When it comes to this sort of thing there's no lack of choices. From the entirely professional from the likes of Fingabox, Orgacontrol and Protouch all the way to the hotch-potch amateur-ish option of a few kid-friendly apps on one's favourite smartphone or fondleslab.
In this case price is a major factor. The pros will sell you their wares for upwards of $5'000 depending on options which (by my meagre means) immediately sets them outside my reach. It's understandable to want a retail open-to-the-public grade of kiosk for public establishments but the requirements and costs are overkill for a small corner in a living room.
On the other end, I toyed with the idea of a fondleslab with kids apps on it. (I deliberately excluded a smart phone as its screen is too small and the phone too portable). From a price point of view, a decent (read Tegra 2 SoC) tab retails at $500+ that's notwithstanding any further costs for the apps themselves etc. So, I'd shell upwards of $500 and end up with a 10" screen with limited upgrade potential and somewhat limited on the kinds of apps I could install and use.
After the two above, the choice was almost made by itself. Get a piss-poor mini desktop and a consumer touchscreen and that's it!
In the next post I'll go through the hardware options and choices made.
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