New Innovations from Nabi

For anyone thinking of looking at the Nabi for their kids, who already has the Nabi and wonders what new features are coming or who just likes reading blogs and is curious, here are some details about new accessories and features that are being added to the Nabi line...

All information comes from the Nabi Facebook page and internet source info shared from the CES (consumer electronics show).

As an educator, I was intrigued when I heard a few weeks ago that Nabi was working with school districts to make the Nabi available at reasonable cost, to schools looking to integrate new technology into kids programs.  This link about the Nabi Education Initiative explains more throroughly what Nabi can offer schools, teachers, classrooms and districts and schools (hint hint Concord public schools!) should check this out as a money savvy way to intergrate tablet technology into the classroom!

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-01/22413473-fuhu-launches-nabi-learning-for-classrooms-education-initiative-to-bring-sub-dollar-200-nabi-tablets-to-k-12-schools-across-the-country-256.htm

First up in the accessory additions is the Nabi Box.  The link below offers a thorough description of what this amazing piece of kids/families/adults friendly technology has to offer

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/fuhu-introduces-nabi-box-family-entertainment-system-1605727.htm

Nabi Box and Nabi Tablet side by side

Nabi Box remote, which has an integrated mouse and full qwerty keyboard (which this mom thinks is fantastic for supporting my kids efforts to be familiar with keyboarding)

Screen shot of Nabi Box in action and its features. 

Nabi tablet in a new yellow bumper (see below for more details on new bumpers) and wired Nabi speakers.  My daughters LOVE the Laurie Berkner band and the songs that came preinstalled on the Nabi and when I showed them these photos, their response was that these will be great for having 

"a dance party!".  They love music and while I think the speakers that are integrated on the Nabi are great as is, the addition of external speakers for music listening (and dance parties!) is a superb add on that my family will get a great deal of use and enjoyment from!

Nabi Tablet in red bumper with wireless Bluetooth speakers

 (dubbed by my 6 year old daughter as hardboiled eggs- granted she was viewing this photo on my phone so I think in all fairness to the speakers, if she'd viewed them on my computer she might have gone with Ostrich eggs or something more suitable to the size of the speaker!)

 Beautiful new colors and new design of Nabi bumpers, due to be released late January 2012.  The new design will provide easier access to the power and volume buttons (and kids and their parents alike will love the new vibrant colors to go along with the already great red that comes with the Nabi)

Another view of the bumpers; my daughters are partial to the purple (Mommy is enamored with the Kermit the Frog green and might just have to buy her own Nabi to use the case with!)