The case comes in a choice of blue or pink - yes, a bit stereotypical - with Amazon selling additional accessories including a screen protector, set of children’s headphones and a Fire for Kids rucksack.Īt 360g with the case, the tablet feels reassuringly solid, and bounces without damage when dropped from a table or bunk-bed. The Fire HD Kids Edition has a six-inch display, and comes in one of two models: one with 8GB of storage for £119 and another with 16GB for £139. The pitch: here is a tablet you can set up for your child, then leave in their hands safe in the knowledge that they won’t be spending money on in-app purchases, seeing inappropriate ads or accessing social networks. It comes with a rubberised case for extra protection against being dropped or flung across the room by an angry child, with a two-year guarantee to replace the device if it does break.Īmazon’s existing parental controls help you set limits on your children’s screen time on the tablet, while a built-in subscription plan gives them unlimited access to a catalogue of child-friendly apps, games, ebooks and videos.
As the name makes clear, it’s a rebranded version of the company’s existing Fire HD device. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 Kids, LeapFrog’s LeapPad range and the Kurio were three examples, while Tesco’s Hudl tablets were in theory aimed at families, but in practice were often bought by parents for their children.Īmazon’s Kindle Fire tablets fell into that pattern too, but now Amazon is launching a specifically-for-children device: the Fire HD Kids Edition.