We had the chance to bring the freshly launched 10.1-inch Asus tablet with us to Germany and the Czech Republic.
It proved to be the favourite gadget for the kids, and a very useful gadget for the adults.
The kids on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer whilst taking a break from sight-seeing.
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 was launched in Singapore at the end of April. Here’s the nifty little device in action along the castle route from Frankfurt in Germany to Prague in the Czech Republic and back.
Using an Asus EeePad Transformer tablet instead of paper to do museum sketches
Erin loves visiting museums, and usually she sketches some of the exhibits that interests her on a paper notepad. This time, she was delighted to use the sketching app (Kids Doodle – Movie Kids Paint by Bejoy Mobile) on the Andoid tablet to do her sketches – in colour.
The app was in colour and could even reproduce the neon lighting effect of this exhibit!
How do you keep the kids occupied while waiting for tea to arrive? You guessed it, let them at the tablet. Erin used it to write her journal of what she’d seen while Justin plays the games on it.
Erin dressing up her electronic doll in a girly app (Maidens Avatar Creator by Magicsoft) while waiting for tea to be served.
We don’t allow games and books during meals, so waiting for the meal to arrive is often the time to catch a breather and relax.
Afternoon tea at the Cafe in the cellar of Heidelberg Castle.
They love those quiz apps from the Android Market.
Anyone for maths quiz before pizza and kebab lunch at Weinheim?
As I said mealtimes are reserved for relishing the food, conversation and company.
Pizza and kebab anyone?
At the Frankfurt Zoo, Erin used the camera on the tablet to snap photos and record videos, which she then uploaded to the Internet, back at the hotel, to share with her friends. We also used it to surf the net check maps and to read up on the sights we planned to visit the next day.
The Frankfurt Zoo has a fabulous collection of primates.
Back at the hotel, the kids also used the tablet to read ebooks and worksheets in pdf format. It was a long vacation and we didn’t want the kids to totally lay off homework.
Almost every town we visited in Germany had an H&M. But the clothes just didn't suit us and we fell back on brands like Espirit and Benetton.
And finally shopping. No prizes for guessing how the Justin occupied himself while the rest of the family was busy shopping away.
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