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MEEP! Android 4.0 Kids Tablet

by Oregon Scientific
1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (209 customer reviews)

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  • Exciting Apps: Find the hottest games, apps, e-books, movies and more.
  • Accessorize your MEEP! for Endless Creativity - Whichever games and accessories you choose, it's always a win-win situation with MEEP!
  • Safely surf all your favorite websites. Cloud based parental settings are easily accessible from any computer or mobile device.
  • Listen to your favorite tunes on the music player. Capture your favorite photo or video moments on camera and share with family and friends.
  • Utilizes latest technology

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MEEP! Android 4.0 Kids Tablet + Oregon Scientific MEEP Headphones + Oregon Scientific MEEP Game Pro-Case
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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.8 x 5.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • Origin: Made in USA or Imported
  • ASIN: B00805TJGS
  • Item model number: OP0118-12
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 10 years
  • Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,947 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (209 customer reviews)
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Product Description

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Safely explore the digital world with the Oregon Scientific MEEP! tablet computer. Designed for children ages six and up, the MEEP! tablet is a powerful touch-screen Wi-Fi-enabled tablet that has ebooks, apps, games, and music --and all of it can be controlled by the built-in parental-control software to make sure kids only see appropriate content.

MEEP! Pad
Innovative Wi-Fi enabled tablet with touch screen. View larger.

MEEP! Tablet Features Powerful Hardware

Ruggedly built to withstand energetic children, the Oregon Scientific MEEP! tablet includes a silicone skin to protect the tablet from bumps and scratches. A 7-inch touch screen provides an intuitive way to control and interact with games and apps, while the Android 4.0 operating system offers a familiar and easy-to-use interface. Built with a 1.0 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM, the MEEP! is powerful enough to render websites, play movies and music, and run apps with ease. To access the internet, simply connect the MEEP! to your home wireless network via Wi-Fi.

The MEEP! tablet includes 4 GB of internal memory to hold plenty of content and can be expanded with the SD card slot for even more storage. For a big-screen experience, an HDMI output lets you connect the MEEP! to your TV, while a built-in.3-megapixel camera unleashes your child's inner photographer or filmmaker.

MEEP! Pad
Access a vast library of pre-loaded games, apps, e-books, music and more. View larger.

Enjoy Apps, eBooks, Music, Video, and More

Built with the same operating system as today's hottest selling tablets and phones, the MEEP! tablet offers a huge variety of apps and media to entertain and inform kids. MEEP! comes with over 50 apps to learn, entertain, and explore, and can connect to the MEEP! Online Store for access to a vast library of apps, ebooks, and other content.

Chat Online with Friends and Family

Built into the MEEP! tablet is a chat program specially tailored to the needs of children. Kids can add contacts to their MEEP! and chat with friends and family either online or MEEP! to MEEP!. The parental-control system allows parents to keep a watchful eye on chats.

MEEP! Pad
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Designed for Children for a Safe Experience

The MEEP! tablet is kidSAFE Certified, which means it has been independently certified to meet safety standards for children. Easy-to-access parental controls are available from any computer or mobile device to control your child's MEEP! tablet, including games played, websites they can visit, and setting time limits. From the parental controls you can also provide an allowance that can be used on the MEEP! Online Store to purchase apps and games.

Attach a Variety of Accessories for Endless Fun

The MEEP! tablet is compatible with a range of fun accessories to add a new dimension of fun. Each sold separately, the range of accessories includes a microphone, drum pad, piano, joystick, and game-pro case.

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A Tablet Made Especially for Kids

Our testers were impressed with the MEEP! tablet's build quality, sensitive touch screen, and wide selection of fun, built-in apps. The addition of expandable memory and HDMI output is a sophisticated touch that adds a lot to the tablet experience. Our testers encountered some odd behavior with the software occasionally, but overall the MEEP! tablet offers an intuitive interface that kids are sure to find enjoyable.

What's in the Box

MEEP! Tablet Computer, silicone skin, power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, and warranty card.

MEEP!

At a Glance:

  • Powerful tablet offers the fun of a Wi-Fi tablet in a kid friendly package
  • Features 7-inch touch screen and Android 4.0 operating system
  • Comes loaded with apps, games, e-books, and more
  • Wirelessly download new content from the MEEP! Online Store
  • Cloud-based parental-control software keeps content safe for kids

Age/Weight Requirements:

  • Six years and up

Assembly Requirements:

  • Ready to play

Awards And Honoralbe Mentions

International Biz Times
• International Biz Times named MEEP! their #1 favorite toy.
Mashable
• Mashable named MEEP! one of the Top 12 New Toys at Toy Fair That Make You Want to Be a Kid Again
Parenting Magazine
• Parenting Magazine named MEEP! to its 'Best In Play' list
The Toy Book
• The Toy Book named MEEP! one of 10 kid-friendly tablets
Good Housekeeping
• Good Housekeeping listed MEEP! as an example of one of the Top Toy Trends of 2012

Product Description

MEEP! ™ – My Tablet. My World. Enjoy your own wireless world with a tablet created just for you! No more begging your parents to share their tablet or searching for lost game cartridges under the couch. The innovative, interactive, rugged Wi-Fi enabled MEEP! tablet features amazing zForce® touch screen technology ideal for kids age 6 and above. Access a vast library of pre-loaded games, apps, e-books, and more all at the touch of your finger. Plus download thousands of action packed games, challenging learning activities, movies, and more. And let your imagination soar! Parents know that MEEP! is cool for kids due to its unique and Meep! exclusive parental controls, that allow for the ultimate flexibility and ease of use. Exciting Apps for You - Find the hottest downloadable games, apps, e-books, movies and more, all at the touch of your fingertips. Buy games and apps directly through your tablet at the MEEP! store using virtual coins purchased by your parents. Accessorize your MEEP! for Endless Creativity - Turn your tablet into a virtual arcade of fun and activity as you run circles around your opponents using your expert gaming skills, joystick and steering wheel. Challenge your friends head-on using the dual-play Game-Pro Case. Then, get ready to rock ’n roll with a portable piano, drum pad, headphones, microphone, and more. Whichever games and accessories you choose, it’s always a win-win situation with MEEP! Safely surf all your favorite websites. Chat online securely, with instant messaging between family and friends, even MEEP! to MEEP! Cloud based parental settings are easily accessible from any computer or mobile device Listen to your favorite tunes on the music player. Capture your favorite photo or video moments on camera and share with family and friends. Utilizes latest Android 4.0 platform - 1.0GHz Cortex A8 processor with 512MB RAM - 7” vivid touch screen - 4 GB internal storage, plus SD card slot to install additional memory - Built-in Wi-Fi® for instant Internet access - Built in 0.3mpx camera for taking photos and videos - G Sensor included

Customer Reviews

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386 of 392 people found the following review helpful
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Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   
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I tested this Meep tablet myself before handing it off to any kids to try, so this review is from an adult's point of view.

***EDIT 10/12/12: To readers with a Meep!: If you're having any kind of bugs or issues, please upgrade to the latest version of the OTA software (Version 1.2 on Oct 12, 2012), which fixed nearly all of the bugs and issues I have experienced with the Meep. To upgrade, tap on the lower right hand corner of the Meep where it says the time. Clicking on the time will pop up a little window, and there should be a tiny status update symbol that says something like "OTA update ready to download". Make sure your battery has a mostly-full charge, as it takes some time and juice to upgrade, then click on that and confirm you want it to download the upgrade. Once it seems to have finished everything, click the time again to see if any more upgrades are available, and repeat the process till you appear to be up to date (this entire process may take many days). You can check the version of your software by clicking the "Help" icon from the home screen.***

***EDIT 12/26/12: It appears that many people are experiencing problems with the new Meep! OTA software. I have not experienced these issues personally but if you are considering buying, you should absolutely read all of the comments on this review to see what many parents are having to deal with. It sounds like many of the latest updates have made things worse, not better, and have proven a mess for parents trying to get things set up.***

*Things I like about the Meep!:

Runs Android 4.

SD card slot for expansion.

VERY easy to get online initially. Came fully charged, thank goodness, and I was browsing the internet on my wifi connection in about three minutes, most of which was spent looking for my wifi password.

The orange part seen in the photo is just a silicone sleeve that is easy to remove or put back on. So if your kid's not a fan of orange, just take the sleeve off. Their site shows other colors of sleeve available for purchase, like pink and blue.

The voice control for typing is fantastic, just like my smart phone.

Liked that a lot of the games included are ones like Angry Birds that anyone can enjoy.

Cord to charge in an outlet is long and easy to use.

Can view the screen from any angle.

Integration with YouTube is now fully functional with Version 1.2 software, and I had a total blast watching Maru and other silly cat videos online.

I have not personally tested this, but it appears to have the capability of doing video chat. If you are a parent who travels, this could be a fun way of staying in touch with your kid and getting to see them on the nights you aren't home. Of course, you could always use Skype on the family computer, but this could be a way of getting in touch easily with your child without having to pre-arrange a time with your spouse.

*Things I don't like:

Lots of lag time between when you select an action and when it finishes loading. It can take a minute or more to start up, and 15-30 seconds to load the games screen or apps, or whatever.

The device feels overly heavy and I don't enjoy holding it up in one hand. I wanted to set it on my chest or on a table to use because of the weight. This may make it more durable, so it's possible this is a plus overall, but I disliked that.

The screen sits low, 1/4 inch under the front of the device. This is a benefit if your kids intend to drop and smash it a lot, as it protects the screen. However, it also makes it hard to push some of the controls. For example, when browsing the internet, I kept wanting to press a button right in the upper corner and it was tough to make the push register.

Speakers are on the back of the device, so they're directed at other people rather than the user.

The camera lens is on the front only, so it's hard to take pics/ video of something besides yourself. There's no screen on the back, so if you do turn the Meep around to take a photo or video, you also have to reach around to the front to snap the pic or start/ stop the video.

Video and photo quality is poor in comparison to smart phones and other tablets. (I've uploaded a video as an example, and you can see my photos at top to view quality.)

The orange sleeve makes it difficult to turn the device on or off, as it's a very thick sleeve and the button's set close against the device.

Cord to connect to computer is about eight inches long, which makes it tough to control while plugged into the computer.

Recommended for ages six and up, yet some of the apps on it are clearly for tiny kids. There's a "toddler songs" app which is clearly meant for, duh, toddlers and not the six and up crowd. The ebook "Muddypaws" is another thing that's meant for the littlies. When my niece was six she was reading books with lots of words, not storybooks with a sentence on each page.

In addition, clicking on the "Safety" section brings up horribly condescending safety instructions like "Be polite and kind to others" and "Do not make threats". Seriously? If someone is old enough to understand what making a threat is, does anyone think they'd be swayed by a little orange splat of a cartoon character telling them not to? They should have eliminated the "Safety" section as it's condescending and unhelpful.

If you have spotty internet service like I do, you may find that apps from Google Play don't fully install the first time - same with the OTA upgrades, and this can be frustrating because the Meep doesn't deal with that gracefully. There are a few apps I have had to install a couple times before they'd work, and the OTA upgrades can take days because they seem to stop updating when there's a blip in internet service, yet the meep sits there acting like it's doing something (which it isn't). This isn't an issue I have with other devices, and it's frustrating.

Can't stream videos from my Amazon Unbox account because Amazon Unbox needs Flash, which apparently no Android device supports. This isn't the Meep's fault, but is something you should know before buying a tablet for a kid (My extensive Olivia collection in Unbox is apparently only good on my desktop!).

The online instructions and FAQ read like someone from another country created them, with numerous spelling and grammatical errors. When I think of a company like "Oregon Scientific", I like to hope that even if they do farm out the work overseas, that they'd at least take the time to EDIT the work that's done!

I don't like that they make you give a credit card number to sign up for the parental portal. This felt invasive. They charge the card $1 and give you 100 coins for that, which is enough to purchase an app in the Meep Store. There are a number of apps for 100 coins ($1), but many, such as the Spiderman app, are $3.

EDIT: 9/13/12 I called support (1-800-853-8883) for help with some of the issues I was having with the Meep, and it was a mess. The person on the other end did not speak English well, and did not have any idea how to do things as basic as check for the version number of the software or install the software (she had to put me on hold to look that up, and actually got it wrong before she got it right). She advised me that my early issues with the parental control portal were due to me using the wrong browser (I use Chrome), so I dutifully opened up a Firefox browser as advised, only for the Meep site itself to tell me to switch to Chrome! And of course, every time I asked a question, I got put on hold for two minutes while she figured out the answer. Then at the end, she told me she'd just signed me up for the Meep email newsletter. She didn't ask, she just told me she'd done it, and then acted snippy when I asked her to please UN-sign me up. Calling support took some time and was extremely frustrating.

Overall:

I like the concept of a children's tablet and see a lot of great potential here. I am relieved that most of the bugs I initially experienced with the Meep have been fixed with operating system upgrades that I've downloaded to the Meep, and in the two days I've been able to play with the Meep since then, I've been having a much better time using the Meep. I do feel their attitude towards offering support needs a major overhaul (read above). But the Meep seems exceptionally sturdy and with the latest updates to the software, it's a serious, if imperfect, addition to the tablet scene.

If your intention is to give it as a gift, I'd open it a week early and download all the upgrades (it took my Meep a number of days to fully upgrade) plus get the parental portal set up, so the gift will be fun and not frustrating.
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73 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   
Let me begin by saying that I have NEVER written a product review for ANYTHING in the past. I felt so strongly about my negative experience that I felt compelled to share it with any parents out there that are trying to decide which Tablet to buy their child. I tried to leave the "STARS" section of this review blank, but it won't let me. That's the only reason I gave this product ANY stars at all.

I was SO excited to get this tablet for my son for Christmas! The only thing he is asking Santa for is a Tablet. He does not have a preference of which one, so when I found this product I thought it would be perfect for his age level and it was the perfect price! UNFORTUNATELY, it was nothing but a piece of trash in a pretty box. First of all, if you are spending $150 on a kids toy, I fully expect that it should be up and running the second I take it out of the box. Not with the Meep! I had to spend HOURS trying to figure out how to install the system upgrades that are SUPPOSED to fix all of the original glitches. After 3 failed attempts and 2 resets back to factory settings I was finally able to install the upgrades successfully. I thought the rest of the road would be smooth sailing....NOPE! Even after the system upgrades, I was never able to figure out the Meep Store! I set up the accounts, but it would not let me purchase anything! It took FOREVER and a day to load anything...just kept THINKING, and THINKING, and THINKING. I could just envision my excited 5 year old opening this on Christmas morning and quickly becoming disappointed because everything took so long or froze up or didn't work...etc. Also, it only comes with 3 books preloaded and only 1 of those are "read to you" format. The games that it comes with are pretty silly. The only cool one being Angry Birds. I was under the impression that it came with more preloaded stuff. My advice? Save yourself HOURS of frustration and LOTS of sleep. (Since I had to work on this at night while the kids were sleeping...stayed up till well past 1 am 2 nights in a row trying to MAKE IT WORK!) Buy something that you KNOW will work. Personally, I decided to go with the Nook Color with a really cool Angry Birds case that I just KNOW my son will love! B & N just dropped the price of the Nook color to $139...with the case it will only cost about $20 more to go this route. Plus, since I already have a Nook of my own with lots of kids apps/books I will not have to rebuy anything. I almost went with the Naby 2, but decided to avoid ANY kids tablets only because this was such a disastrous experience. I want to have peace of mind that the product I choose will work well.
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121 of 134 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this! September 6, 2012
Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Just discovered this product and bought one for my 9 year old son; great price! I thought he may be a little old, but he loves it. Has a bigger screen than his Itouch so it is better for games and movies. He has a lot of fun downloading the apps and games. Would recommend Meep to anyone with kids who does not want to spend a lot on an Ipad, and wants to have a say over what their child can access.
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1.0 out of 5 stars meep isn't all that
i resently purchased a meep for my 6 yr old and i must tell you it isn't all that its slow freezes and limited to its own apps and games without useing a pc and it only alllows... Read more
Published 7 days ago by carasc
1.0 out of 5 stars Hours of setup, SLOW
With software (especially in tablet/phone operating systems) updates and advences coming so quickly, it almost always implies updating anything, even if it's brand new and just... Read more
Published 7 days ago by M. Cordoba
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of this product
I never write reviews buy I has the worst experience with this tablet ever. We got the tablet as a gift for my daughter . I purchased meep coins to get ebooks . Read more
Published 13 days ago by Kristin
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
The device is impossible to use even with the constant updates the games freeze or shut down my child gets frustrated and now it just sits in the closet while she uses the mini... Read more
Published 24 days ago by CaryAnn Matson
1.0 out of 5 stars This sucks and the customer service is nonexistent.
I have set and reset the parental controls, but we have been unable to use the product for about 2 months because "Time's Up!" Do NOT buy this product. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mary C. Jacobs
1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy device
The Meep was impossible to set up. Oregon Scientific was impossible to get a hold of. The only good thing about this product was that I bought it from Amazon and they were... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tommy
1.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to manage
When my daughter first got this, it was great. She played every game, watched every video, took pictures, etc. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jdc
2.0 out of 5 stars Save yourself money and headaches.
I purchased a MEEP for my son approximately 4 months ago. We've had random problems with it since owning it. The most common problem is the tablet saying "Time's up! Read more
Published 1 month ago by ultrasoundchick
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED it
t works just as they said it would. The only problem was all the restrictions, but i found out how to fix those.
Published 1 month ago by Carline Philemond
2.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed with the Meep
My son just had his 4th birthday. My wife and I toyed around about getting him the Leapfrog or a device similiar so we started shopping at Toys R Us for a device. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donald T Choi
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