Radica Electronic Password Journal
by Radica Games
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Radica GamesBrand: Radica
Release Date: 2010-12-12
Model: I7006
Product features:
- Electronic password-protected journal keeps secrets safe and secure
- Journal automatically opens with voice recognition and password
- Durable, hard plastic with fold-over flap design
- Includes dual light switch, loose leaf paper, storage space, and clips to personalize journal
- Recommended for girls ages 8 and up
Toys and Games Reviews of Radica Electronic Password Journal
Customer Review: Good concept, poor implementation but...
Summary: 3 Stars
Attempting to set up the Password Journal, half an hour later, had me shouting in anger and frustration and my little 6 yr. old daughter disappointed and crying.
Thanks to Amazon's great reviewers I knew that this is was coming but the deceiving TV advertising campaign conditioned my girl into wanting it so intensely, me reading what others had to say about this over-hyped item had no effect on her. She simply wanted it and she had to have it. In the end, I had to hope against hope that everyone describing their experiences with this toy was wrong and ordered it. Now, a few days later, we both agree that this is not what she expected.
WHAT I DID LIKE ABOUT PASSWORD JOURNAL:
- Nothing but my little girls likes the fact that it sometimes opens when she says the password.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT PASSWORD JOURNAL:
- Batteries not included (3 AAA's).
- As I was inserting the batteries, the contraption woke up and demanded that my girl said the password and confirmed it. It seems it took the vibrations generated by my screwdriver to be the password because it accepted it.
- Since my girl couldn't imitate the noise of a screwdriver, it refused to open.
- To reset it, had to unscrew the crew closing the battery door and had my girl scream her password as I was inserting the batteries.
- Once it finally opened, all we found inside was the cheapest possible notepad of a non-standard size, probably impossible to replace once used, some cheap plastic stylus and nothing else, except of a UV lamp - that's exactly what my kids needed, a little cataract.
- Attempting to set the time and date is were we stopped. This brain-comatose device is suppose to understand human speech but the claims are slightly exaggerated. To set the time, for example, you must say 'change time'. 90% of the time, this is interpreted as 'change password', 'change date' or simply not understood. In the rare instances when the command is fully understood, you are supposed to say the year's digit, one at a time as in 'two' [beep], 'zero' [beep], 'zero' [beep], 'nine' - can ANYONE explain why you have to say two-zero-zero on a toy that was launched in 2004? Anyway, it usually gives up after the first 2 or 3 digits so the time is never set. Want to tell it to turn on the light? No problem, it will ask you for the new password. And on, and on, and on it goes.
I must admit that I was partially wrong. Even though many of the advertised features - time/calendar, voice commands - don't work and never will, our girl is happy with the fact that the PJ opens at the sound of her saying her secret word and she can hide her secrets in there - we did succeed in setting a password, eventually. And, if she is happy, then I am happy but, the grown-up in me says that, while the concept is good, the implementation is not.
Description of Radica Electronic Password Journal
Intruder Alert! Now you can keep all your thoughts and dreams private and secure with Password Journal's voice recognition password protection and intruder alert. Go ahead! Write down your inner most thoughts using the magic pen - the glow light will reveal them only to you! Much more fun than a regular notebook diary, the Password Journal is brightly colored in lavender and pink, and comes equipped with a dual light switch, loose leaf paper for entries, and clips to personalize your journal. Made with durable, hard plastic, the journal has a fold-over flap design that looks like a cross between a laptop and a trendy school binder. Also includes voice commands, dual light switch, paper, clips and storage space. Ages 8 & Up.There's no longer any reason to hide your journal under the mattress! With voice recognition, password protection and intruder alert features, the Radica Password Journal keeps your innermost thoughts and dreams safe and secure -- wherever you leave it. Designed for girls ages eight and up, this electronic journal makes keeping secrets fun.
Safe And Sound
Your secrets are safe with the Password Journal. To prying eyes, the pages of the journal will look blank. Your writing is only revealed with the glow light and magic pen, which respond only to you. The journal automatically opens with voice recognition and your password. It also recognizes voice commands to activate the reading light, calendar, alarms, and more. When others try and access your secrets, the journal informs you of the intruder alert.
Fun Design
Much more fun than a regular notebook diary, the Password Journal is brightly colored in lavender and pink, and comes equipped with a dual light switch, loose leaf paper for entries, and clips to personalize your journal. Made with durable, hard plastic, the journal has a fold-over flap design that looks like a cross between a laptop and a trendy school binder. With additional storage space, there's room for things like the Personal Journal Scrapbook (sold separately), which records and plays back personal messages.
 Keep your secrets safe in this stylish password journal. |
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