With the award-winning SmartGlobe from Oregon Scientific, kids and families can now discover the Australian outback, hear the history of the Egyptian pyramids, take a trip to Mount Everest and more, right from their homes. Named the "Educational Toy of the Year" by the Toy Industry Association, the SmartGlobe presents 30 learning activities in English and six in Spanish. And, as worldwide news changes, the globe is easily updated: simply connect the SmartGlobe to a computer using a standard USB port to download new content. The SmartGlobe can be downloaded into three customized knowledge levels: ages 5-8, 9-14 and 15-adult. It is compatible with Microsoft and Vista.
# 30 games and activities
# Special Smart-Pen touch and learn
# Challenging games with up to 4 players
# 3 customized knowledge levels: ages 5-8, 9-14 and 15-adult
# Volume control
# 1 year free subscription to download updates via the SmartGlobe website
# DC/audio jack for earphones
# Base speaker
# Includes 2 AAA batteries for pen and 4 AA batteries for base
Software Requirements:
# Win 2000/XP
# Pentium III 600 MHz or above
# 128MB RAM or above
# USB
# CD-ROM
This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 26 October, 2008.