New BBC Micro:bit Is Free for Preteens in the UK
Earlier today the BBC announced the final design of its Micro:bit. Based around an ARM core, the board will be given to every 11 or 12 year old child across the UK, for free.
Technology Will Save Us
Live from MakerCon — An Interview with Bethany Koby
Talking to Bethany Koby about her argument that the ownership of technology changes the relationship between young people and the technology they have built rather than bought.
Can Technology Save Us? Ask Bethany Koby
MakerCon speaker Bethany Koby, an artist, designer and graduate of NYU’s ITP, is an American who is CEO of a kit development company located in the bustling Hackney neighborhood of London. Her Hackney neighbors include Alice Taylor whose Makie Labs allows kids to design and create their own 3D printed toy characters as well as Jane ni Dhulchaointigh […]
“Technology Will Save Us” Goes to Rio
If you were tasked to solve an everyday problem in 72 hours with DIY technology, what problem would you solve? We asked 36 Rio based designers, engineers, makers and thinkers just that question.
