littleBits Electronics, Inc., opensource library of electronic modules with tiny magnets, New York, USA

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Website - littlebits.com (https://littlebits.com)
littlebits.cc (https://littlebits.cc)

youtube.com/littleBitsElectronics (https://www.youtube.com/littleBitsElectronics)

vimeo.com/littlebits (https://vimeo.com/littlebits)

linkedin.com/company/littlebits (https://www.linkedin.com/company/littlebits)

littleBits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBits) on Wikipedia

Founder and CEO - Ayah Bdeir (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?4401)

Projects:

Droid Inventor Kit (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=17296)

Arduino Basics (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?11582)

Smart Home Kit (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?8925)

littleBits cloudBit (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?7520)

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https://youtu.be/vDxz8bpqOMU

littleBits Synth Kit in collaboration with KORG

Published on Nov 8, 2013


The littleBits synth kit is an incredibly powerful, easy to use modular synthesizer. The Synth Kit, developed in partnership with Korg, a pioneer of electronic musical equipment, enables amateur and professional musicians to easily explore the iconic synthesizer instrument, allowing you to make exciting new sounds and build their own infinitely customizable and expandable analog modular instrument and put on your own performances - all with little to no engineering or musical knowledge.The Synth Kit includes an assortment of 12 electronic Bits modules that instantly snap together with magnets to create circuits like those used in Korg's famous analog synthesizers.

Developed to inspire innovation in hardware, littleBits lets users create circuits in seconds, with no soldering, no programming and no wiring required. littleBits has been recognized as "LEGO for the iPad generation" and has been heralded as the most extensive, modular and accessible electronics platform in the world. The brand's Bits™ modules revolutionize the way people interact with technology by breaking down electronics into their very basic parts (lights, sounds, sensors, motors, programmable circuits), and making engineering fun and accessible to "non experts" of all ages including children , teachers, artists, designers, makers, hobbyists and tech-enthusiasts.

littleBits makes an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

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https://youtu.be/Un8JcJpPH5Q

littleBits CNC Bot

Published on Jan 31, 2014



CNC, or computer numerical control, automates and controls tools such as drills and that are otherwise controlled manually via wheels and levers or other mechanical system. This miniature CNC platform allows you to control tools by using littlebits servo motors and various input modules! You can remix the controller with many different modules and even hack the tool holder to control different tools!

The littlebits CNC is based on the picollo CNC project.

littleBits makes an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. Find out more at littleBits.cc

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https://youtu.be/x2tMdS_GY-I

littleBits Guest Maker: Bilal Ghalib

Published on Feb 3, 2014


Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Bilal Ghalib, a hacker aficionado and founder of both GEMSI (Global Entrepreneurship and Maker Space Initiative) and pocketfactory.org, at our offices in New York City. We asked Bilal to come spend time with us at littleBits and make the craziest project he could think of.

Not only did Bilal create a mind-blowing project with interesting interfaces that challenge the way we think about littleBits in combination with the physical and digital realms, his process truly showcased the power of littleBits as a prototyping tool.

littleBits makes an open source library of electronic modules that snaps together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

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https://youtu.be/zXZUDNmf3R4

littleBits Mounting Board Robot Puppy

Published on Feb 12, 2014


This little guy has 2 mounting boards for a body. Just add littleBits and some sturdy legs to get him walking. Control his stride by adjusting the pulse and slide dimmers that connect to his servo-activated legs. Activate the sound and motion triggers and he will happily come over and greet you.

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https://youtu.be/EhunKaKc9sg

Introducing littleBits Wireless Modules

Published on Mar 25, 2014



Feel like you need a little space? Gather up your favorite inputs and outputs, connect 'em to the wireless receiver and wireless transmitter and your world of possibilities opens waaay up -- up to one hundred feet! Never before have two little modules had such a huge impact on your inventions.

Remote controlled car? Monitor your room when you're not there? Secretly prank your friends? Yes, yes and yes! All of these are possible when you combine the right modules with this pack.

littleBits makes an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping learning and fun.

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https://youtu.be/WrywrtSnSog

INTRODUCING: littleBits Space Kit

Published on Apr 24, 2014


MAKE SOMETHING THAT TEACHES SOMETHING

NASA + littleBits bring you fun and powerful ways to explore Earth + Space science in the classroom and at home.

Designed in collaboration with NASA SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
Includes 12 modules, 5 NASA lesson plans and 10 STEAM activities
Learn scientific principles like Electromagnetic, Kinetic, & Potential Energy
Make a Mars Rover or an ISS; transmit music wirelessly and more!
Connect with the littleBits library to infinitely expand your discoveries

littleBits makes an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjr6lhYJRJQ

Adafruit and Solve for X Present: Moonshot Meet Up with Ayah Bdeir from littleBits

Streamed live on Apr 25, 2014



Limor "Ladyada" Fried from Adafruit will be interviewing Ayah Bdeir from littleBits and Catherine Wong.

Ayah Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits, an award-winning library of Electronics dubbed "LEGOs for the iPad generation." Bdeir is an engineer, interactive artist and one of the leaders of the open hardware movement. Bdeir's career and education have centered on advancing open source hardware to make education and innovation more accessible to people around the world. She is a co-founder of the Open Hardware Summit, a TED Senior Fellow and an alumna of the MIT Media Lab. Bdeir was named one of Fast Company's 1000 Most Creative People in Business and one of Popular Mechanics' 25 Makers Who Are Reinventing the American Dream. littleBits was named as one of CNN's top 10 Emerging Startups to watch. In two short years, littleBits has garnered praise as the most extensive, versatile and easy to use hardware platform out there and partnered with leading science, art and technology organizations such as MoMA and KORG. Originally from Lebanon and Canada, Ayah now lives in New York City.

littleBits is an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

littleBits (spelled lower case L, upper case B, all one word) consists of tiny circuit-boards with specific functions engineered to snap together with magnets. No soldering, no wiring, no programming, just snap together for prototyping, learning and fun. Each bit has a specific function (light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse, motors, etc), and modules snap to make larger circuits. Just as LEGO™ allows 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.

With a growing number of available modules, littleBits aims to move electronics from late stages of the design process to its earliest ones, and from the hands of experts, to those of artists, makers, students and designers.

Catherine Wong is a previous Google Science Fair Finalist and she is working on building hackerspaces for schools Specifically, aiming to bring hackerspaces - filled with relatively inexpensive but awesome equipment ranging from 3D printers to soldering stations, as well as stations for CS and engineering classes - to the high schools or communities of students in disadvantaged neighborhoods; our mission is to reignite the excitement of learning in students who might otherwise be struggling by giving them access to the tools to build and make.

Limor "Ladyada" is a MIT engineer, open source hardware and software pioneer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the educational electronics company, Adafruit. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Limor was the first female engineer on the cover of WIRED magazine, an EFF Pioneer Award recipient for open-source software & hardware and was recently awarded Entrepreneur magazine's Entrepreneur of the year.

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https://youtu.be/-gxE357ov4U

Introducing: The littleBits Arduino at Heart Module

Published on May 15, 2014



You focus on the code. We'll focus on the electronics!

Make your own Etch-a-Sketch™! Program a visual display! We'll walk you through the basics using the Arduino programming environment, without the breadboarding, soldering or wiring normally required. Perfect for hackers, designers, makers and tinkerers of all levels.

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https://youtu.be/LdFWlFd0jMk

Published on Jun 16, 2014


littleBits makes an open source library of electronics modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

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https://youtu.be/wyruLKVrHk0

Introducing: the littleBits cloudBit

Published on Jul 23, 2014


The littleBits cloudBit is the easiest way to snap the internet to anything! Until now building for the Internet of Things has been reserved for large companies and experts, limiting the power of what's possible and the rate of innovation. Use the littleBits platform to recreate the most popular connected devices, prototype the next billion dollar idea, or create something that solves your own, unique problem. No programming, soldering or wiring required.

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https://youtu.be/wDa3dOERxvA

Welcome to littleBits

Published on Jul 29, 2014


littleBits is the easiest and most extensive way to learn and prototype with electronics. We are making hardware limitless with our award-winning, ever-growing library of electronic modules, ranging from the very simple (power, sensors, LED) to the very complex (wireless, programmable).

Join the hardware renaissance and make something that does something!

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https://youtu.be/DlwWG0P8-Uo

Introducing: The littleBits store

Published on Jul 31, 2015


We’re thrilled to announce our first ever littleBits Store in New York City. Part lab, part shop, our store will be like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.

The store is a lab for inventions, large and small, and is on a mission to empower EVERYONE to unleash their creativity. It’ll be chock full of interactive installations, decked out demo stations and more.

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https://youtu.be/BECfr6gRkCI

Introducing: the littleBits store

Published on Aug 7, 2015


A lab for creating inventions, large & small. Open in New York City. Come visit us at 355 West Broadway!

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https://vimeo.com/63747496

Making of the MoMA Shark
April 10, 2013


Check out some behind the scenes footage of how our friends at Labour worked through the process of designing and engineering a 4 foot robotic sharked powered solely by littleBIts. See the shark in person at the MoMA Design store in SoHo, on display now through May 12th 2013. Think you've got what it takes to create your own littleBits sculpture?

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https://youtu.be/IsNY3aIC9Ew

Build a toy car, games with LittleBits' Gizmos & Gadgets Kit

Published on Oct 8, 2015


The New York startup's newest construction set tries to teach novices how to become expert tinkerers.

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https://youtu.be/BZAFzRmAsCM

Introducing the Gizmos & Gadgets Kit

Published on Oct 9, 2015


littlebits.cc/kits/ggk

The Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is the ultimate invention toolbox. Motors, wheels, lights, switches, servos, buzzers, even the tools to build a remote control – snap it all together to spark creativity and fun. Want to invent a remote control racecar? Do it. Create an automatic bubble blowing device? Go for it! Make a wireless doorbell, a bumper ball game, even a mischief machine to scare the pants off friends and family. Start with step-by-step instructions for 12 inventions, then break out of the box and hack your world for fun.

Start inventing the minute you open the box. The 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. Need some inspiration? Check out the thousands of projects on our community pages and the free littleBits app. 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.

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Article "Review: LittleBits Makes Robot Building Easier For Junior Engineers (https://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2015/10/09/review-littlebits-makes-robot-building-easier-for-junior-engineers)"

by Wilson Rothman
October 9, 2015

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https://youtu.be/xYBzdVo9nCM

LittleBits Rule Your Room Kit review, can I steal a chocolate bar from my kid

Published on Aug 2, 2016


Build science, engineering, art and math skills as you problem-solve and invent.
Get step-by-step instructions for 8 inventions, 1 challenge, and inspiration for tons more!
Gain the confidence and curiosity to reinvent the world around you.
Minimize screen time with a toolbox you can use again and again to create new toys, pranks & more.
Includes 7 bits, 19 accessories and 1 booklet.

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https://youtu.be/iIgb4nhNlmY

How LittleBits grew from side project to Star Wars

Published on Nov 4, 2017


LittleBits CEO Ayah Bdeir discusses the growth of her educational tech startup.

"How littleBits grew from side project to Star Wars (https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/04/how-littlebits-grew-from-side-project-to-star-wars)"

by Brian Heater
November 4, 2017

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Article "Sphero acquires modular electronics company LittleBits (https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/23/sphero-acquires-modular-electronics-company-littlebits)"

by Kyle Wiggers
August 23, 2019

Sphero, Inc. (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=3057)