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Manufacturer | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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Product family | LeapPad Tablet Family |
Type | Tablet computer |
Generation | Seventh generation |
Release date | August 15, 2011 |
Discontinued | 2014 |
Units sold | 500,000 |
Media | LeapFrog Explorer cartridges Digital download |
CPU | ARM9-based processor |
Best-selling game | Globe: Earth Adventures |
Successor | LeapPad2, LeapPad Ultra |
Manufacturer | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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Product family | LeapPad Tablet Family |
Type | Tablet computer |
Generation | Eighth generation |
Release date | July 18, 2012 |
Lifespan | |
Units sold | 500 |
Media | LeapFrog Explorer cartridges Digital download |
CPU | LeapFrog LF-2000 (NXP3200 SoC) ARM9 @ 550 MHz [1] |
Best-selling game | Learning Path games |
Predecessor | LeapPad Explorer |
Successor | LeapPad3, LeapPad Ultra XDi |
The LeapPad Explorer was the first release in a new line of LeapPad products after the discontinuation of the original LeapPad line by LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. [2] [3] LeapPad Explorer was released on August 15, 2011.
New versions of the LeapPad Explorers were released in July 2012. [4] The update was branded the LeapPad2 and has a higher resolution camera, longer battery life, 4 GB of storage and a LF 2000 processor. [1]
In 2012, the LeapPad Explorer was awarded 3 titles: "Toy of the Year (overall)", "Educational Toy of the Year" and "Preschool Toy of the Year" at the 12th Annual Toy of the Year Awards, [5] which is held at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.