> “Kids want a real tablet, not a toy,” the Jeff Bezos-founded company said in a press release

An almost verbatim line from Toy Story. Incredible. Only the main character was quite a bit older than 3.

I have a rule for gifts for my kids: no screens. Toys are so much more interesting than screens. They'll prob end up staring at screens their whole lives for work.

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cowlevel 4 hours ago | parent [-]

When I was a kid I had a toy robot that you could input a path into and it'd walk the path. Is that out of bounds for you?

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skinfaxi 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Did it have a screen? Segmented displays may be allowed...

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monk_grilla 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Was it a bee?

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cowlevel 3 hours ago | parent [-]

No, it was a toy robot... I just said that.

	▲	monk_grilla 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I guess I should have clarified that I meant a robot made to look like a bee... https://www.teaching.com.au/product/rechargeable-bee-bot These were a rite of passage here in Australia for any kid who showed an interest in maths or computers.