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Write Block Code to Run on the Portable Kitronik ARCADE Console

November 21, 2023 • ages 11+ • ages 7+ • Kitronik • makecode arcade • programming • retrogaming • speaker

MakeCode Arcade is block-based coding that you can learn online, in your web browser, with loads of free tutorials included. The coolest thing about the Kitronik ARCADE is that it's a physical game console that runs your MakeCode Arcade code! Create multi-level 2d games, load them on the ARCADE, tweak the code more, and keep adding updates!

The Kitronik ARCADE - a teaching tool for beginner to advanced students

October 22, 2023 • ages 11+ • ages 7+ • ages 8+ • ages 9+ • I2C • kids • Kitronik • makecode arcade • programming • sound • speaker • teaching

The Kitronik ARCADE is a fun and engaging educational tool for kids to learn Digital Technologies' concepts! With web-accessible programming interfaces, the ARCADE is suitable for both visual block programming and later text-based with expansion for hardware tinkering; design game-based programs that are playable through a familiar game controller/console interface.

Pimoroni Pirate Audio for the Raspberry Pi

May 17, 2020 • button • DAC • display • LCD • pimoroni • pirate audio • raspberry pi • sound card • speaker

Pirate Audio is a range of all-in-one audio boards for Raspberry Pi, with high-quality digital audio, beautifully-crisp IPS displays for album art, tactile buttons for playback control, and our custom Pirate Audio software and installer to make setting it all up a breeze. Got a Raspberry Pi Zero W that you'd love to add quality audio to, or even one of the other Pi versions that needs an audio upgrade? These Pirate Audio add-on cards are just the thing - a Raspberry Pi sound card with IPS display and on-board controls! The Line-out version lets you pump digital audio through your favourite amplifier. The...

An Amplified Speaker for Your micro:bit

October 02, 2019 • audio • micro:bit accessories • microbit • music • sound • speaker

Looking for a microbit speaker that's loud enough to hear in a classroom? The MonkMakes amplified speaker connects in seconds with crocodile clips - it's quick to set up and pack up, and adds music and speech coding to your projects!

New small device things from Pimoroni - enviro:bit, noise:bit, and LED shim!

May 24, 2018 • BBC micro:bit • raspberry pi • sensors • speaker • updates

Now available in Australia - the compact noise:bit, enviro:bit, and 28-LED RGB Shim. These are compact sensors and an amplified speaker that fit directly to your micro:bit, and a super-slim shim for your Raspberry Pi!