December 2005 — Product Focus
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Fly Pentop
TAKING INTERACTIVE LEARNING to the next level, the innovative Fly pentop
computer from LeapFrog (www.leapfrog.com) is an affordable, portable, personal
learning tool that provides real-time 
audio
feedback to students as they touch, write, or draw on microdotted “Fly”
paper. Powered by a single AAA battery, the Fly pentop uses an intuitive optical
sensor to read the dot patterns from a variety of media, including paper, trading
cards, and stickers; has a phoneme-to-speech engine that supports more than
70,000 words; and comes complete with built-in learning tools such as a calculator
and scheduler. Initial Fly application releases allow students to get homework
assistance in math or spelling, translate words into Spanish, interactively
master key homework concepts from textbooks, compose music, and play interactive
games. Pricing: The Fly starts at $99; the applications range from $4.99 to
$34.99 each.
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