Are you still looking for a great Christmas present for your child? Well search no more! Let me tell you about Poingo! As soon as ours arrived in the mail my sons had it out of the box and were playing with it...
Poingo is “fun right out of the box,” with no complicated instructions. Kids simply turn it on, point and go. With Poingo, books become more entertaining and engaging, making kids want to read. Poingo uses a mini-scanner to “read” microscopic symbols throughout a Poingo-enabled book. You can’t see the symbols, but Poingo can. The symbols trigger Poingo to play words, music, sound effects, and interactive games – such as matching or “look and find” activities. Kids use Poingo to help Nemo swim through a ring of fire before time runs out or, through an onboard speaker, hear Cars’ characters zoom.
Both of my sons love Poingo! Aiden took it to school for show and tell and when I went to pick him up half his class (grade one) crowded around us asking to play with it! Honestly those kids loved it.
And the best part? It is AFFORDABLE!!! You can get the starter pack (Poingo and two books plus the USB cable to connect to your home computer) for about $35 and individual books for about $10. Not bad! It is easy to add more books too- you buy the book, download the interactive content and you are good to go. Poingo has 256 megabytes of internal memory and can store up to 50 books at one time! Tired of noisy toys? Don't worry, Poingo is equipped with a headphone jack!
137 comments:
That sounds really cool! The Poingo website is down right now, but I already subscribe to your blog.
...and I already have your button!
since I can't win 3 - I guess the kids would all have to share it. They all LOVE books and being read to, they would adore this!
I'm a subscriber
I learned from the poingo site that I will be coming back later for my extra entries - because they don't want to cooperate right now. :o)
Since little man is a bit young right now, this would go to my niece, who would then pass it onto my little guy when he's older!
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I'm subscribed to your feed!
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I'm following you (that sounds creepy, lol...how about I'm following your blog!)
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Cool thing: they feature books from Disney and Pixar films...every little one's favourite!
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Cool thing: Look out for books that interest an older age range later this year (actually, they say this month on the site) with High School Musical and Hanna Montana!
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I learned that it uses an infrared scanner to read microscopic symbols on the pages.
michelle at northofthe49 dot com
That looks so cool, if I won I would give it to my darling 3 yr. old goddaughter.
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I think it's so cool how it's able to read the words/symbols.
I think it's fun to say "POINGO" :)
Ok, that probably didn't count since it's not from their website, but I still think it's a fun word!
I would give this to my neice.
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I would love to give one of these to my "nephew" he is 2 and oh so smart... I think he would have hours of fun, enjoyment and learning from this
I learned kids could find hidden treasures on each page.
I enjoyed plaing with the Demo. I like how it asked to find objects and after 3 incorrect answers it said, "That's okay, we'll try again later." We've bought similar toys that just keep asking and asking you to find something before you can do something else and it really frustrates my daughter.
I would love to give this to my daughter who is just learning how to read!
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this would be great for my niece!
I love how interactive this is - so good for developing minds!
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I learned that they have some great Disney books to read to my daughter!
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I would give this to my son for Christmas.
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I am also subscribed.
I would love a Poingo for my son! I have been eyeing these for some time now. Thanks for the opportunity!
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Blogged about the contest!
http://www.contests4mamas.com/2008/11/poingo-interactive-reading-system.html
Kids just touch a picture & can bring their favorite character to life. Such a cool new thing!
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I would give this to my 5 year old homeschooler.
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My daughter is 5 and would love this since she is so keen about books and is learning to read... I'm sure my son (2 1/2) would use it as much as possible too...
Thanks for the giveaway!
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There are hidden treasures the kids can unlock on each page just by touching the pictures or text with the Poingo!
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The starter set comes with "Cars" and "Nemo" (two of our favourite movies!)
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High School Musical and Hannah Montana books are coming out soon (this November it says -- must be out by now then...)
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The Poingo has a volume switch with two volume options for the built in speaker as well as the headphone jack.
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From looking at the demo I discovered that the stories are narrated and do not have the actual voices of the characters.
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The Poingo will tell the definitions of certain highlighted words. What a great idea -- it's like a dictionary built right in!
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I discoverd from the Cars demo that a tire and a wheel are different. It asked me to find a wheel and told me try again when I clicked the tire in the air. lol...
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I found out that you can play games, answer riddles and find out facts. It's so much more than just a read along.
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The Poingo Content Manager software is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows Vista XP/ 2000.
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Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Lion King and Pooh's Wishful Thinking are other books that you can buy that are already loaded into Poingo's memory.
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You can find Poingo at Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Costco to name a few.
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Poingo encourages "Family Reading Night" where families read for a certain amount of time ie 30 min or an hour.
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I'm a subscriber -- although I wish I could subscribe via e-mail.
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I would give it to my beautiful granddaughter.
I'm a subscriber.
Poingo uses an infrared scanner to "read" microscopic symbols on the pages.
The interactive content for several books is already loaded into Poingo's memory.
This would definitely go to my daughter!
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I love that it helps kids 3-7 with reading! This would be so helpful and the books are great!
i'm a follower!
I added your button!
i subscribed in a reader!
I think I'd hafta give this to Nate.
I'd give this to my daughter. Thanks!
Megret
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I think it's cool that Poingo carries Disney characters for their titles -- my girl would love the Cinderella one!
Megret
I would get this for my daughter
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This would be great for my toddler who wants to be independent, but still can't do everything on his own.
I would love to win this for my grandson. He would get so much enjoyment from it. Thanks for the giveaway!
I subscribe!
My six year old son, Noah, will get this if I win.
I would give this to my daughter. She's 7 and though she does well in Math she doesn't do so well in reading and spelling. brewerchickey78(at)yahoo.com
i learned that the poingo uses an infrared scanner to read microscopic symbols in the books. brewerchickey78(at)yahoo.com
I like that its an "interactive" way of reading. Thanks!
Blogged about it here: http://www.brimfulcuriosities.com/2008/12/full-to-brim-kids-book-giveaway-list.html
my daughter has wanted one of these since she first saw them so i'd love to get one for her...
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they feature books from Disney and Pixar films
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books that interest an older age range later this year
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learned that it uses an infrared scanner to read microscopic symbols on the pages.
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
learned kids could find hidden treasures on each page.
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
The starter set comes with "Cars" and "Nemo
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
High School Musical and Hannah Montana books are coming out soon
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
You can find Poingo at Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Costco to name a few
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
Poingo has a volume switch with two volume options for the built in speaker as well as the headphone jack
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
Poingo will tell the definitions of certain highlighted words
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
found out that you can play games, answer riddles and find out facts
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
Poingo Content Manager software is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows Vista XP/ 2000
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Lion King and Pooh's Wishful Thinking are other books that you can buy that are already loaded into Poingo's memory
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
can find Poingo at Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Costco to name a few.
lilhottmomma@yahoo.com
Poingo encourages "Family Reading Night" where families read for a certain amount of time ie 30 min or an hour.
lilhottemomma@yahoo.com
I would give this to my son. He LOVES books and right now always wants me to read them to him... ;)
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When you buy new books beyond the starter set you just download the info to your Poingo. Cool!
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I'd give this to my little boy.
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I'm a suscriber via Google Reader. Thanks!
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My 6yo daughter would enjoy having it.
I would give this to my four year old for Christmas. He loves books and wants to learn to read so badly. This would definitely help!
I have your button on my blog.
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I am a follower.
I'd give it to my daughter. I just can't think of anything to get her this year! But this sounds like something she'll really love and be able to use.
Kids can find hidden treasures on every page.
There are two volume levels.
I like that it's interactive.
The starter pack includes Finding Nemo and Cars.
I would give this to both of my boys.
I like that is it more than just reading it is fun and interactive too.
I would give this to my son and he would love it! thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com
I am a follower!
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I learned that you can buy Poingo at my favorite store Target! thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
I think this would be great for my neice and nephew!! Thanks!!!
fun-I'd give it to my 5-year old grandson
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i would either give this to my nephew or my stepson. i will have to flip a coin. sugary79@aol.com
I learned that poingo books are for kids aged 3-7. sugary79@aol.com
i learned poingo is for disney books which is kind of a bummer, b/c i think disney doesnt send the greatest messages to kids. :( sugary79@aol.com
I found out that they have disney character books which is great because my son loves all things disney! justicecw@hotmail.com
I learned that in addition to words and sounds the Poingo also plays some music! justicecw@hotmail.com
I learned that the Poingo uses an infrared scanner to "read" mircorscopic symbols throughout the book! justicecw@hotmail.com
They are coming out with new books like High School Musical and Hanna Montana that would be good for older kids too! justicecw@hotmail.com
You can register your Poingo and then download additional content. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
I think the way it "reads" the books with a scanner is pretty neat. :)
I would give this to my daughter!
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I would love to win the Poingo for my two granddaughters (ages 2-1/2 and 4), who love to "read" with their Mom's help. Poingo lets them read by themselves, bringing the stories they love to life. If I could afford to, I'd purchase Poingo for them for Christmas, but, since I can't, I hope I win it for them:)
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Poingo offers children's favorite books, which is great, but, Poingo also lets them hear different sounds and the ability to match words to what they hear. Very educational and fun!
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I added your blog to my Google Homepage :)
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I learned that this works by using an infrared light to red the pages.
Your button is on my blog.
I just discovered this cool learning tool and I think its neat that you can just point the pen on the images and the book literally comes to life. I believe that its great for independant reading but I would use this with my son because I still want the togetherness reading brings children and their parents!
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I learned that the Poingo uses an infared scanner to read microscopic symbols in the books. That's pretty high tech for a kids toy!
I also think it's cool that they carry Disney books. what kid doesn't love Disney characters. I would like to see some more animals though.
I've twittered the contest, http://twitter.com/coriwestphal, thanks!
I also stumbled the post, coriwestphal. Thanks.
I subscribed via google, coriwestphal@netzero.com
And I also follow your blog, coriwestphal. Thank so much for an awesome giveaway!
I also learned that the Poingo speaks in the characters voice so it's more realistic for kids. Thanks!
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