VTech Talking Whiz Kid Notebook 2000 TEARDOWN
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2020
- This unit came from a e-waste pile and I just had to take it apart. Coming from about 1997 (I believe) The Wis Kid is the later version on the child's computer. There is not a lot of information for this unit because it comes from the time before the internet. Not much is recorded about this unit. Around the time that this was created, it was popular to manufacturer laptops with small LCD screens. You could throw one of these systems at your kids and maybe they would leave your windows XP system alone.
VTech was founded in Hong Kong in October 1976 by two local entrepreneurs, Allan Wong (Chi-Yun)[11][12] and Stephen Leung.[7] When the first single-chip microprocessor "Intel 4004" became available in the early 1970s, the company saw the potential it offered for portable consumer electronics products. Wong & Leung set up a small factory in To Kwa Wan, with a US$40,000 investment and a staff of 40 people. In the first year, turnover was less than US$1 million.[7]
VTech initially focused on developing video games. In 1977, the company created its first home TV game console, a version of Pong. Since only consumers in North America and Europe could afford such items, the company targeted primarily these markets.
The United Kingdom was chosen as the first market for Pong, as Hong Kong and the UK used the same standard for television systems. In 1978, the founders introduced LED games they had developed to buyers from RadioShack in the US, which were sold under the RadioShack brand.
VTech then began to build its own brand. Starting in the early 1980s, a line of electronic games would be manufactured. VTech unveiled its first electronic learning product, called "Lesson One", at the New York Toy Fair, in February 1980.[7] It taught children basic spelling and maths. An exclusive version under the name "Computron" was offered to Sears, with the product being prominently advertised by Sears, in its catalogue, which was a popular shopping guide.[13][14]
Laser computer
Next VTech made the video game console CreatiVision. An electronic product with an external projector from French company Ludotronic was adapted by VTech and sold as the "VTech ProScreen" in 1984, following the release of VTech's Gamate and Variety handheld products the year prior.
VTech then branched out into personal computers, including a series of IBM compatible PCs beginning in 1983, followed by Apple II compatible computers, beginning in 1985, including a model called Laser 128.
VTech exited the personal computer market in 1997, due to tight competition.[15]
In 1985, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated the frequency band 900MHz to ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) devices. Taking advantage of this, VTech began development on a cordless telephone, using the 900 MHz band, and in 1991 introduced the world's first fully digital 900 MHz cordless telephone.[16][17]
In 2000, to expand its cordless phone business, VTech acquired the consumer telephone business of Lucent Technologies. The acquisition also gave VTech the exclusive right for 10 years to use the AT&T brand in conjunction with the manufacture and sale of wireline telephones and accessories in the United States and Canada.[18] Although the acquisition increased sales of VTech's telecommunication products by 50%, it led to operating losses and write-offs. The company issued a profit warning in March 2001 and launched a broad restructuring plan.[19] By the financial year 2002, the company had turned around the business and returned to profitability.[20]
Today, VTech's core businesses remain cordless telephones and electronic learning products. Its contract manufacturing services - which manufactures various electronic products on behalf of medium-sized companies, has also become a major source of revenue. The company has diversified geographically, selling to North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.[21] 
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BROOO! THIS WAS MY CHILDHOOD!!!
I was looking for this laptop among the huge amount of models of VTech notebooks.
I barely forgot the details of this toy, and watching it and listening those little sounds gave me huge intense flashbacks.
Thanks very much for this video. :')
I had no idea how popular these were until I posted this video lol. Glad you enjoied bud!
Exactly me too!! Nostalgic and my childhood was so awesome with this VTech purple!! ❤️Thank you so much for the video!! 👍
The nostalgia is so potent I have tingles down the back of my neck.
This + Classmaster Notebook = my childhood.
This gave me so much nostalgia, I used to carry that around the house pretending to be a spy and create programs to hack the world XD. Who knew 19 years later I would achieve 1/3 of my imaginary and be a software engineer creating programs, sucks it's not being used to hack the world and be a spy lol.
To be fair, becoming a programmer is pretty easy, so it is not all that surprising. Each of the other 2 parts of your fantasy would have been more difficult.
My cousin had this toy and I was so envious of it I could play games all day on it. I loved it and wanted my parents to get me one though they never did
Honestly, i can probably credit this for being good at school!
I had this as a kid. Favorite was Silly Sentences. “The alien flies over the hamburger” . Good times. Haha
You are taking apart my main laptop! I use this to wright my essay on! XD
Is this the one that says Hi I'm the desktop Dragon? I've been trying to find the laptop for over a year and this looks like what I remember. My mom and I both remember this particular toy sound but can't seem to find any information about said toy.
is this the talking notebook that says "easy come easy go"? I'm looking for a vtech talking notebook that was this color except it was backlit with a blueish greenish backlight. I remember there used to be a cat and dog game where you could take care of them but if you bothered the cat too much it would get mad and scratch you.
is this the model that had like a spelling game and it showed animations of the word and you had to type in in? i remember getting no so frustrated at not being able to spell “anchor” (english is not my first language). i also think it had difficulty levels and i would play it hard even though i couldn’t even play the easy level😂. this was such a nostalgia trip (‘:
5:30 That VTECH chip is the cardridge controller interface ;)
Thanks Bram! I love it when folks fill me in on this type of stuff
@@NevsTechBits You're welcome man! I used a Vtech laptop to learn some coding on basic, it whas very basic, but it teached me some stuff i didn't know before so i think there is some use for them :)
I have this