BBC

Can the Micro Bit inspire a million?

Pop rock group The Vamps help lunch the Micro Bit mini-computer It was last May that the BBC unveiled an ambitious plan to give a million schoolchildren a tiny device designed to inspire them to get ...
BBC

What is a micro:bit?

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized code-able computer with a lot of features including an LED light display, buttons, sensors and a couple of input devices like a microphone.The micro:bit introduces ...
Electronics Weekly

Interview: Making the BBC Micro:bit Bluetooth Smart

Q: You must be pleased with the launch of the BBC Micro:bit and its embracing of Bluetooth Smart? A: Absolutely. One million UK school kids will be receiving a BBC Micro:bit and for many of them this ...
The Independent

BBC micro:bit: Can a pocket-sized computer 'inspire digital creativity' in Britain's children?

It promises to revive fond memories for a generation raised on the BBC Micro. Now the BBC has shrugged off calls to rein in its “imperial ambitions” by unveiling the BBC micro:bit, a successor to the ...
BBC

The BBC micro:bit

Measuring 4cm by 5cm, and designed to be fun and easy to use, users can create anything from games and animations to scrolling stories at school, at home and on the go - all you need is imagination ...