The BBC micro:bit single board ARM computer aimed at education does not feature as often as many of its competitors in these pages. It’s not the cheapest of boards, and interfacing to it in ...

Opening the package, the micro:bit kit is rather minimalist. The board itself, a short USB lead, a battery box and a pair of AAA cells, an instruction leaflet, and the board itself. Everything ...

Build design & technology skills with the Gladiators and the BBC micro:bit with a suite of fun and free lessons. Explore ground-breaking and accidental inventions with the BBC Gladiators micro ...

Two programmable buttons activated when pressed. Use the micro:bit as a games controller. Pause or skip songs on a playlist. • On-board motion detector or “accelerometer” that can detect ...