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Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Myth Review

Reviewed by David Savage

Education is very important in own house and one of the twins just loves anything educational; especially anything to do with numbers, reading, the human body and more recently countries of the world. So we were delighted when the Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Myth arrived for review.

So what is the Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Myth? It is more than just a rotating globe that shows the countries of the world, it is so much more! It is also STEM approved.

The Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Myth is a 2 in 1 globe that shows Earth by day and turns into a constellation globe at night.

Day Mode shows political boundaries, oceans, country names and capital cities. Night Mode shows an illuminated star map showing 88 constellations, turning the globe into an impressive room decoration and night light.

If that wasn’t enough it also features 3D Augmented Reality (smartphone or tablet is required to use this, app can be downloaded for free from the Apple Store and Google Play), featuring landscape, animals, landmarks, weather dinosaurs and quiz.

It also has Earth facts and 12 Constellation myths so that children can learn more about their world and universe. It also comes with Audio Stories which features 10 fairy tales; Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, 3 Little Pigs, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Ugly Duckling, Princess and the Pea and The Gingerbread Man.

The globe measures 251 x 232 x 307mm, so is quite large. The detail on the globe is very good making it quite easy to find and read country names, capital cities and the constellations in night mode. It spins quite smoothly and freely on its axis.

To access the night light/constellation globe, stories and facts is very easy. On the base of the globe are the buttons to turn on/off and relevant buttons for what option you want; for example, if you wanted Earth facts you just press the Earth facts button and use the arrow keys to cycle through the facts. The sound is very clear (although is supplied with an American accent).

The night light/constellation globe has 3 brightness levels and you press the brightness button 1, 2 or 3 times to cycle to the level that is required.

Overall, this is a great learning tool. The boys love it as they are learning where other countries are, and this is helping them greatly. While they have no need for a night light they do like putting it on at bedtime and seeing the constellations. They do also like listening to the facts and occasionally the stories (they prefer to read their own books at bedtime).

The only small negative about this globe is the size of the app for the 3D Augmented Reality, it is very large at 765mb so will take a fair amount of space on your phone or tablet but does contain lots of information, making the globe much more interactive.

A very cool, fun, great quality educational tool that would look great in any child’s bedroom and will help them learn more about the world we live in.

Requires 3xAA batteries. Can also be powered by USB (adapter not supplied).

Rating: 5/5

RRP: £39.99

For more information or to buy visit www.oregonscientific.co.uk.

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