras on tablets.) Also, some of the 'kid friendly' apps/games available on the curated Kurio market are not what I'd call (young) kid friendly (for example, a game where you stop zombies from eating farm animals and another game with explicit graphics on having your choice of saw 'cut' your fingers.) In addition, some inappropriate ads pop up "get a free gun", "3 babes want to connect with you" on some of the free games we downloaded which was surprising as the content is curated to be family appropriate and is the reason Kurio does not give access to the full android market. Perhaps these pop-up ads are outside of Kurio's control or maybe slipped under their radar? Again, these points may not be an issue for all parents, especially those with older children (ours are 4-5 yrs), but are further reasons why this is not the right tablet for us. Back to the store it goes.....
255 of 271 people found the following review helpful.
Kurio - great tablet that has encouraged our son to read more!By BC_TX
The Kurio was a gift from my parents to our 10 year old son - who thinks they are the coolest people in the planet! He absolutely loves it - and so do we. From our point of view, we love the fact that we can control what content he sees, when he sees it and for how long (that is a GREAT feature!). The initial set up was pretty straight forward (once connected to WiFi - things just `flow'), it took about 10 minutes for my husband (he is an engineer) to get the tablet up and running for him. We did go back at it later and tweak some of the configuration to make sure we had all our bases covered in terms of what he has access to. Again - this secondary set up was pretty straight forward. Once we gave him to him - it took him a little while to figure out the controls/hand gestures - and well - he has been loving it since. The preloaded apps/games have kept him entertained from the beginning, and then we looked for new ones (we wanted a few educational games on there). He has enjoyed those as well, and now he is able to search and download what he wants (within the limits we stipulated). We purchased an external memory card - and have uploaded a couple of his favorite movies and songs. He has taken to photograph the world around him and show us what things look like from his perspective (which is fun). Something that caught us by surprise (and we are very thankful for) is that he loves reading books in his tablet. This is an unexpected bonus, and we will continue to encourage him to read more. We have looked at the non-child interface (we followed the instructions to activate the full Android interface - and we can see that it is useful for adults too. Basically it seems to operate in the same way as a normal Android tablet. That is a great option too!) The tablet itself seems to be well constructed, and we have spoken to him about taking care of it (don't drop it, clean your hands before use, etc.) so that it lasts long. We were a little bit disappointed that we could not find the Google Play store on it, but this was easily remedied by installing the Amazon app store instead (Little Piano is a huge hit!). So really - this is a minor point. Our son loves his Kurio and we are very happy with the level of control that we have over what content he can access. We cannot really ask for more!
124 of 146 people found the following review helpful.
Lasted barely over a month, no phone support from companyBy Tobyus
I had very high hopes for this tablet when my son received it for Christmas from his Grandfather. It was designed for kids, and the big rubber bumper that comes with it looked like it would just about make it indestructible. It had all of the features that I would look for in a tablet for myself (besides the weaker processor, lower resolution screen, and only 4 GB of internal storage). But those could be overlooked because it was aimed at kids and it had an SD card slot for expanding the storage.
The Good:
1) The Kurio interface is a little sluggish, but I have to admit that I was impressed with the amount of control it gives you over the device as a parent. And I never once had an issue with the Kurio software itself.
2) The device has an SD Card slot, USB port, HDMI out, forward and rear facing cameras, and it comes with a big rubber bumper protective case (that apparently won't protect the screen from a 2 foot drop onto carpet, read on for details).
3) It comes with several popular games that my son loved.
4) You can install the Amazon App store, and barely install apps with it...
The Bad:
1) It is slow, especially if you try to run more advanced games on it or try to use the Amazon App store.
2) The screen resolution is ok, but side by side with a Kindle Fire (not the HD version), there is no comparison.
3) Every time my son wanted to install an app from the Amazon App store, I had to go into the Android interface and clear all of the data for the Amazon App store application, otherwise the App just would not run on the device. This meant I had to login again and reset all of the parental controls on the Amazon App store, and it also meant that I have about 15 copies of this device in my "Devices" list on Amazon.com...
4) Lastly, and worst of all...it is not durable enough for kids. Even with the protective cover on and a $25 screen protector on it, a single drop onto carpet from about 2 feet off the ground destroyed the screen. The screen is splintered from the bottom to the top and it no longer responds to touch at all. So, you can't even unlock the device upon boot. It still turns on, and you can see the "2 circles" on the lock screen, but that's as far as you can go.
5) No phone support from KD Interactive (the company who makes the Kurio), only online support.
6) The online support person told me that I would have to send the device to them first before they would even tell me how much it would cost to repair, and they are in another country, so who knows how much it would cost or whether we would ever see it again.
In closing, I highly recommend looking elsewhere for the time being. The device showed a lot of promise at first and the software, with better hardware could be a winner for sure. But I have to say that for around the same price a Kindle Fire 2nd Gen is a better bet and it has sufficient Parental Controls, and with a decent case should be much more durable and I would guarantee that Amazon has phone support.
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