Leapster is an interesting new Gameboy-like from Leap Frog. System has a color backlit screen and touch stylus, and is Flash 5 enabled (Macromedia is one of the co-developers of this machine.) Has the usual reading, math, history, and phonics "games," which look and sound as good as any Flash content you can get on the internet. Comes with six pre-installed learning games and has at least 20 other cartridges. Since day one of it's release many people have been trying to hack it as to install thier own Flash games and such, might be worth owning if the homebrew aspect takes off. Availible at your local Toys R Us to play test and runs about $80.

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