Hasta La Gadget!

LeapFrog‘s been very busy of late — they recently added Tag Junior to their line of edutainment products for the wee ones –and now there’s this. The Text and Learn children’s “PDA” hasn’t been officially announced yet, but details are slipping out from the U.K. Toy Fair, so here’s what we know about the must-have device of the year: boasting a full QWERTY keyboard, the Text and Learn has a calendar (for learning dates), phonics functions (for learning… phonics) on the keyboard, and games to teach spelling and basic computer skills, as well. There’s also some “texting” — the child can interact with their onscreen buddy / guide, Scout. The Text and Learn is set to launch in August for about $30. Man — armed with this and our totally sick laptop, we’re going to be the talk of the town.