The LeapPad Explorer was the first release in a new line of LeapPad products after the discontinuation of the original LeapPad line. Announced on June 29, 2011, the LeapPad Explorer was released on August 15, 2011In June 2012 a new version of the LeapPad Explorer was announced. The update was branded the LeapPad2 and has a higher resolution camera, longer battery life, 4GB of memory and a LF 2000 processor.