To say that we are a tech family is putting it lightly. We have more computers than there are people that live in our household. Our favorite gifts are video games, board games, or computer accessories. So it is not surprising that Rae likes video games. In fact, she loves the Nintendo DS and even understands some games pretty well.

With that background knowledge, it should come as no surprise that we usually buy Rae toys that have some sort of learning/tech behind them. When asked if I would like to become part of the Vtech Demo team(well me and Rae that is), I thought it would be a fun experience for us both especially since we(Rae and I) were quite familiar with a lot of Vtech products.

Rae loves the Lightning McQueen Learning Laptop. She calls it her ‘po-puter’ and likes to watch movies on it. She’s referring to the starting animation. She is a little young for the laptop as it has a recommended age of 4-7 years. She just turned three but she still enjoys it a lot especially the games – imagine that. You access the games by pressing one of the three cars next to the keyboard. We play the learning games together and it creates a great learning experience that is also fun.

One thing I like about the Lightning McQueen Learning Laptop is its design. With the lid closed it looks like Lightning McQueen. Once you open it, you can remove the tire mouse that has easy to click buttons on it.

Also the display is very clear and big. There is an opening animation when you turn on the laptop. Raegan calls it a movie. The screen size is perfect to see what is going on. The audio is clear as well and you can understand every word spoken.

There are three games on it that feature the cars from the movie. To start the games, you just press one of the three characters from The Cars movie. There are also several learning activities that you use the keyboard to play. Games either deal with words, math, or logic.

The learning laptop has been a fun way to help Rae learn and something she readily enjoys playing with. The laptop keeps her entertained while helping her learn. Plus it’s very striking and feature-rich of fun games and activities.