"I Felt More Like Tony Stark Than Iron Man While" Topic

….Building and Programming This Superhero Gauntlet

"For almost seven years now, littleBits has been cleverly getting kids to learn about tech with programmable electronic building blocks that make anyone an instant hardware hacker. Its latest kit also promises to turn kids into superheroes like Iron Man, but its real appeal is instead making you feel like Tony Stark as you build, program, and customize an interactive gauntlet.

As a kid, nothing tanked my interest in a toy quicker than realizing it was supposed to be educational. I demanded a distinct separation between school and play; mostly because teaching toys in the ‘80s were dull and boring. What makes littleBits toys different isn't necessarily that they're packed with electronics to appeal to a gadget-consumed generation—Radio Shack sold lots of DIY electronic kids when I was younger. It's that building your own gadget, with capabilities similar to the smartphone in your pocket, is so satisfyingly easy. The crystal radio I tried to build as a kid is nowhere near as cool as this…."

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Armand

I used to build stuff like that as a kid (not from kits, from parts) until I got a job where I couldn't take things like that into work.

I Felt More Like Tony Stark Than Iron Man While

… throwing up in the toilet?
… going to work with a killer hangover?
… completely screwing up every relationship in my life?
the list just goes on …

(smile)

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Armand