Kano – Kickstart a Pi kit for beginners

We first met Alex Klein shortly after we’d launched the Raspberry Pi, when he was working for Newsweek and came to visit to write a story about us. Next we’d heard, he’d left Newsweek to start a company with Raspberry Pi at its heart. Today, he and his team have launched their project on Kickstarter. Kano is one of the nicest Pi kits we’ve seen to date, and is aimed squarely at users who aren’t confident of their technical skills right out of the gate. It’s easy to put together, all the bits and pieces you’ll need are right there in the box, the software environment is designed to be accessible and intuitive, and the Kano team think it’s a great way into Raspberry Pi (and into computing) for young people, for people who don’t have computing experience and for other beginners. In the box you’ll find: 1 – Kano Books 2 – Kano OS and Levels on 8GB SD card 3 – DIY Speaker 4 – Raspberry Pi Model B 5 – Kano Keyboard Combo 6 – Custom case 7 – Card mods and stencils 8 – Stickers! 9 – Cables: HDMI, Mini-USB 10 – Smart power plug (all region pins available) 11 – WiFi powerup These primary school pupils below were among the first 200 testers to get their hands on a kit. Check out the Kickstarter – we’ll be watching with interest!

URL: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/5274