Hasta La Gadget!

One year ago we brought you news of the PeeWee, a convertible notebook made just for young ones. Now parent company PeeWee PC has released the updated PeeWee Power Laptop. It’s rugged–an essential for this market–with drop-proof construction and a spill-resistant keyboard. This new model boosts the processing power with an Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of memory, 160GB of storage, and  a 10.1-inch screen.

Other features for the 4- to 8-year-old user base include 15 preloaded educational games, software that keeps kids private and shields them from nasty sites, and controls that let parents set usage limits. It’s priced at a reasonable $499 list–but for that money, your kids may try to talk you into buying an iPad instead.