littleBits

5 Wearables To Make With LittleBits

littleBits is thrilled to be part of Wearables Week at Makezine! For those that arent’ familiar with littleBits: littleBits is a library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. Given the small physical size of littleBits, we love thinking of new ways to use them to make wearables. Here […]

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Cover Your Ears!  New Noise Making Products in the Shed

Cover Your Ears! New Noise Making Products in the Shed

If you’ve done enough making, you’ll know that being a do-it-yourselfer can create quite a ruckus at times, intentional or not! We in the Maker Shed love our group of rowdy new products, which range from melodious to totally discordant.

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littleBits Synth Kit Makes Every Kid Into a Musical Experimenter

littleBits Synth Kit Makes Every Kid Into a Musical Experimenter

littleBits’ Synth Kit it’s a series of open-source synthesizer modules, co-designed with synth legends Korg. In short, it lets kids experiment with electronic music.

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littleBits: Children are Teaching Adults to Make Again

littleBits: Children are Teaching Adults to Make Again

littleBits CEO Ayah Bdeir spoke at the Make: Innovation stage about littleBits, a line of kid-friendly modular electronics. She said when kids see littleBits they dive right in and start building circuits, while adults are much more fearful, afraid they’ll break something and wanting to read the instructions first.

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