• Portable V.Smile Learning System enables on-the-go gameplay
• Connectors allow direct hook up to your television -- no additional equipment required!
• Plays all V.Smile smartridges, which teach spelling, counting,logic, problem solving, vocabulary, phonics and much more!
• Big buttons designed for child`s hands and full-color LCD screen with 320 x 240 resolution

This hand held version of the popular V Smile educational game console makes for a handy companion on a trip, in the backyard, or wherever a kid might want to go. It works with all the same V Smile "smartridges" as the larger console and features adaptable buttons for left and right handed play. Back at home, it can also plug into a television set to play all the games on a bigger screen. The appeal of the V Smile series, of course, is that all the games are educational and help build skills that kids don't even realize they're building. This pocket size set includes a game of Zayzoo, My Alien Classmate that teaches vocabulary, math, logic, and more. --Charlie Williams

No excuses anymore! Not only can you take the V.Smile Pocket Learning System and Smartriges any place now, it can also connect to a TV. Build a child's brain on-the-go. This portable learning system will stretch your child's mind and possibilities. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (included). Measures 7.5" x 2" x 5.1". Smartridges sold separately.

Ok, so I'm not terribly impressed with the complexity of the games I've seen, but my son loves it! The really impressive piece is the sheer punishment-taking ability of the device. I have 3 kids from 5.9 to 3.o years of age, and this thing has rebounded from wall to floor any number of times. Re-seat the cartridge, occasionally hit the reset button, and it keeps on working. Why can't they build PDAs (grown-up toys) like that-

We purchased the handheld vsmile when it first came out. Our son was 4, which was over 2 years ago. And he still plays with it. We travel alot and we take it on every trip, in the car or plane. It really keeps him occupied in the airport. Ours has been very durable and practically beat to death. We use the ac adapter alot. We have the rechargable battery pack but the charge is so short now. My son has gotten hours and hours of playtime out of this toy. I am only disappointed with rechargable battery really not keeping its charge.

My 6 yr old daughter got one of these for Christmas 2006. I read the on line reviews and was a little apprehensive. But we have had no problem with the performance of the toy and she loves it. My younger daughter (3 yrs old) would try to take the older one's V Smile and they'd fight over it. So we got the 3 year old the pink V Smile and she loves it. Its great to take on trips and they do learn from it. I highly recommend this toy.

I love the games and my son is learning so much from them but the system itself keeps failing, this is the second one we have bought because my 4 year old son loves the games but they seem to have a lot of problems and it is starting to cost us too much money to have to keep replacing the system after a few months, we also noticed a problem with the electrical cord and had to replace it three time,If someone was to purchase this I would highly recommend getting an extented warrenty.

I like the V-smile joystick style so when this handheld version came out, I sure bought it right away. I like the portability but it died out in few months of usage. The joystick version is still working but this one say goodbye:(