littleBits are electronic building blocks with over 60 modules and trillions of combinations. With littleBits, anyone can harness the power of electronics, microcontrollers, and the cloud--regardless of age, gender, technical ability, or educational background. You can combine these simple, snap-together, magnetic bricks to make simple electronic circuits, or build robots and devices that combine sensors, microcontrollers, and cloud connectivity. This book, co-authored by littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir, along with top-selling author Matt Richardson (Getting Started with Raspberry Pi), teaches you just enough electronics to start making things with littleBits and takes you on up through connecting littleBits to the cloud and programming with its Arduino-compatible module.
Age Range: 11 - 17 years
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition (April 30, 2015)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
Reviews
"Very Helpful"
By R. Jordan
"I am an adult hobbyist and I new to littleBits. I have been building robots most of my life so I know something about electronics. I thought this book might be a great reference to have, but after reading some of the reviews, I wasn't sure what to expect. I wasn't disappointed though, I think this book is great and I refer to it a lot.
It goes into a lot of detail about how each of the Bits works and there are lots of examples. I found it especially helpful in setting up the CloudBit from the Smart Home Kit that I had initially purchased. I also purchased the Arduino Coding Kit and again this book was very helpful in getting the Arduino Bit set up. I have never used an Arduino before and the book goes over the basic commands for controlling the inputs and outputs as well as providing example code. I didn't have any problems and have been happily testing out the Arduino Bit to see what it can do.
The book seems to be very well written and I would recommend it for anyone young or old who wants to get into littleBits."
By Allen K Mosley
"I understand some of the critical comments about this book being too high-level for really young kids and not technical enough for more experienced readers -- but I think those reviewers miss the point.
I don't think this book is intended for really young readers or for grizzled electronic engineers -- I think it's targeted at parents who aren't particularly technical themselves, but who want to introduce their kids to technology -- in which case I would say that this book hits the mark by introducing the littleBits system and ecosystem and by pointing the Reader (parent) at cool projects others have implemented."
By Clive Maxfield
"Great book. It is teaching me how to teach the students!"
By Seabreeze
"Help parental units appreciate 7 yr old b-day present"
By A. Butler
About the Author
Ayah Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits, an award-winning library of electronics dubbed "LEGOs for the iPad generation." Bdeir is an engineer, interactive artist and one of the leaders of the open source hardware movement. Bdeir's career and education have centered on advancing open source hardware to make education and innovation more accessible to people around the world. She is a co-founder of the Open Hardware Summit, a TED Senior Fellow and an alumna of the MIT Media Lab. Bdeir was named one of Inc. Magazine's 35 Under 35, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business and one of Popular Mechanics 25 Makers Who Are Reinventing the American Dream. littleBits was named as one of CNN's top 10 Emerging Startups to watch. Originally from Lebanon and Canada, Ayah lives in New York City.
Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and contributing editor to Make: Magazine. He's the owner of Awesome Button Studios, a consultancy focused on blending creativity and technology. After graduating with a Master's from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in 2013, he continued his work there as a resident research fellow. Matt is the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone and Getting Started with Intel Galileo.
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