Tablet Focuses on Eye Health

On average, children spend eight hours a day, every day, on devices. That is a lot of screen time and given the demands of schoolwork and homework, much of it is unavoidable.

That amount of screen use goes hand in hand with skyrocketing rates of short-sightedness, 80 per cent of children wear glasses in Asia and Australian kids are well on their way to joining them.

So, if you can’t do anything about the amount of time spent staring at screens you need to change the way the screens behave to limit the damage.

TCL, the huge consumer electronics brand, will soon release its proprietary NXTPAPER display technology in Australia. The company is a screen manufacturing leader and produces screens sized from the very large to those used on phones.

The TCL NXTPAPER 10s tablet is an education facing product which is designed to be affordable while preserving the eyesight of users.

The tablet reduces blue light emitted through the screen by a huge 73%, as certified by TÜV Rheinland. This blue light reduction is achieved through both the tablet’s software and hardware, its paper-like display design uses 10 layers of protection to retain natural colours and allows users clear viewing from any angle.

“We’re a vertical manufacturing company, we manufacture displays and can cut them down into sizes, whether it be a phone, a TV or tablet and that's our advantage, the fact that we can keep costs very low.

“Our proprietary software is NXTVISION, NXTVISION 2.0 allows you to bring out the best colour clarity in any device without diminishing the battery performance,” says Joseph Corrente, Channel Manager for TCL Communication Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

The TCL NXTPAPER 10s has PC Mode built-in, which is easily accessible through the drop down setting from the home screen and can easily be switched to tablet mode. It comes with a Folio Keyboard and the 8000mAh battery allows more than a full day of use. Screenshots can be taken with the press of a button, and the user can pop up any open apps with another button.

“NXTPAPER did come with a stylus but we’ve taken it out because we know kids tend to lose them and, in education, teachers want kids to develop fine motor skills by using a pen,” Corrente says.

NXTPAPER 10s comes with the TCL Kids app, once you sign in the child’s age the app will provide age-appropriate education and entertainment content.

“We want to make sure it's easy to use, there’s no other bloatware that takes away from the device and all Google software is loaded on the device,” Corrente says.

“Teachers have said that they’re reluctant to have the kids on devices for long periods because they’re afraid of what parents might think, this device gives peace of mind that it’s not harmful.”

THE TCL NXTPAPER 10s will launch in Australia in September 2022.