STEM toys have never been more popular, a trend that’s coincided with growing workplace demand for programming skills. In 2017, there were almost ten times more computing jobs available than there ...

The littleBits Droid Inventor Kit allows kids to do something that Star Wars fans have dreamed of doing for decades: build a working R2-D2 droid from the ground up. The new toy costs $99 and can be ...

The Gizmos & Gadgets Kit, targeted at kids and families, looks to guide novices on their way to becoming master builders. Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on ...

Manhattan-based startup LittleBits has worked hard to shake the “tech toy” label. While the company’s done a good job getting its kid-friendly engineering kits into the hands of schools, a new ...

Wooden building blocks have inspired the architects of tomorrow for years now, but littleBits wants to instead inspire future engineers. And with its new Gizmos & Gadgets kit, kids can easily build ...

LittleBits is introducing three new kits that teach children about electronics and how to think with a creative, inventive and activist mindset. The Base Inventor Kit, which will retail for $99.99, ...

Developed to inspire creativity and innovation, the new littleBits Exploration Kits contain an assortment of color-coded electronic Bits TM modules that instantly snap together with magnets. Each ...

LittleBits are fantastic, but I’ve never been able to recommend them for kids. Most of the company’s kits are just not intuitive for novices, nor do they contain everything needed to make gadgets that ...

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In March, tech startup littleBits announced the Code Kit, which would make it a little easier to teach kids how to code, both at home and in the classroom. Today, the Code Kit is finally on sale for a ...

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