These days, smart is the new in. There are smartphones, smart TVs, smart refs, and even smart books!
Smart Books
Yes, smart books indeed! These actually look like normal books but provide an augmented reality through the use of a tablet or a smartphone.
Just recently, I was given a chance to try out these 2 smart books by ALZZAM Education, a company based in Korea.
3D Coloring Magic
The kids got excited with the colouring book so we tried it first. Inside, there are 10 sea animals to bring to life. The first page provides a colorful overview of these animals and their prescribed colour.
Don’t worry if you don’t colour nicely on the first try as there are 2 pages for each sea creature.
Wow boys, wow.
You have to download the AREVO OCEAN app to be able to use the augmented reality part. This is available for free in the App Store and in Google Play. You can also see that there are more in this series like the AREVO DINO and the AREVO BIRD.
Ta-da!! Here’s my work of art! I couldn’t very well present the boys’ work as my demo so I did my own. These were done with Prismacolors, by the way. Also, the book says that the app works best if you use coloured pencils. I did try another page with crayons and it worked just fine. Just be sure to not colour over the picture lines so the scanner can still “read” it.
And here’s my lionfish coming to life! It’s so amazing! Of course, still photos don’t do it justice. Watch the video below! 🙂
Just to show you how it will look, I took this photo when I’ve only partially coloured the page. It looks as it is in paper. The uncoloured parts remain black and white while the coloured ones have colour.
And here’s the video of it coming to life. Through the app, you can also listen to a short narration about the sea creature, see sample coloured images, see the sample coloured image in 3D, or take a photo and save it into your device.
Evo Bird
The second book is equally fun and richly informative. It’s a hard-bound full-colour book that features 12 different bird species to learn about.
Each spread features a specific bird with colourful photos and all the pertinent information about it.
As with the colouring book, this too needs an app to fully see the augmented reality. You can download the EVO BIRD app for free in the App Store or in Google Play.
Here’s my ostrich lifting off of the flat book! Do check the video below to better appreciate it. 🙂
Through the app, you can control the bird, play its sound, show its habitat, show bird videos, and even play fun games and puzzles.
Where to Buy
The kids truly enjoyed playing and learning with these 2 books. I’m sure yours will too!
The 3D Coloring book retails at P350 while the EVO Bird is at P700.
You may check out these books and other great finds at Kidoozi.com
Time to do your Christmas shopping! 🙂
Ohhhh, these would be great for gifting! I wonder if my kids will let it go though. Thanks for the awesome review!
Wow! This is very interactive and really fun learning product for our toddlers, Thank you for sharing.
I’m still amazed at what technology could do! I’m sure my son would love this. I’ll check out the website (luluha na naman wallet ko neto haha)
Ang galing, diba?
We got the Dinosaur naman and it’s really entertaining! My son enjoys every time it roars. Definitely a must have if you have kids.
Nice! Pati books 3D na talaga. Ang galing mo magcolor mommy. Yan ang waterloo ko eh haha! Pagcolor, drawing at gupit. Buhay na buhay ang fish sa pagcolor mo 🙂
Heheheh, thanks Meg!
Ang ganda nyan, Ren has some 3D books too.
Uy! I like this for my toddler. He would surely be amazed with the fish and other sea creatures plus color the books, too.
Wow! My kids will surely love this too. They love learning about animals and will surely check this out 🙂
How I wish we had this tech when my kids were younger.
This is nice! There are a lot of innovations for educational books nowadays. This encourages kids to read more.
Ang galing naman! My kids will love this since they are into books and coloring 🙂
The 3D coloring magic looks interesting. I have a super kulit nephew whom I think will enjoy this and make him sit down instead of running around and around.
Whoah! that was pretty awesome. I’ve seen a-r thingy before, but this one you colored them right and popped as it is. ansayaaaaa!!!
We were able to try EVO books as well and my son really enjoyed it. I enjoyed it too. 🙂 I’m all for reading books. It’s actually an advocacy of mine. But having 3D pa makes it really exciting for kids.
It does make it super fun and exciting for the kids, and kids at heart! Haha!
Wow, ang high-tech na pala ng mga coloring books these days. Nakakatuwa, even adults will love coloring and seeing these pretty animals in 3D.
Ang cool naman neto! My kids would live this! We need to try it!
Will definitely check out Kidoozi! ❤️
you have used really nice words and amazing work, very nice article, great efforts and words used by you. also try ar education cards