The micro:bit is a small, low-cost IoT platform targeting schools, but it’s also a handy way to learn programming, especially Python. The platform is based a Nordic nRF52833 SoC. As with many ...

1. One million 11- to 12-year-old students will receive this tiny micro:bit to help teach STEM. (Click image to enlarge.) The module has no on-board battery, but there’s a power connector.

I made a theremin-like thing! It uses the micro:bit's light sensor, one of the buttons, and the speaker. While I hold down button A, a tone is played out of the speaker whose pitch is set by the ...

What’s weird is the Micro Bit is actually kind of cool. It’s got lights, an accelerometer and compass, and a couple of buttons. It also can be programmed with an iOS or Android app over ...

The Micro:bit includes two important elements that make this project work: the LED matrix and a gyro sensor. [Turi] built a 5×5 button matrix for inputs and paired each to one of the diodes ...

The Micro:bit itself hosts 25 red LEDs, all of which can be programmed to display messages, deliver the graphics for games or other feedback. The two push-buttons on its rear can act as inputs for ...

But you’ve already got the answer in your hands – you might not know already, but the micro:bit can send and receive radio signals. I bet if we get a separate micro:bit to connect with the one ...

By enabling the Micro:bit to tap into the functions of everyday digital devices – a new Bluetooth Smart profile has been specifically created for Micro-Bit by the Bluetooth SIG (an official “BBC micro ...

Once the Micro Bit is in the hands of a child, however, it is theirs to keep. It will be interesting to see how quickly they are lost or broken, though I suspect in the early days they will be ...