[hackerspaces] littlebits

[Chris Weiss]

we have some at archreactor, they are great for kids, but they are kind of
expensive and some of the parts are easy to break.

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 2:22 PM Mars Brown <itcamefrommars at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've used the korg audio ones for teaching basics of sound synthesis...
> bought a bunch of other components cheap when radio shack had them and was
> closing stores.
>
> For me they are a little expensive for what you get... as I like to build
> stuff from scratch.  But they are easy to use and quick to slap ideas
> together for basic stuff... but I wouldn't have bought them if it wasn't
> just great for teaching.
>
> I guess I would say it depends on your experience level w homebrewing
> circuits or how much money you wanna spend.
> the same parts to do the same things would cost much much less... but the
> time saved in throwing little circuits together might be worth it to you.
>
> I think they are great... just wish there were more customizable options
> (blank boards of different types/sockets) for stuff that fits their system
> and maybe priced a little better.
>
>
>
> hope that helps some :).
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Xer0Dynamite <dreamingforward at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyone tried or evaluated these kits?
>>
>> http://littlebits.cc/
>>
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