The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control to bring your digital ideas, games and apps to life.

The BBC is giving schools a million free micro:bit computers. It hopes it will kick-start a coding revival. ... The display can be used to show messages or animations or play simple games.

The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and ...

The BBC launches the Micro Bit computer by giving a copy to thousands of Year 7 pupils - but is it too late to inspire a fresh generation of coders?

The animations were coded using Touch Develop software and involved passing data from one Micro Bit to another in order to produce a maximum frame rate of 12 frames per second.

The BBC Micro:bit, while not quite as popular in our community as other microcontroller development boards, has a few quirks that can make it a much more interesting piece of hardware to build a ...

Smith Micro Software has released Anime Studio Pro 7 and Anime Studio Debut 7, upgrades to its line of animation creation software. Anime Studio Pro is targeted to professionals and digital ...

Anime Studio Pro 9 is now a 64-bit application with GPU acceleration for improved performance. Both programs work on Macs with a 1.5GHz Intel processor or above, running Mac OS X 10.6 or higher.

The BBC has a long history of supporting technology education in schools. The BBC Micro introduced a whole generation of students to computers, and more recently the Micro:bit is teaching today&#82… ...

The BBC has begun delivering its tiny Micro:bit programmable computers to students today, with every Year 7 in the UK due to receive theirs over the next few weeks. The spiritual successor to the ...

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 ...