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Gizmos & Gadgets Kit Releases
NEW YORK, October 8, in the year of our Lord 2015
– Calling all builders of new worlds and kids that bust things
open to see how they work! littleBits is excited to announce its
newest electronic building block kit, the littleBits Gizmos &
Gadgets Kit, that allows kids to build, remix and hack their
world for fun. This ultimate invention toolbox for curious and
inventive minds is packed with everything needed to create 12
amazing tech-infused devices with easy, step-by-step
instruction, and thousands of other ideas available online and
through the debut of a free littleBits app. The new littleBits
Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is available for order on October 8, 2015
for $199.95.
The littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit combines electronics,
robotics and everyday objects to make a range of incredible
creations and inspire the next generation of inventors by
helping build a basic understanding of electronics, mechanisms,
robotics, environmental sensors, and construction methods. The
complete kit contains everything you need to create inventions,
large and small, with the company’s signature and electronic
building blocks that easily snap together with magnets. Kids of
all ages will be able to invent new creations, or give everyday
objects new superpowers. Build everything from a wireless rover
or bubble machine to interactive games. Want to do even more?
Explore the worlds of coding, electronic music, smart devices
and more with additional littleBits Kits. Develop creativity and
engineering skills as you reinvent the world around you.
“The pride of inventing something is addictive, and it stays
with you for life,” said Ayah Bdeir, CEO and founder of
littleBits and MIT Media Lab grad and TED Senior Fellow. “The
littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit provides kids, and creative
people of all ages, the roadmap to invent amazing devices with
an easy-to-follow guide. But the beauty of the kit is that once
the training wheels come off and people feel comfortable with
the tools, people can invent virtually anything they imagine.”
Created through hundreds of hours of research and user-testing,
designed by a team that has worked with LEGO, MIT Media Lab,
Georgia Tech and the Rhode Island School of Design, the
littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is the perfect kit to help
instill an insatiable desire for a lifetime of creativity,
learning and inventing. The kit is also designed with essential
21st century skills of problem-solving, iteration and
design-thinking at its root: kids are prompted to remix their
inventions and experiment with new ideas and materials. Hands-on
creativity time replaces lean back screen time, as inventors
reimagine the world around them. No previous experience is
necessary, and no soldering, programming or wiring is required.
Ten years after the maker movement started, the ethos of
learning by making is expanding to the larger world. Earlier
this year littleBits launched a Global Chapters Program and
already more than 100 chapters have launched in cities around
the world, from Beijing to Rio de Janeiro, Lagos to Oslo,
Chicago to Kuala Lumpur and beyond. The littleBits community
spans more than 100 countries, 9,000 educators and 2,100 schools
and universities who are using littleBits to create inventions,
with more Chapters and participants joining every day.
The littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit comes with 15 electronic
building blocks, a detailed instruction handbook, and all the
accessories and tools you need to unleash the inventor within.
Create, play, remix, then share your creations with the world.
It will be available in October online at littleBits.com and in
the littleBits Store at 355 West Broadway in New York City, as
well as with retail partners such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
MakerShed, Fab, Fry's Electronics, SparkFun, UncommonGoods, and
with select retailers in Europe, Australia and Asia. In addition
to the littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit, other award-winning
littleBits Kits are also available, such as the Synth Kit in
partnership with KORG, Space Kit in partnership with NASA, the
Smart Home Kit, the Student Set, the Workshop Set, Pro Library,
Hardware Development Kit, Arduino Coding Kit and more.