I saw the founder Ayah Bdeir demonstrate these modular kits this summer and can't wait to get some for my daughter once she's a bit older.
littleBits (spelled lower case L, upper case B, all one word) consists of tiny circuit-boards with simple, unique functions engineered to snap together with magnets. No soldering, no wiring, no programming, just snap and play. Each bit has a simple, unique function (light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse, motors, etc), and modules snap to make larger circuits. Just as LEGOs allow you to create complex structures with very little engineering knowledge, littleBits are small, simple, intuitive, blocks that make creating with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together.
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I saw the founder Ayah Bdeir demonstrate these modular kits this summer and can't wait to get some for my daughter once she's a bit older.