 - This accessory works only with the FLY Fusion Pentop Computer, and is not compatible with FLY 1.0
List Price: $7.99
Lowest Price: $7.95 
Product Description: This accessory works only with the FLY Fusion Pentop Computer, and is not compatible with FLY 1.0. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-03-20
fly fusion notebook--must be used with fly fusion--fun!
This notebook was designed to be used with the fly fusion (grey or black version--the use the same everything, and the pens are the exact same thing, besides the color). The notebooks have (I think) 100 to 150 pages in them, and are very thick. They last a lot longer than an average notebook, and are much more useful. The notebook pages have thousands of tiny dots (that cannot be seen unless you look very close) that track where you are on the page, what you're writing, and what you're doing. On the front cover of the notebook is the control panel which lets you adjust the volume, use a calculator, turn the recording feature ON or OFF, play Mp3's, set reminders, check the battery level/memory status/ memory available/etc, check the date/time, set up different features (such as what you want it to say when it turns on, set a tune, say nothing, or customize what it says. I have it set so it says "Hi [my name]" chances are if you have a long or unique name, it will pronounce it wrong. but my name is very simple) the control panel also lets you access all of your applications and software and gives you tours of everything you can do, how to do things, etc, etc!
the back of the notebook is the music studio pro. if you don't purchase the "music studio" software, you can only use the basics, such as the keyboard, the sounds, and beats. If you do purchase the sofware ($6-10) you can use all of it, which is quite a bit more. you can record what you play [on the keyboard], use different sounds for the keyboard (about 30 more) and soo much more.
you need the notebooks to use the fly fusion hadwriting-to text feature. Rating:
Date: 2008-01-05
Read everything carefully before you buy
This is a very special and interesting product. However, if you buy this or I suppose any other item from Amazon, read every single word of the sale information very carefully. As has just been clarified by Amazon, when a product is sold out, especially if you use one-click, Amazon goes to the marketplace dealers to get the item. You may be thinking you are getting the item at the price stated in the description, when in fact you may pay much, much more. I ended up paying $54. for this 7.99 item because I didn't read the final statement of cost and cancel the order. I assumed my order was strictly through the Amazon description for 7.99. I was never prompted to consider the market dealers under new and used. It was done for me, and the choice made for me. Probably, if I had not trusted my years of previous experience and had read every shred, I would have known this. Just be careful. It seems more like a web site glitch than malice, but annoying. Rating: 
Date: 2008-01-02
Notebook Mispriced?
I don't know if it is the retailers fault for taking advantage of a shortage, but these notebooks should be less than $10US each. Not $35 each. Check the LeapFrog website, folks.
As for the pen and notebook. Cool idea. I'm in my 30s and have had a ball using the handwriting recognition and calculator. I have to thank my 13yr old niece for bringing this over for everyone to see on Christmas Day. At work, we do our billing by time over the phone. We hand write alot of information that then has to be entered into a tracking system at the end of the month. I bought this pen both for myself to play with and to see how much time we could save by importing pages and cutting and pasting them. So far, we like what we see.
I do wish it could be smaller, but considering what all it can do, It's pretty amazing. Rating:
Date: 2007-11-15
Just FYI
Just a little information for those planning to order this item through Amazon. Although the title states (at this time) that you are ordering Fly Fusion NotebookS (plural); note you are NOT. You will get A notebook. The product itself is amazing. Hopefully Amazon has a few minutes to update the description and title so as not to mislead future buyers. Rating:
Date: 2007-11-09
Recommended!
My son has asperger's syndrome (mild autism), and otherwise, writing is chore. This got him excited about it! This makes 3rd grade writing assignments fun for him--I can't put in words what a great tool this is for encouraging kids to write and improve their skills. I hope other parents of children with special needs will find this. It's good for budding artists and designers, as well. The games and activities help, of course. And it opens new possibilities for e-mails to grandparents as well as learning about new technologies. It's what you make of it, but I'm sold. |
