Find out more about the Microsoft MakeCode platform and the micro:bit, plus how you can access free coding training and ...

The first micro:bit was invented by the BBC and partners and launched in 2015, honouring the BBC’s legacy of computing that ...

Details have been announced of version 2 of the BBC micro:bit educational computer. micro:bit v2 is built around a Nordic Semi nRF52833, which will run application code, Bluetooth stack and handle USB ...

The micro:bit is often compared to the equally low-cost Raspberry Pi, a well-established mini-computer that comes with a $35 (£27) price tag and a similar spiel: to provide simplified and ...

British children may soon be angling for your tech job. This year, the BBC is arming up to a million Year 7 and 8 schoolchildren (ages 11-12) across the United Kingdom with Micro Bit processors as ...

The micro:bit is a small computer board with an ARM Cortex-M0 microprocessor plus sensors and LEDS. It is part of an initiative to get kids coding.

The computer-education market is crowded with hardware -- the Pi, Arduino, kits such as Kano -- but Koby believes the micro:bit is unique. "There's nothing designed for this age group," Koby says.

The BBC micro:bit may not look like much of a computer, but it’s a small programmable device with 25 LED lights on the front, several buttons that you can press to interact with the machine […] ...

A pocket-sized computer, designed to help children get to grips with coding and “inspire digital creativity”, one million micro:bits will be rolled out across the UK from October, ensuring one ...

Today in London, the broadcaster unveiled the Micro:bit's final design -- a rectangular, credit card-style board measuring 4cm by 5cm -- and some of the all-important hardware features.

After a couple of unforeseen delays, the BBC finally began delivering Micro:bit computers to Year 7 students across the UK in March. With the objective of distributing free microcomputers to an ...

The BBC, in collaboration with 29 partners, has announced the micro:bit mini computer, which will be given away for free to every 11-12 year old in the UK. By Robert Triggs • July 8, 2015 ...