A scientific fact.

• Position: What's New? Holiday Gift Guide - Brief Article

Since you can't keep kids away from computers and computer games, why not give them their own electronic learning laptop? Oregon Scientific, Inc., Tualatin, Ore., has an extensive line of affordable, educational products that employ cutting-edge technology and still make learning fun and challenging.

The Accelerator Vision ($119.99, ages nine and up) is the world's thinnest learning notebook at just over 1" thick. It boasts an extensive 76 activities, including vocabulary, trivia, games, and advanced math. Youngsters can learn how to read music and compose tunes with various instruments, learn useful phrases in different languages, and view an interactive world atlas with more than 190 countries. What's more, it comes with a cable for easy USB connection to a PC, gives your child a free e-mail account, and has an easy-to-use Web page design er for creating his or her own website which they will host for free.

The Barbie B-Book Learning Laptop ($69.99, ages five and up)...