SC Lim of Cytron Technologies was kind enough to send me a review sample of their Edu:Bit, which is based around the micro:bit. Originally a successfully-funded Kickstarter, the Edu:Bit is, primarily, a large, red circuit board which houses a micro:bit…
Hong Kong-based Elecrow, who not long ago completed shipping their CrowPi 2 laptop kit based on the Raspberry Pi, have launched their latest Kickstarter campaign: Crowbits. Crowbits are magnetically-snappable physical programming blocks that enable kids to put together complex constructions…
I previously announced the upcoming launch of the new micro:bit v2. I’m pleased to say that the board is now available to purchase! The micro:bit v2 features: An integrated speaker An integrated MEMS-type microphone A new capacitive touch button built…
Great news from the micro:bit Foundation today. There will soon be a new version of the micro:bit available to buy! There are several exciting new features on the version 2: An integrated speaker An integrated MEMS-type microphone A new capacitive…
Here‘s an interesting way of using the micro:bit – as an IoT sensor device that can be deployed remotely. By using an ElecFreaks IoT:bit and some sensors, together with an online service called ThingSpeak you can broadcast, capture, access and…
The micro:bit Foundation newsletter is a rich source of new projects, tutorials and news about the micro:bit. This week, they’ve announced 3, 15-minute video project guides as follows. Take a look – let me know what you think of them!…
Giles Booth has written up a great educational project that involves using a micro:bit to show you how a CPU/processor works. This is what he said about his intentions: I decided my micro:bit CPU would be a 5-bit computer, rather…
Fresh from the post comes a great controller for the micro:bit from 4tronix – the Bit:Commander. It’s baking hot up in the office, so I’m just going to do a quick review and my thoughts on it. The micro:bit plugs…
This is lovely and also a great micro:bit resource. The folks over at Kitronik have written a detailed explanation of how to build this great London Eye and turbine station model over on their blog. It uses their All-in-One Robotics…
Getting started with robotics is always tricky. For Raspberry Pi robotics, I always point people at the Pi Wars Hints and Tips guide. For micro:bit, however, you might find this guide a great place to start to build the robot…
