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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this device ...

An interview with Richard Curtin – senior director, strategic alliance, at element14 – the man responsible for manufacturing a million BBC Micro:bits, within a few months. The BBC Micro:bit initiative ...

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 ...