ASUS inexplicably releases a Disney netbook
Huh. That’s weird. Well, ASUS and Disney teamed up on a netbook, called the Netpal, designed to “make computing fun.†I thought a regular laptop with parental controls could do the same thing, but apparently you need an 8.9-inch display, Wi-Fi, and a locked down version of XP to really have fun.
The Netpal is selling at Toys ‘r’ Us and Amazon for $349. Would you buy a full-bore netbook for your kids?
The concept of kids computing has been sewn up so far by Leapfrog with their easy-to-use kids devices. This looks considerably more complex – and more expensive – and I remember a few years ago another manufacturer tried the same thing, a computer called the Disney Dream Desk. I don’t think the market was ready then and I doubt it’s ready now. Thoughts?
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