LeapFrog jumps into game consoles for kids with educational LeapTV

LeapFrog Enterprises is launching a video game console for children with an educational twist — games approved by those who teach kids.

The LeapTV costs $150 when it debuts this fall with more than 100 educator-approved games and videos. The new product is a bet that the living room console is here to stay and that LeapFrog itself has a shot to carve out the market for smaller kids who enjoy educational entertainment (or more for their parents, who want their kids to learn while playing games). Kids will be able to play with personalization features and motion-sensing controls that are similar to those that Nintendo introduced with the Wii in 2006.