Archos reveals 7in Ice Cream Sandwich Child Pad for kids

If the thought of letting your little tyke get their sticky paws on your iPad 3 brings you out in a cold sweat, fret no more. Archos has revealed a 7in Ice Cream Sandwich tablet aimed at children called the Child Pad, which will go on sale at the end of this month for the low price of US$130 in the US or £99 in the UK.

While it might not offer the same specs as Huawei’s quad-core MediaPad 10 FHD tablet (hands on review here), Junior will still be getting a 1Ghz processor and 1GB RAM-powered slate with Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box, with the added bonus of Mobile Parental Filter technology.

Archos also plans to pair up the Child Pad with the AppLibs Kids App Store’s offering of over 10,000 apps, games and books – perfect for little gadgeteers in the making. Or for grown-up geeks with a tight budget and a taste for Ice Cream Sandwich…

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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