The folks over at Fuhu, a company known for building child-focused gadgets, unveiled their latest family-friendly technology venture this week the Big Tab. This mammoth tablet comes in 20- and full HD 24-inch screen options, depending on the model, and is a big jump from the company’s popular Nabi 2 tablet, which boasted only a seven-inch screen. The goal, according to Fuhu founder Robb Fujioka, was to create a tablet that encouraged children to collaborate and socialize while using their device, rather than tuning out the rest of the world. Given what the Big Tab can do, it could easily one day singlehandedly host Family Game Night – replacing classic board games, the Xbox and possibly even your television.

The Big Tab weighs in at a whopping 13 pounds, is just under an inch thick, and does not come in a screen size any smaller than 20 inches. Given its specs, this is by no means a tablet that you’ll want to tote around with you on the go, but then again that isn’t the point of the Big Tab. An adjustable and removable frame comes standard with both tab sizes, giving it the ability to stand up at nearly any angle – another clear indicator that this is more of a stationary gadget than travelling tech toy. Fuhu placed the brunt of their focus on making the tablet a social hub in the home, including five different modes for home entertainment: Two Play, where you can play one-on-one games like checkers and chess, Game Room for multiplayer and interactive games like air hockey and board games, Show Time for apps and games from Disney, Cartoon Network and Cookie Jar Entertainment, Story Time which includes 35 interactive ebooks, and finally Big Canvas, which lets kids create with virtual paints, crayons, pens and more. There is even a service that lets kids instant message, text, and share pictures with their parents.

The tabs come with a 1,650mAh battery, 16GB internal storage, a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 chipset and a 15-point capacitive touch screen. The $449 20-inch version has a 1600 x 900 “HD+” display, while the $549 24-inch model packs a 1920 x 1080 Full HD panel. Both tablets run Android 4.4.4, but have Fuhu’s Blue MorphoTM operating system over it. The tablet’s dual mode allows families to switch between the kids’ nabi mode and a parent mode. Parent mode runs stock Android and performs like most other Android tablets, while nabi mode is a launcher that holds all the apps kids would use. The nabi system also uses nabi coins, a special currency that kids can earn for finishing chores, doing their homework, or general good behavior (it also works with apps like Chore List and the Wings Learning System). Kids can use the coins they earn to buy music, movies, books and apps; the choices of which can be curated by parents in a password-protected Parent Mode.

While many parents may balk at the high price tag set for the Big Tab, Fuhu feels that there is a legitimate market for the type of tablet they have created. They want this to be a product that can move around the home, shifting from an educational or entertaining toy for the kids to a fully functioning tablet for parents. The only real downside we see? The Big Tab lasts only 30 minutes when not plugged in, meaning you’ll need to stay near a power outlet in order to use it for any extended period of time.