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  • Aspiring Avengers Can Now Build Their Own Superhero Gauntlet

    Aspiring Avengers Can Now Build Their Own Superhero Gauntlet

    Released ahead of The Last Jedi, littleBits’ Droid Inventor Kit let aspiring Jedis build and customise their own astromech droids — even if they didn’t have the Force. The company’s new Avengers Hero Inventor Kit takes a similar DIY approach, but instead of robotic sidekicks, kids can design and program their own superhero gauntlet.


  • The Newest LittleBits Building Block Is Your Smartphone

    The Newest LittleBits Building Block Is Your Smartphone

    Giving a soldering iron to a 10-year-old to teach them about electronics maybe isn’t the best idea. littleBits, on the other hand, turn basic electronic components into magnetic building blocks that make it easy and safe for kids to build circuits. And now that it includes Bluetooth, those custom creations can finally be controlled by…


  • LittleBits’ Tiny Toy Synth Kit Now Works With MIDI And USB

    LittleBits’ Tiny Toy Synth Kit Now Works With MIDI And USB

    Launched in late 2013, the littleBits Synth Kit lets you snap together the different components of a synthesiser into an extremely minimal modular instrument. Today, littleBits is adding three new modulates to its lineup, allowing its toy synth to connect with other musical tools like, uh, your computer.