The covers come in blue, pink, “rainbow birds,” and “space station,” which is either good or bad depending on how traditional your views of gender roles are. There’s nothing special hardware-wise about the Kindle Kids: it’s just a standard Kindle bundled with a magnetic cover that puts the Kindle to sleep when closed. Do not buy this product for your children or grandchildren. Getting a Kindle Kids was a huge mistake. Plus, as a parent, I was excited to give him an electronic device that doesn’t have Minecraft, YouTube, and other time-wasting frivolities. Harris has recently started to enjoy reading, and I thought he’d appreciate a Kindle of his own rather than having to borrow his mother’s iPad. That’s why I thought a Kindle Kids ebook reader would make a great gift for my oldest son’s ninth birthday. In fact, it has gotten better with age: PDF support has improved greatly, there’s the great “page flip” feature (see “ Amazon Introduces Page Flip for Kindle,” 28 June 2016), and Amazon is even rolling out EPUB support. It’s longer-lived than many electronics (I’m still using one I bought when I started at TidBITS in 2013), the battery lasts forever, and I can sideload whatever ebooks I want over email or USB. 1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferencesĪvoid the Tempting but Flawed Kindle Kids Ebook ReaderĪmazon’s Kindle Paperwhite might be my favorite non-Apple gadget.1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.#1648: iPhone passcode thefts, Center Cam improves webcam eye contact, APFS Uncertainty Principle.#1649: More LastPass breach details and 1Password switch, macOS screen saver problem, tvOS 16.3.3 fixes Siri Remote bug.#1650: Cloud storage changes for Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive quirky printing problem.

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